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T HE ENVELOPE LOS ANGELES TIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019M
ichelle Williams never wants to
see a chicken breast again. And
though Sam Rockwell used to
enjoy the occasional smoke, half
a year spent with a cigarette
dangling from his lip has de-
stroyed any remaining love for
nicotine.
Devoting eight months to rehearsing and shooting the FX lim-
ited series “Fosse/Verdon” has left a permanent mark on the vices
and diets of its two Emmy-nominated stars. Seeing each other for
the first time since the production wrapped in late March,
Williams and Rockwell greet each other like reunited siblings who
made it through an exhausting childhood and somehow still love
their demanding parents.
“We haven’t shared our battle stories,” Williams says, holding
Rockwell’s hands. She pauses, giving him the once-over, seemingly
having trouble reconciling the man before her with the actor whoplayed the balding Fosse. “I like you with hair. You look good.”
The exhaustive and sometimes exhausting eight-part “Fosse/
Verdon” examined the stormy creative and romantic partner-
ship of its title characters, Tony Award-winning dancer Gwen
Verdon and Broadway choreographer and film director Bob Fosse.
The couple collaborated on Broadway hits (“Damn Yankees,”
“Chicago”) and the Oscar-winning film
SAM
Rockwell
and
Michelle
Williams
reunite at
the Montal-
ban Theater
in L.A.
They star
in FX’s
“Fosse/
Verdon” as
Bob Fosse
and Gwen
Verdon.Marcus YamLos Angeles Times
LIKE FOSSE
AND VERDON,
THESE TWO
ACTORS
FEED THE
NEED FOR A
SHOWBIZ FIX
[See‘Fosse/Verdon,’S12]
By Glenn Whipp