Recommendation: Fosse/Verdon (2019) creators: Steven Levenson, Thomas Kail cast: Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Norbert Leo Butz It's hard to be a fan of musicals, or a fan of good movies, and not come across Bob Fosse; and from "All That Jazz" you can sort of figure out what sort of man you've stumbled upon. The amazingly disturbing life of Bob Fosse and his muse, Gwen Verdon, is interesting enough that just making a cookie cutter biographical show would be enough to create an amazing experience, but thankfully "Fosse/Verdon" takes it much more than that! It manages to take an already amazing life story, and through great writing, great acting, great direction and great music elevate it into a masterpiece. This is a great example of biographical drama, especially about someone working as an artist. The everchanging style, to match Fosse's myriad of work, is one of the best decisions made for this show, and on top of that you have amazingly written dialogues acted out by an amazingly competent cast. It's really hard not to get emotional as the characters on the screen get emotional, and on top of them sit the titular characters. Sam Rockwell manages to pay respect to the brilliance and douchy nature of Fosse, but the crown goes to Michelle Williams. Many times throughout the series I forgot that I was watching a performance, and Williams and Verdon became one and the same to me; and that's no small praise. On top of that, the show has the great chance of using a bountiful musical score using the works of Bob Fosse, and the show takes advantage of this chance greatly. Overall, if you like Bob Fosse, musicals, or just biographical dramas about artists; I can't recommend this miniseries enough. If you are not a fan of either, just watch it for the acting and the style. This is a great miniseries, and it shows the depths that you can go with a longer format when trying to portray a life, and especially one as turbulent as Fosse and Verdon's relationship. Go right now and watch it. This show deserves it! #fosseverdon #stevenlevenson #thomaskail #samrockwell #michellewilliams #norbertleobutz #biography #musical #tvshow #bobfosse #gwenverdon #ak88recommendation https://www.instagram.com/p/CURkx8SNZ_q/?utm_medium=tumblr
