Fosse directs Liza. Photo from the Fosse/Verdon Collection at the Library of Congress “Fosse also had a lot to prove with Cabaret, and he didn't play it safe. […] Fosse's earlier film debut as the director of Sweet Charity had bombed-and his future was not secure. Now, he was determined to make a film that some called an "anti-musical," a show for people who didn't like musicals. It's true that he and his producers had titanic clashes over casting and content as filming progr