Amidst the #MeToo movement, 'Fose/Verdon' EP talks about portrayal of 'troubled behavior' on-screen

Having picked up over seven nominations at the Emmy Awards, Fosse/Verdon has already attracted a lot of interest amidst other stalwart shows.

Portraying the synergic relationship between showbiz couple, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, the show was made largely by the theater community (EPs include Hamilton's Thomas Kail and Lin-Manuel Miranda) for the theater community. "We wanted to make them proud," says EP and Dear Evan Hansen scribe Steven Levenson.

However, we live in the era of MeToo movement where portrayals of controversial scenes on-screen has also become a topic of conversation. 

A scene in Fosse/Verdon could have also created a stir if not for the careful portrayal of the scene and story. On that note, executive producer Steven Levenson said this in an interview to The Hollywood Reporter, "We were working on it right around the time that the movement really started to explode. The more we learned about Bob Fosse and delved into his psyche, we saw troubling behavior there. He did a lot of bad things with his power. There was a moment where it felt like, "How could we tell this story about this guy who wasn't really such a great guy?" But as the movement happened, it felt like we have to tell this story. We have to fly right into the face of that if we're going to do this. And maybe this is an opportunity, especially factoring in Gwen, to talk about how men like this can thrive in the entertainment industry and the kind of culture that encourages and allows them to behave that way."

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