Fosse/Verdon

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Fosse/Verdon
File:Fosse Verdon FX.png
Promotional poster
Genre Drama
Based on Fosse
by Sam Wasson
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Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Theme music composer Alex Lacamoire
Composer(s) Nathan Barr
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Steven Levenson
  • Thomas Kail
  • Joel Fields
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • George Stelzner
  • Sam Rockwell
  • Michelle Williams
Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Erica Kay
  • Kate Sullivan
  • Brad Carpenter
Cinematography Tim Ives
Editor(s) Tim Streeto
Kate Sanford
Running time 41–59 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • West Egg Studios
  • 5000 Broadway Productions
  • Pyrrhic Victory Productions
  • Joel Fields Productions
  • Old 320 Sycamore
  • Fox 21 Television Studios
  • FXP
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network FX
Original release April 9 (2019-04-09) –
May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)
External links
Website

Fosse/Verdon is an American biographical miniseries starring Sam Rockwell as director–choreographer Bob Fosse and Michelle Williams as actress and dancer Gwen Verdon. The series, which tells the story of the couple's troubled personal and professional relationship, is based on the biography Fosse by Sam Wasson. Norbert Leo Butz and Margaret Qualley also feature as Paddy Chayefsky and Ann Reinking, respectively. It premiered in eight parts on April 9, 2019, on FX.

At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, Fosse/Verdon received seventeen nominations, including Outstanding Limited Series and acting nominations for Rockwell, Williams, and Qualley.[1] Williams received the Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series for her role as Gwen Verdon. Her acceptance speech acknowledged Fox Studios as having given her equality in pay and value in order to create her character to its fullest. Williams also won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.[2][3]

Premise

Fosse/Verdon tells the story of "the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. He was a filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors; she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Together, they changed the face of American entertainment — at a perilous cost."[4]

The story of the entire series unfolds through back-and-forth flashes of the couple's relationship through the years.[5] It includes the reversals of power and status as well as the contexts that let it all happen.[6] It also presents Fosse and Verdon's contribution to the entertainment industry despite their personal problems.[5]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

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Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Life Is a Cabaret" Thomas Kail Story by: Steven Levenson & Thomas Kail
Teleplay by: Steven Levenson		 April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09) 1BHR01 0.614[7]
Following the commercial failure of his filmmaking debut, Sweet Charity, Broadway director-choreographer Bob Fosse is determined to make his next directorial project, Cabaret, a success, even if it means defying producer Cy Feuer and cheating on his wife and creative collaborator, actress-dancer Gwen Verdon.
2 "Who's Got the Pain?" Thomas Kail Steven Levenson April 16, 2019 (2019-04-16) 1BHR02 0.425[8]
As Gwen and Bob's marriage deteriorates following the discovery of his latest extramarital affair, Gwen reflects on how they first met during pre-production for Damn Yankees as well as how their personal and professional relationship began at the cost of Bob's marriage to ailing Broadway star Joan McCracken.
3 "Me and My Baby" Adam Bernstein Debora Cahn April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) 1BHR03 0.453[9]
With Bob focused on editing Cabaret, Gwen auditions for the leading role in a straight play that forces her to reflect on her disastrous first marriage and a career change that led to her breakthrough performance in Can-Can.
4 "Glory" Jessica Yu Tracey Scott Wilson April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30) 1BHR04 0.429[10]
As Gwen struggles with her personal life following the opening (and closing) performance of Children! Children!, Bob juggles dealing with the success of Cabaret, spearheading production on Liza with a Z and Pippin, and grappling with the price of fame.
5 "Where Am I Going?" Thomas Kail Charlotte Stoudt May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07) 1BHR05 0.312[11]
Three months after Joan Simon's death, and after Bob's stay in psychiatric care, tensions rise during a rainy night in Bob's Southhampton summer home among his guests, including Gwen, Neil Simon, Paddy Chayefsky, and Ann Reinking.
6 "All I Care About Is Love" Minkie Spiro Ike Holter May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14) 1BHR06 0.364[12]
An overworked Bob suffers a heart attack while balancing the editing of Lenny and the rehearsals for Chicago. In the hospital, he remembers the sexual abuse he endured as a teenager.
7 "Nowadays" Thomas Kail Joel Fields & Steven Levenson May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21) 1BHR07 0.367[13]
Gwen and Bob continue work on Chicago, which Bob keeps pulling in a darker direction. The show opens to middling reviews. Later in the run, Gwen gets a vocal infection, and Bob gets Liza Minnelli to go on for her in her absence.
8 "Providence" Thomas Kail Story by: Joel Fields & Steven Levenson
Teleplay by: Steven Levenson		 May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) 1BHR08 0.495[14]
The final years of Bob's life are portrayed, from filming All That Jazz through directing and choreographing the revival of Sweet Charity, up to the final moment where he has a heart attack in D.C. and collapses in Gwen's arms.

Music

Fosse/Verdon released weekly albums, available for streaming and download on multiple platforms, with the release of each new episode.[15] In addition to original music, the soundtracks feature the cast singing popular songs from Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon's various careers, including "Big Spender" from Sweet Charity and "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin.[16]

Episode 1 ("Life is a Cabaret")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Big Spender"   Bianca Marroquin, Rema Webb & The Fandango Girls 3:34
2. "Cabaret"   Kelli Barrett 3:34
3. "Fosse/Verdon Theme"   Alex Lacamoire 1:01
Episode 2 ("Who's Got the Pain?")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Heart"   PJ Benjamin, Nick Blaemire, Brian Cali & Aaron Kaburick 3:00
Episode 3 ("Me and My Baby")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Mein Herr"   Kelli Barrett & The Kit Kat Girls 3:17
2. "Two Ladies"   Ethan Slater, Alysha Umphress & Morgan Weed 2:14
Episode 4 ("Glory")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Corner of the Sky"   Tim Young 3:17
2. "I Guess I'll Miss the Man"   Blake Baumgartner 2:09
Episode 5 ("Where Am I Going?")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Pas De Deux"   Nathan Barr 1:35
2. "Where Am I Going?"   Alex Lacamoire 1:52
Episode 6 ("All I Care About Is Love")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "All That Jazz"   Bianca Marroquin 2:52
Episode 7 ("Nowadays")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "We Both Reached For The Gun"   Tyler Hanes, Sean Patrick Doyle & The Cast of Fosse/Verdon 3:45
2. "Razzle Dazzle"   Michelle Williams & The Cast of Fosse Verdon 2:13
Episode 8 ("Providence")
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Mr. Bojangles"   Lin-Manuel Miranda 4:14

Production

Development

The rights to produce a limited-series based on Sam Wasson's biography Fosse were sold to FX Network by executive producer George Stelzner. In the summer of 2016, with the approval of FX creative executives, Stelzner pursued actor/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Thomas Kail, of Hamilton, to join the project. Both Miranda and Kail were familiar with the Wasson biography as Miranda and Wasson were classmates at Wesleyan University years earlier. Tony Award-winning writer Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen) was next to join the production team. Levenson and Kail would go on to earn the WGA credit designation of "developed for television by" for the limited-series. During the early stages of the development process, Kail and Levenson were instrumental in attracting the participation of Nicole Fosse, the only child of Bob and Gwen and the executor of the Fosse/Verdon estate. On July 5, 2018, FX announced an eight-episode order for a limited-series entitled Fosse/Verdon, with Sam Rockwell playing the role of Bob Fosse and Michelle Williams playing the role of Gwen Verdon. On October 25, 2018, it was reported that Kail would direct at least four of the series' eight episodes.[17] and he would go on to direct a total of five episodes. Executive producers included Levenson, Kail, Miranda, Stelzner, Rockwell and Williams, with Nicole Fosse as a co-executive producer, and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) as co-producer. On October 26, 2018, it was announced that Joel Fields, the showrunner of the acclaimed FX Network drama series The Americans would join the Fosse/Verdon production as an additional writer and executive producer.[18] On January 23, 2019, the premiere date of April 9, 2019 was announced.[19]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Rockwell and Williams had been cast in the lead roles.[4] On November 19, 2018, it was announced Margaret Qualley and Norbert Leo Butz had been cast in series regular roles and that Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquín, Kelli Barrett, Evan Handler, Rick Holmes, Paul Reiser, Ethan Slater, Byron Jennings, and Laura Osnes had joined the cast in a recurring capacity.[20]

Filming

Principal photography for the series commenced in November 2018 in New York City at Silvercup Studios, and lasted until March 2019.[17][21]

Release

On January 6, 2019, a teaser trailer for the series was released.[22] In the United Kingdom, the BBC picked up the rights and the show premiered on BBC Two.[23]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 81% based on 75 reviews, and an average rating of 7.12/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams give viewers plenty of razzle and dazzle in Fosse/Verdon -- a straightforward miniseries that is hampered by rote biographical tropes, but still shimmies with the requisite glitz, grit, and all that jazz audiences crave."[24] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 68 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[25]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Life Is a Cabaret" April 9, 2019 0.1 0.614[7] 0.2 0.729 0.3 1.344[26]
2 "Who's Got the Pain?" April 16, 2019 0.1 0.425[8] N/A 0.597 N/A 1.023[27]
3 "Me and My Baby" April 23, 2019 0.1 0.453[9] N/A 0.505 N/A 0.959[28]
4 "Glory" April 30, 2019 0.1 0.429[10] N/A 0.480 N/A 0.910[29]
5 "Where Am I Going?" May 7, 2019 0.1 0.312[11] N/A 0.565 N/A 0.878[30]
6 "All I Care About Is Love" May 14, 2019 0.1 0.364[12] N/A 0.442 N/A 0.806[31]
7 "Nowadays" May 21, 2019 0.1 0.367[13] N/A 0.492 N/A 0.859[32]
8 "Providence" May 28, 2019 0.1 0.495[14] N/A 0.497 N/A 0.992[33]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Limited Series Fosse/Verdon Nominated [34][35][36]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Sam Rockwell Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Michelle Williams Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Margaret Qualley Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Thomas Kail (for "Who's Got the Pain") Nominated
Jessica Yu (for "Glory") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Joel Fields & Steven Levenson (for "Providence") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernie Telsey Nominated
Outstanding Period Costumes Joseph La Corte, Melissa Toth, Catherine Crabtree, Kristin Isola, Isabelle Simone and Virginia Patton (for "Life is a Cabaret") Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Christopher Fulton, Christen Edwards, Nicole Bridgeford, Christine Cantrell and Charlene Belmond Won
Outstanding Make-up for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Debbie Zoller, Blair Aycock, Dave Presto, Sherri Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Jackie Risotto Won
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special Debbie Zoller, Dave Presto, Jackie Risotto, Yoichi Art Sakamoto, Vincent Van Dyke Nominated
Outstanding Music Direction Alex Lacamoire (for "Life Is a Cabaret") Won
Outstanding Music Supervision Steven Gizicki (for "Life Is a Cabaret") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie Tim Streeto (for "Life Is a Cabaret") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Alex DiGerlando, Anu Schwartz and Lydia Marks Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie Tony Volante, Joseph White Jr., Robert Johanson and Derik Lee (for "All I Care About is Love") Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Miniseries Fosse/Verdon Nominated [37]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film Sam Rockwell Nominated
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film Michelle Williams Won
TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Fosse/Verdon Nominated [38]
Individual Achievement in Drama Michelle Williams Won
2020 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Limited Series Fosse/Verdon Pending [39]
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie Sam Rockwell Pending
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie Michelle Williams Pending
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie Margaret Qualley Pending
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series Thomas Kail (for "Nowadays") Pending [40]
Minkie Spiro (for "All I Care About Is Love") Pending
Jessica Yu (for "Glory") Pending
Golden Globe Awards Best Limited Series or Television Film Fosse/Verdon Nominated [41]
Best Actor – Limited Series or Television Film Sam Rockwell Nominated
Best Actress – Limited Series or Television Film Michelle Williams Won
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Fields, George Stelzner, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Tracey Scott Wilson, Charlotte Stoudt, Nicole Fosse, Erica Kay, Kate Sullivan, and Brad Carpenter Pending [42]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Sam Rockwell Pending [43]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Michelle Williams Pending
Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Adapted Debora Cahn, Joel Fields, Ike Holter, Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Charlotte Stoudt & Tracey Scott Wilson
Based on the book Fosse by Sam Wasson		 Pending [44]

References

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