Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin Manuel Miranda executive producing. Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales. Janet Maslin, New York Times Fascinating. Wasson has taken complete control of his subject. Wall Street Journal The only person ever to win Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards in the same year, Bob Fosse revolutionized nearly every facet of American entertainment. His signature style would influence generations of performing artists. Yet in spite of Fosses innumerableincluding Cabaret, Pippin, All That Jazz, and Chicago, one of the longest running Broadway musicals everhis offstage life was shadowed by deep wounds and insatiable appetites. To craft this richly detailed account, best selling author Sam Wasson has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material and hundreds of sources: friends, enemies, lovers, and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time. With propulsive energy and stylish prose, Fosse is the definitive biography of one of Broadway and Hollywoods most complex and dynamic icons. Spellbinding. Entertainment Weekly Impeccably researched. Vanity Fair An NPR Best Book of the Year Fosse : Wasson, Sam
There could only be one Fosse and this book covers it all! 752 pages excelent 752 pages 200 pages in and despite having been a scholar and a fan for 20 odd years, I am finding out new things on every page. Although it is a huge book, it is an easy read, filled with the detail needed to see the whole picture of his life and working practice. He may have been a task master, but I understand why dancers would want to work so hard in his productions. The book is definitely of value to those studying Fosse/ productions from level 2 upwards. Sam Wasson Good looking book great photos. We love fosse choreography 978-0544334618 Fosse is a huge tome but reads speedily and the final result is to wish there was . A cataloguing of Fosse's triumphs and peccadilloes is also a history of crucial periods in musical theatre history, from the death of vaudeville to the rise, and fall, of mega musicals. Wasson does a great job of situating Fosse in a historical context and makes a valiant attempt to explicate the art Fosse created. The influence Fosse had on popular culture cannot be underestimated, the slight section where Fosse meets with Michael Jackson points out just how mainstream the Fosse style became. And still is.full review: Fosse : Wasson, Sam
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