Fosse/Verdon's Steven Levenson and Joel Fields on subverting the "tortured genius" trope

By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin | April 8, 2019 | 5:30pm

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FX’s new biographical drama Fosse/Verdon explores the romantic and creative partnership between musical theater director Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and actress Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams). Ahead of its premiere tomorrow, we spoke with executive producers Steven Levenson and Joel Fields about the show, and how it works as a critique of the “tortured genius” trope.