Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Read and listen as much as you want
  • Over 1 million titles
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • 7 days free trial, then €9.99/month
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe Now
Cover for Fosse

Fosse

1 Ratings

5

Duration
21H 23min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-fiction

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To craft this richly detailed account, best-selling author Sam Wasson has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material and hundreds of sources: friends, enemies, lovers, and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time.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

© 2024 Harper Perennial (Audiobook): 9780063416000
© 2013 Harper Perennial (Ebook): 9780547999227

Release date

Audiobook: 11 June 2024
Ebook: 5 November 2013

Books similar to Fosse

  1. The Road Taken: A Memoir
    The Road Taken: A Memoir Patrick Leahy
  2. 1812: The Great Retreat
    1812: The Great Retreat Paul Britten Austin
  3. Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star; The War Years, 1940–1946
    Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star; The War Years, 1940–1946 Gary Giddins
  4. The Beatles
    The Beatles
  5. Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall
    Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall Christophe Lebold
  6. This Land That I Love: Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and the Story of Two American Anthems
    This Land That I Love: Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and the Story of Two American Anthems John Shaw
  7. Notes on Chopin
    Notes on Chopin André Gide
  8. The Gospel of the Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels
    The Gospel of the Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels Michael Hann, The Hold Steady
  9. The Story of Greece and Rome
    The Story of Greece and Rome Tony Spawforth
  10. The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
    The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book Timothy Beal
  11. Ten Telecaster Tales: Liner Notes for a Guitar and Its Music
    Ten Telecaster Tales: Liner Notes for a Guitar and Its Music Rik Emmett
  12. Wordy
    Wordy Simon Schama
  13. Black and Blur
    Black and Blur Fred Moten
  14. The Making of C. S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist (1918–1945)
    The Making of C. S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist (1918–1945) Harry Lee Poe
  15. Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream
    Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream Michael Shnayerson
  16. The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades
    The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades Piers Paul Read
  17. Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There
    Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There Marc Myers
  18. Music and Philosophy Volume Two: The Legacy of Chopin, Notes on Chopin, and Style and Idea
    Music and Philosophy Volume Two: The Legacy of Chopin, Notes on Chopin, and Style and Idea André Gide, Arnold Schoenberg, Jan Holcman
  19. When Broadway Was Black: The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical that Changed the World
    When Broadway Was Black: The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical that Changed the World Caseen Gaines
  20. A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century
    A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century Paul Kengor
  21. History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
    History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs Greil Marcus
  22. Chanel: A Woman of Her Own
    Chanel: A Woman of Her Own Axel Madsen
  23. Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination
    Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination Jack Hamilton
  24. Oscar Wilde: Reminiscences
    Oscar Wilde: Reminiscences André Gide
  25. Unmasked: A Memoir
    Unmasked: A Memoir Andrew Lloyd Webber
  26. No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green (Legacy Edition - Updated and Expanded)
    No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green (Legacy Edition - Updated and Expanded) Melody Green
  27. The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family
    The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family Ben Witherington, Hershel Shanks
  28. Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
    Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography David Michaelis
  29. My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire
    My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire Maurice White, Herb Powell
  30. The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God
    The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God Jonathan Kirsch
  31. Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World
    Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World James Carroll
  32. Versailles: A Biography of a Palace
    Versailles: A Biography of a Palace Tony Spawforth
  33. Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles
    Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles
  34. Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
    Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief Rodney Stark
  35. Egyptomaniacs: How We Became Obsessed with Ancient Epypt
    Egyptomaniacs: How We Became Obsessed with Ancient Epypt Nicky Nielsen
  36. The Gambler
    The Gambler Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  37. The History of Jerusalem: Its Origins to the Early Middle Ages
    The History of Jerusalem: Its Origins to the Early Middle Ages Alan J. Potter
  38. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
    Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Richard Bienstock, Brett Morgen
  39. Penguin Island
    Penguin Island Anatole France
  40. William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll
    William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll Casey Rae
  41. Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles
    Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles Mark Rozzo
  42. Autobiographical Trilogy: Childhood, Youth, and Boyhood
    Autobiographical Trilogy: Childhood, Youth, and Boyhood Leo Tolstoy
  43. The Wisdom of Albert Schweitzer
    The Wisdom of Albert Schweitzer

This is why you’ll love Storytel

  • Listen and read without limits

  • 800 000+ stories in 40 languages

  • Kids Mode (child-safe environment)

  • Cancel anytime

Unlimited stories, anytime

Unlimited

Listen and read as much as you want

9.99 € /month

Save 50%!
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Offline Mode

  • Kids Mode

  • Cancel anytime

Get 50% off now