Fosse: The Biography

Fosse: The Biography

<i>Don't dance for the audience. Dance for yourself.</i><br><i></i><br>The basis for a lavish new drama series from <i>Hamilton</i> creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, <i>Fosse</i> is the definitive book on one of Broadway's and Hollywood's most complex and dynamic icons.<br><br>The only person ever to win Oscar, Emmy and Tony awards in the same year, Bob Fosse revolutionised almost every facet of American entertainment. A ground-breaking dancer, choreographer, and theatre and film director, his innumerable achievements include <i>Cabaret</i>, <i>All That Jazz</i> and <i>Chicago</i>, one of the longest-running Broadway musicals ever. Yet his offstage life was equally dramatic, marked by deep psychological wounds and insatiable appetites.<br><br>In this richly detailed and beautifully written biography, Sam Wasson draws on a wealth of unpublished material and over 300 interviews with Fosse's family, friends, enemies, lovers and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time. Fosse is a book bursting with energy and style, pleasure and pain - much like the man himself.