Coming of age as a dancer in Chicago’s burlesque houses, Bob Fosse, portrayed by Sam Rockwell, always dreamed of being Fred Astaire. When his career as a dancer in Hollywood fails to take off, Bob finds a second act as a Broadway choreographer. It is only when he meets Gwen Verdon, though, that his talents truly blossom.Through a series of groundbreaking shows together, Bob and Gwen will reshape musical theater, as Bob transforms the choreographic vocabulary he first learned in the tawdry burlesque houses of the 1930s into his own singular aesthetic. Eventually, he will bring his unique vision to cinema, becoming one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of his generation. But Bob’s success will come at a terrible personal cost. Driven by a relentless need for perfection, and haunted by the demons of a troubled childhood, Bob will spend his life caught between his aspirations to greatness and the seemingly irresistible pull toward self-destruction.

When Bob Fosse’s career as a dancer in Hollywood fails to take off, he finds a second act as a Broadway choreographer. But it’s only when he meets Gwen Verdon that his talents truly blossom.

Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse in FX's Fosse / Verdon 

Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse | Fosse / Verdon | FX Networks

Quite simply the greatest Broadway dancer of the twentieth century, Gwen Verdon, portrayed by Michelle Williams, grew up – like Bob – performing in burlesque shows as a child, before she went on to an early career with famed choreographer Jack Cole. Gwen soon found fame on Broadway – where she met her lifelong collaborator and second husband, Bob Fosse.Once a household name, Gwen will find herself increasingly in Bob’s shadow, her pivotal role in his work too often overlooked and unappreciated. While Bob’s star as a director begins to rise, Gwen watches her own celebrity fade, a victim to changing tastes and the entertainment industry’s cult of youth. As her husband’s volatility and philandering make their marriage increasingly untenable, Gwen will struggle to break away from Bob and build her own identity, but again and again, the two will be drawn back together, bound equally by love and ambition.

Once a household name, Gwen Verdon will find herself increasingly in Bob Fosse’s shadow, her pivotal role in his work too often overlooked and unappreciated. 

Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon in FX's Fosse / Verdon

Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon | Fosse / Verdon | FX Networks

A brilliant playwright and screenwriter, Paddy, portrayed by Norbert Leo Butz, is one of Bob’s few true friends, a force of nature who never shies away from telling the painful truth. When he speaks, Bob listens. But even Paddy will struggle to get through to his friend as his behavior, and his appetites, grow increasingly out of control.

When Paddy Chayefsky speaks, Bob Fosse listens. But even Paddy will struggle to get through to his friend as his behavior, and his appetites, grow increasingly out of control.  

Norbert Leo Butz as Paddy Chayefsky in FX's Fosse / Verdon

Norbert Leo Butz as Paddy Chayefsky | Fosse / Verdon | FX Networks

Ann Reinking, portrayed by Margaret Qualley, knows the talent she has – and that’s why she’s determined to avoid a potentially career-jeopardizing romance with her director, Bob Fosse. Eventually, though, a romance blossoms between them, Bob’s only serious relationship after Gwen. As their relationship proceeds over the years, though, Ann gradually comes to question the emotional toll of life with Bob Fosse.

Ann Reinking knows the talent she has – and that’s why she’s determined to avoid a potentially career-jeopardizing romance with her director, Bob Fosse. 

Margaret Qualley as Anne Reinking in FX's Fosse / Verdon 

Margaret Qualley as Anne Reinking | Fosse / Verdon | FX Networks

Miranda is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer, as well as a 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award recipient. He is a co-founder and member of Freestyle Love Supreme, a hip-hop improv group.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an Executive Producer for Fosse / Verdon on FX

Lin-Manuel Miranda | Executive Producer | Fosse / Verdon on FX

Kail is an award-winning director who's work includes the Broadway production of Hamilton. He is the co-creator and director of the hip-hop improv group Freestyle Love Supreme.

Thomas Kail is an Executive Producer & Director of Fosse / Verdon on FX

Thomas Kail | Executive Producer & Director | Fosse / Verdon on FX

Levenson is the award-winning book writer of Dear Evan Hansen. His work has been published by Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts.

Steven Levenson is an Executive Producer & Writer for Fosse / Verdon on FX

Steven Levenson | Executive Producer & Writer | Fosse / Verdon on FX

Fields is an award-winning producer, whose work includes The Americans on FX. He has served as a writer/executive producer on Rizzoli & Isles, Ugly Betty, and Dirt.

Joel Fields is an Executive Producer & Writer for Fosse / Verdon on FX

Joel Fields | Executive Producer & Writer | Fosse / Verdon on FX

Stelzner sold Sam Wasson’s biography Fosse to FX in 2013 and then pursued Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail to join the project.

Lin-Manuel Miranda | Executive Producer | Fosse / Verdon on FX

Fosse/Verdon

Lin-Manuel Miranda

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