Set on Broadway in 1975, A Chorus Line is a musical about dancers
who are auditioning for a Broadway show. The original production opened
off-Broadway in 1975 and transferred onto Broadway in the same year due to the
production having a sell out run and the show also won 10 out of 12 Tony Award
nominations. The show ran for 6,137 performances and closed in 1990. A West End
production of the show opened in 1976, in the same year U.S and International
tours started. Many international productions opened and a film adaptation was
released in 1985. A Broadway revival opened in 2006 and closed after running
for just under two years, this production recently transferred to the West End
marking the shows first ever West End revival. The production is being
dedicated to composer Marvin Hamlisch who died last year.
The is set in an
empty Broadway Theatre where an audition is to take place, it follows 17 veteran
dancers who are looking for one last job before it’s too late for them to dance
anymore. Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban’s score has to be Broadway at its best;
each and every song is catchy. When you walk out the theatre each person is
humming a different tune! One thing they manage to do, along with the help of
James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante’s book, is create 17 characters that all get
an individual story making the audience create a wonderful connection with
every single cast member. This is truly an ensemble piece and I’m pretty sure
there isn’t anything else out there like this.
