BWAY Baby2 said: "Seems like everyone ignored my question about did Verdon really contribute as much to the choreography of Fosse productions as this miniseries indicates- iris that influenced but the MeToo movement to capitalize on a current cultural moment- and after some research I found out that Gwen actually did contribute a lot to the choreography and was a lifelong collaborator with Fosse. Very interesting."
Its been quite documented by many who've worked with both Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon how much she was instrumental in helping him form what was to become his trademark style. She introduced into his work Jack Cole's jazz style, whom she had worked extensively with as his assistant in Hollywood. Gwen worked as Bob's assistant on ALL of his projects, from HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS all the way thru to STAR 80. Bob Fosse had difficulty communicating his ideas so Gwen would handle explaining things to dancers, actors, etc. During production of the 1969 film adaptation of SWEET CHARITY, she personally coached Shirley MacLaine in the role, which she also did with each production of SWEET CHARITY. Bob Fosse created different interpretations of Charity which Gwen would teach, only Donna McKechnie ever performed Gwen's Charity, which she taught to Donna herself. Also, as seen in FOSSE/VERDON, Gwen is the one who created the visual style for CABARET as well as providing Liza Minnelli vintage pieces for her Saly Bowles as authentic 30s dresses couldn't be located in Germany.
Here are photos of Gwen doing her assisting/coaching duties on the 1969 film adaptation of SWEET CHARITY:
, will be seen in full during the CHICAGO sections of the series. I got chills seeing the original neon ROXIE sign used in the original 1975 Broadway production of CHICAGO. FX truly spared no expense in their production design/recreations. 
