Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
In 1954, Fosse choreographed his first musical, "The Pajama Game", followed by George Abbott's "Damn Yankees" in 1955. It was while working on "Damn Yankees" that he first met rising star Gwen Verdon, whom he married in 1960. For her work in "Damn Yankees," Verdon won her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1956. She had previously won a Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a musical for "Can-Can" (1954). In 1957, Fosse choreographed "New Girl in Town", also directed by Abbott, and Verdon won her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1958.