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Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing. ""Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales."" -- Janet Maslin, New York Times ""Fascinating . . . Wasson has taken complete control of his subject."" -- Wall Street Journal 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 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 To craft this richly detailed account, best-selling author Sam Wasson has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material and hundreds of sources: friends, enemies, lovers, and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time.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. ""Spellbinding."" --Entertainment Weekly ""Impeccably researched."" --Vanity Fair An NPR Best Book of the Year

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""Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales."" -- ""Janet Maslin, New York Times""

"""Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales."" -- ""Janet Maslin, New York Times"""

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Sam Wasson is the author of five books including the bestselling Fosse and Fifth Avenue, 5 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman. He lives in Los Angeles. Jim Meskimen is an American comedian and actor, best known for his work on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and his extensive voice acting and television work. Books he has narrated include the Calendar Mysteries series by Ron Roy, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin, by Josh Berk, and The Deleted E-Mails of Hillary Clinton by John Moe.

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