Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon and Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse photo by Michael Parmelee courtesy FX
Bob went to the hospital and back to his childhood. Gwen smuggled girls to him (and got him his own damn room). And Chita got ready to serve “All that Jazz.” How did Twitter react? Check out reactions from Bebe Neuwirth, Laura Benanti, Jonathan Groff and more:
Wickedly talented star of stage and screen Bebe Neuwirth heralded the arrival of Chicago on the show with a flashback to when she opened the long-running Broadway revival alongside Ann Reinking. Bianca Marroquín (who was showered with praise for her performance as Chita Rivera on Fosse/Verdon) gave due respect:
While Bob recovered, critic David Sheward dropped this little nugget of (unrelated but interesting) Fosse history:
Poet Rachel McKibbins summed up some of the episode’s finer points in a nutshell:
Performer and heartthrob Mark MacKillop reminded us that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Fosse/Verdon watch parties have become a form of entertainment in and of themselves:
Speaking of those epic watch parties, Broadway goddess Laura Benanti was there and shared this reaction shot of Jonathan Groff – among a slew of other hilarious tweets:
And our wonderful Lin-Manuel Miranda left us with some “Razzle Dazzle” – including choreography from Benanti and Groff:
Need more of that hot Fosse/Verdon tea? Find out who texted Chita Rivera about the previous episode!
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