TV and Movies

[Jordan2]

I read in the newspaper there will be an eight-episode miniseries on FX beginning filming this fall for airing next year. It's a biography about the lives of choreographer -director Bob Fosse and his wife, dancer Gwen Verdon, starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams. It's based on Sam Wasson's book "Fosse, a Biography," with Lin-Manuel Miranda as one of the producers.

[Shelbelle]

I am a huge Fosse fan and his style of choreography. I was fortunate enough to see Ben Vereen in Pippin in 1973 on Broadway. I just hope this story can generate enough of a viewing audience for 8 weeks, it sounds like the kind of series FX had with Bette and Joan last year.

[Ibby114]

I really enjoy the FX series I've seen - one about Fosse should be great!  I could not watch the Gianni Versace series!, though. Darren Criss was scary  good as Andrew, it seriously creeped me out.  I believe he was even up for an emmy !

[sidsmom]

He had such a wheels-off life, I’m sure it wI’ll be very interesting. 

He had ‘IT’:

A certain charisma which men want to be like him & 

woman want to be with him....and vice versa.

People are very loyal to that ’charisma’ personality type. 

[colliemom4]

@Jordan2  Sounds interesting. Thanks for posting about it. 

[dooBdoo]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

I am a huge Fosse fan and his style of choreography. i was fortunate enough to see Ben Vereen in Pippin in 1973 on Broadway. J just hope this story can generate enough of a viewing audience for 8 weeks, it sounds like the kind of series FX had with Bette and Joan last year.

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            That must have been glorious to see, @Shelbelle!    I'm a huge fan of his choreography style, too.   I saw the movie "All That Jazz" a few years ago -- not popular with reviewers but I've seen it several times.   This new series shows promise, especially with Lin-Manuel Miranda.   Great potential!   Thanks for the thread, @Jordan2!

[sunshine45]

FX has started showing some previews for this mini series and it looks good!

it is going to be called FOSSE/VERDON.and is coming out in april.

https://deadline.com/2018/07/bob-fosse-gwen-verdon-fx-limited-series-michelle-williams-sam-rockwell-...

teaser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9FTsBVt5Y

[dooBdoo]

Wonderful news, @sunshine45!   Thanks!

[Shelbelle]

Let's hope that Williams and Rockwell are fabulous dancers, they will have to be to pull this off!!

How about that Fosse choreography in Chicago, ??

[dooBdoo]

@Jordan2, @Shelbelle, @sunshine45, @colliemom4, @sidsmom, @Ibby114

               Here's an example of Sam Rockwell's dancing -- I think he's a natural!😃

"Sam Rockwell: Dancing Machine"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB7Vb2_QpA0