Celebrating over three decades on the stage, Broadway's famed A Chorus Line continues to see rave reviews as it visits cities like Kansas City this year. A Chorus Line's original character Connie works as the choreography re-stager for the touring production, and the play continues its successful reign.
Though the plot is basic, actors have been vying for the lead roles for years as the show remained the first Broadway play to deem actors a triple threat, as actress Baayork Lee explained, "We were the first company that coined the phrase 'triple threat'. We had to do everything." The skills involved in playing actors who were trying out for a role on the chorus line have kept <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:ga('send', 'pageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link/2003291');" href="/links/?u=http://www.stubhub.com/a-chorus-line-tickets/">A Chorus Line tickets</a> selling like wildfire on http://www.stubhub.com.
Currently the touring production, which hits Kansas City this April, is directed by Bob Avian, a veteran of the Broadway '70s show who originally worked with Michael Bennett on the feature's choreography. "Everybody auditions," Lee said to Pennlive. "I think that's why the show has such an enduring appeal. Whether it's a job, a career, a college…you are always auditioning in life. Michael [Bennett] dedicated this show to anyone who ever had to march in step." And endurance it had – when it finally left the Shubert Theatre in 1990 it held the title of Broadway's longest-running show with 6,137 performances.
For many actors, what made the show even more real was that many didn't have to act the part –they were the part they were playing. "It's a show about a very specific group of people. Most of the characters are in their late 20s or early 30s. They're Broadway gypsies. They do it because they're passionate about it and that's something that resonates with people," Kit Treece, the current Bobby Mills, said to Daily Local. As the seven-time Tony Award-winning show started appealing to the masses, it garnered attention not just from those humbled by the work but by those who had already made it – stars from Diana Ross to Lucille Ball would watch from behind the curtain, while Jackie O and Groucho Marx congratulated staff.
The show returned to the stage in 2006 when it opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. Running for 759 regular performances, the feature is now on a national run that picked up two more Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival Act. It has seen accolades of all shapes and sizes, winning a Pulitzer for Drama in 1975, New York Drama Critics Award in 1975, Obie Award, Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, a Gold Record from Columbia Records and five Drama Desk Awards to boot.
The plot of A Chorus Line follows 17 dancers as they vie for the role of a lifetime on Broadway. Narrowing down the auditioning actors to just eight, the director asks each actor to tell him a little bit about themselves in a move that brings the audience closer to each character. The stage is set just like so many auditions before it as the actors come forward and show the audience everything they've got. Powerfully moving, this show is for everyone.
Though the plot is basic, actors have been vying for the lead roles for years as the show remained the first Broadway play to deem actors a triple threat, as actress Baayork Lee explained, "We were the first company that coined the phrase 'triple threat'. We had to do everything." The skills involved in playing actors who were trying out for a role on the chorus line have kept <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:ga('send', 'pageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link/2003291');" href="/links/?u=http://www.stubhub.com/a-chorus-line-tickets/">A Chorus Line tickets</a> selling like wildfire on http://www.stubhub.com.
Currently the touring production, which hits Kansas City this April, is directed by Bob Avian, a veteran of the Broadway '70s show who originally worked with Michael Bennett on the feature's choreography. "Everybody auditions," Lee said to Pennlive. "I think that's why the show has such an enduring appeal. Whether it's a job, a career, a college…you are always auditioning in life. Michael [Bennett] dedicated this show to anyone who ever had to march in step." And endurance it had – when it finally left the Shubert Theatre in 1990 it held the title of Broadway's longest-running show with 6,137 performances.
For many actors, what made the show even more real was that many didn't have to act the part –they were the part they were playing. "It's a show about a very specific group of people. Most of the characters are in their late 20s or early 30s. They're Broadway gypsies. They do it because they're passionate about it and that's something that resonates with people," Kit Treece, the current Bobby Mills, said to Daily Local. As the seven-time Tony Award-winning show started appealing to the masses, it garnered attention not just from those humbled by the work but by those who had already made it – stars from Diana Ross to Lucille Ball would watch from behind the curtain, while Jackie O and Groucho Marx congratulated staff.
The show returned to the stage in 2006 when it opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. Running for 759 regular performances, the feature is now on a national run that picked up two more Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival Act. It has seen accolades of all shapes and sizes, winning a Pulitzer for Drama in 1975, New York Drama Critics Award in 1975, Obie Award, Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, a Gold Record from Columbia Records and five Drama Desk Awards to boot.
The plot of A Chorus Line follows 17 dancers as they vie for the role of a lifetime on Broadway. Narrowing down the auditioning actors to just eight, the director asks each actor to tell him a little bit about themselves in a move that brings the audience closer to each character. The stage is set just like so many auditions before it as the actors come forward and show the audience everything they've got. Powerfully moving, this show is for everyone.
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