Bob Fosse Wants to Make a Movie
Bob Fosse had enjoyed such success with the Chicago musical that he really wanted to turn the show into a film as well. He’d already got a great record of turning musicals into movies. In 1972, he was responsible for the highly successful adaptation of Cabaret and even won an Oscar for his directing.
Bob Fosse rehearsing ‘Sweet Charity’ for ‘Broadway: The American Musical’ circa 1966. Photo by ITV / Shutterstock
It was planned that a movie of Chicago would be Fosse’s next big musical project, but sadly, he died in 1987 after suffering a heart attack. He was unable to realize his dream of taking Chicago to the big screen, but a lot of his work in the musical carried over into the film, and he received a special mention in the credits as well.