 | A Chorus Line is a musical with a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and music by Marvin Hamlisch (see photo). Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is a multi award-winning American composer. He is one of only two people in history (the other being Richard Rodgers) to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and the Pulitzer Prize. |
| The musical was derived from several taped workshop sessions with Broadway dancers, known as "gypsies," including eight who eventually appeared in the original cast. With nineteen main characters, it is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for chorus line members of a musical. The show gives a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers. A Chorus Line opened off-Broadway at The Public Theater on May 21, 1975. It was an unprecedented box office and critical hit, receiving 12 Tony Award nominations and winning nine of them, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Producer Joseph Papp decided to move the production uptown, and on July 25 it opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 6,137 performances. It held the distinction of being the longest running show in Broadway history until its record was surpassed by Les Miserables followed by Cats on June 19, 1997 and then The Phantom of the Opera in 2006. The Broadway revival opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater on October 5, 2006 following a run in San Francisco. The production was directed by Bob Avian, with the choreography reconstructed by the show's original Connie Wong, Baayork Lee. The opening night cast included Brad Anderson, Michael Berresse, Natalie Cortez, Charlotte d'Amboise, Mara Davi, Heather Parcells, Alisan Porter, Yuka Takara, Deidre Goodwin and Chryssie Whitehead. The production received two Tony Award nominations, but no wins. A new touring production will be performing across the United States starting on May 4, 2008 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The touring production features Michael Gruber as Zach and Nikki Snelson as Cassie. | |
A Chorus Line - One ( Finale) Lyrics: "One" One singular sensation, every little step she takes One thrilling combination, every move that she makes One smile and suddenly nobody else will do You know you'll never be lonely with you-know-who She walks into a room and you know she's uncommonly rare, very unique peripatetic, poetic and chic She walks into a room and you know from her maddening poise, effortless whirl She's a special girl strolling Can't help all of her qualities extolling Loaded with charisma is jauntily, sauntering, ambling, shambler One, and you know you must Shuffle along, join the parade She's the quintessence of making the grade This is whatcha call trav'ling! Oh strut your stuff! Can't get enough! Ooh! Sigh! Give her your attention Do I really have to mention She's the one! One singular sensation, every little step she takes One thrilling combination, every move that she makes One smile and suddenly nobody else will do You know you'll never be lonely with you-know-who One moment in her presence and you can forget the rest For the girl is second best to none, son Oooh! Sigh! Give her your attention Do I really have to mention she's the one | |
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