The season-and-series finale ofFosse/Verdonopens with the familiar choreography of Bob Fosse and Paddy Chayefsky strolling through a park.
And if sohas he?
The short answer to Chayefskys finale query is no.

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I think you became more yourself.
You stopped pretending to be anything else.
Whats keeping us here?

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she muses to Ron, her quiet love, who agrees to escort her into her next act.
But then Bob offers Gwen the role of Roxie on the forthcoming tour ofChicago.
Its your show, he coos.
Its always been your show.
Gwen Verdon does not lie, she just workshops truths in rehearsal.
Conversations are scenes she cuts after previews.
If Bob Fosse hasnt changed, Gwen Verdon, thankfully, hasnt either.