Fosse - by Sam Wasson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>The authoritative and endlessly revealing biography of renowned dancer, choreographer, screenwriter, and director Bob Fosse, written by a bestselling pop culture historian.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Now the FX limited series <i>Fosse/Verdon </i>starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing. </b> <p/> "Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales." -- Janet Maslin, <i>New York Times</i> <p/> "Fascinating . . . Wasson has taken complete control of his subject." -- <i>Wall Street Journal</i> <p/> 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--including <i>Cabaret</i>, <i>Pippin</i>, <i>All That Jazz</i>, and <i>Chicago</i>, one of the longest-running Broadway musicals ever--his offstage life was shadowed by deep wounds and insatiable appetites. <p/> To craft this richly detailed account, best-selling author Sam Wasson has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material and hundreds of sources: friends, enemies, lovers, and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time.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, <i>Fosse</i> is the definitive biography of one of Broadway and Hollywood's most complex and dynamic icons. <p/> "Spellbinding." --<i>Entertainment Weekly</i> <p/> "Impeccably researched." --<i>Vanity Fair</i> <p/> An NPR Best Book of the Year<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales. Janet Maslin, <i>New York Times</i><br /><br /> Fascinating . . . Wasson has taken complete control of his subject. <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br /><br /> 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 including <i>Cabaret</i>, <i>Pippin</i>, <i>All That Jazz</i>, and <i>Chicago</i>, one of the longest-running Broadway musicals ever his offstage life was shadowed by deep wounds and insatiable appetites.<br /><br /> 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, <i>Fosse</i> is the definitive biography of one of Broadway and Hollywood s most complex and dynamic icons.<br /><br /> Spellbinding. <i>Entertainment Weekly</i><br /><br /> Impeccably researched. <i>Vanity Fair</i><br /><br /> An NPR Best Book of the Year<br /><br /> [Author photo] (c) Gary Copeland<br /><b>Sam Wasson</b> is the author of four books, including the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.</i> He is a visiting professor of film at Wesleyan University and lives in New York and Los Angeles."<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>SAM WASSON is the author of the <i>New York Times </i>bestseller <i>Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman</i> and two books on film.<i> </i>He is a visiting professor of film at Wesleyan University.
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