Photo: Julieta Cervantes

First Look at Rehearsals for Upcoming Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin'. credited to Julieta Cervantes

Bob Fosse’s Dancin' is preparing to dance its way right back to Broadway.

On Tuesday, the upcoming Broadway revival ofDancin' shared first-look images from rehearsals for the production exclusively with PEOPLE, showing the production’s cast and dancers hard at work before it begins previews at the Music Box Theater in New York City on March 2.

“I’m thrilled to bringDancin’back to Broadway and to be directing this company of extraordinary dancers,” Cilento tells PEOPLE in a statement. “I think this production not only honors Bob Fosse’s legacy but will also introduce a whole new audience to his work.”

Julieta Cervantes

First Look at Rehearsals for Upcoming Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin'. credited to Julieta Cervantes

First Look at Rehearsals for Upcoming Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin'. credited to Julieta Cervantes

“Above all else, we have put together two hours of pure joy and entertainment and who doesn’t want that?” he adds.

A press release states that the upcoming revival ofDancin'“brims with a level of warmth, emotion, and color seldom seen in modern interpretations of Fosse’s influential style” in a version of the musical reimagined for 21st century audiences.

“With New York’s hottest cast performing 120 minutes of wall-to-wall dance, DANCIN' delivers the quintessential Broadway experience for Fosse fans and first-timers alike,” the release reads.

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First Look at Rehearsals for Upcoming Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin'. credited to Julieta Cervantes

First Look at Rehearsals for Upcoming Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin'. credited to Julieta Cervantes

In a November statement toPlaybill, director Cilento said he considers the opportunity to lead a production of Fosse’s work to “a new generation” of theater audiences “both the responsibility and honor of my life.”

“None of Bob’s shows exemplified the fullness of his spirit quite likeDancin’and bringing it back in this fresh way is how I hope to keep that spirit alive,” he told the outlet.

The original production ofDancin’closed in June 1982 after 1,774 performances at the Broadhurst Theatre and Ambassador Theatre, perPlaybill. Fosse himself won best choreography at the 1978 Tony Awards for the production in addition to Cilento’s win — the show received seven nominations at that ceremony, perPlaybill.

Dancin’s revival will also be produced in cooperation with Nicole Fosse, Bob Fosse’s daughter. Fosse himself died at age 60 in 1987, perThe New York Times.

Previews at the Music Box Theater begin March 2, andDancin’s opening night is set for March 19.

source: people.com