Fosse
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (771 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0544334612 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 752 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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“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. 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 To craft this richly detailed account, best-selling author Sam Wasson has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material and hundreds of sources: friends, enemies, lovers, and collaborators, many of them speaking publicly about Fosse for the first time. His signature style would influence generations of performing artists. With propulsive energy and stylish prose, Fosse
This one’s a pure joy to read, cover to cover; you read it not merely for Fosse’s story, but also for Wasson’s inventive way of telling it. --David Pitt . If this book doesn’t turn up on some literary-awards lists, it’ll be a serious crime. Fosse is a fascinating subject: a perfectionist who seemed determined to drive himself into an early grave. Combining keen analysis of Fosse’s stage and screen works (Wasson rightly approaches Fosse’s 1979 film All That Jazz not so much as an autobiographical story as a fantasy) with a compassionate look at Fosse’s often-tumultuous personal life, the book is everything you could want in a celebrity bio, without any of the gossipy, trashy, third-hand-rumory rubbish that makes too many biographies so painful to read. He won numerous Tony awards for his stage work before segueing to the big screen, where—in a shockin
"well researched and well written, well done!" according to Richardson. This isn't Fosse 101 , it's the whole story.Sam Wasson is an excellent writer and not only covers every aspect of Bob Fosse's colorful and often tragically sad life, but digs in deep and keeps his reader enthralled with all of the details one could only g. ByrdMan said AMPHETAMINES, CIGARETTES, & COFFEE : Bob Fosse's Three Basic Food Groups. A Great read about a seminal figure in the popular cultue of the "AMPHETAMINES, CIGARETTES, & COFFEE : Bob Fosse's Three Basic Food Groups" according to ByrdMan. A Great read about a seminal figure in the popular cultue of the 20th Century --- a brilliant but completely neurotic ego-maniac with no impulse control.But what a brilliant dancer, choreographer, director, film-maker & bon-vivant whose personal demons we. 0th Century --- a brilliant but completely neurotic ego-maniac with no impulse control.But what a brilliant dancer, choreographer, director, film-maker & bon-vivant whose personal demons we. Dancer, Choreographer, Director, Innovator The Movie Man I have always loved the work of Bob Fosse, have seen his choreography and performances in movies, and was fortunate to see a number of his later productions on Broadway, so I was eager to read this new biography of the complex artist.The best part of the