Big Deal: Researching Bob Fosse at the Library
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," from Fosse's last show, Big Deal. Image ID: swope_622255 When I began research for a book on the stage and film dances of director-choreographer Bob Fosse (1927-1987), I was dismayed to discover that his papers were housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., having been placed there by his widow, the great Broadway dancing star, Gwen Verdon. I've since…