Merely Marvelous is a celebration of the art and life of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verdon. She overcame many obstacles, including rickets, the Hollywood system, a loveless first marriage and a difficult second marriage to choreographer/director Bob Fosse, to become a multi-Tony Award-winning performer. Gwen's life is told through interviews with family members and theatre associates as well as a mine of rare footage from her Broadway and Hollywood careers. Merely Marvelous is the story of a brave woman who rose to the very top of her profession.
Nicole Providence Fosse was born on March 3, 1963 to perhaps the most famous Broadway couple ever: Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse. Gwen Verdon, the famed petite, redhaired triple-threat, and Bob Fosse, the workaholic choreographer, were married in 1960, and shortly thereafter decided to have children. Nicole was Fosse's only child, and Gwen's second. Nicole has taken various roles in her father's films, and, in 1999, teamed with her mother to create the Broadway smash "Fosse".