Fosse Fosse

Publisher Description

From “a smart and savvy reporter,” a biography of the award-winning performer and director that “abounds with colorful firsthand tales” (Janet Maslin, New York Times).

Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing.

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 Fosse’s innumerable achievements—including Cabaret, Pippin, All That Jazz, and Chicago, one of the longest-running Broadway musicals ever—his 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To craft this richly detailed account, best-selling author Sam Wasson has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material and hundreds of sources: friends, enemies, lovers, and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time.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 Hollywood’s most complex and dynamic icons.

An NPR Best Book of the Year

“Fascinating.” —Wall Street Journal

“Spellbinding.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Impeccably researched.” —Vanity Fair

‘‘Scintillating.’’ —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Powerfully told.’’ —Paul Hendrickson, author of Hemingway’s Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost

“Highly recommended for theater or movie aficionados, aspiring performers, and fans of engrossing biography.’’ —Library Journal, starred review

‘‘Lushly researched . . . moving and memorable. . . . Graceful prose creates a richly detailed and poignant portrait.’’ —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 

“A pure joy to read, cover to cover; you read it not merely for Fosse’s story, but also for Wasson’s inventive way of telling it.” —Booklist, starred review

GENRE
Biography
RELEASED
2013
5 November
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
757
Pages
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins
SIZE
12.7
MB
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