A Chorus Line Tickets

About A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line is a musical that is based on seventeen Broadway dancers. The musical involves the presence of nineteen main characters and takes place on the settings of a bare stage of a Broadway theater during an audition for a musical. The show provides us with an essence of the individual personalities of these performers as well as the choreographers who are involved in shaping the careers of these dancers.

The original Broadway production proved to be a box office hit, claiming 12 Tony Award nominations and finally managing to grab nine out of them. The production had the honor of being the longest-running production in Broadway history till that period of time. It ran for 6,137 performances and managed to be the longest running Broadway musical that was originally produced in the US. The show was again revived on Broadway in the year 2006.

This particular musical was formed with the help of various taped workshop sessions that were organized with several Broadway dancers. These dancers were called “gypsies.” Eight of these Broadway dancers actually got a chance to appear in the original cast as well. Well-known dancers Michon Peacock and Tony Stevens originally hosted these workshop sessions. Initially, Michael Bennett was invited to play the role of an observer in the group. He gradually took the entire control of the group. During these workshops, a lot of random characters were selected to play the role of the chorus.

It debuted on Broadway on May 21, in the year 1975. The original casting of the show included: Scott Allen, Kelly Bishop, Robert Lupone, Wayne Cilento, Ronald Dennis, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, Donna McKechnie, Thommie Walsh, Nancy Lane, Kay Cole, Ron Kuhlman, Rick Mason, Don Percassi, Renee Baughman, Pamela Blair, Sammy Williams, Clive Clerk, as well as Trish Garland. Due to the immense demand for tickets, the entire run sold out immediately.

It was decided that the production would be moved to Broadway. So the Broadway show opened at the Shubert Theater on July 25, in the year 1975. The theater witnessed the success of this longest running show that went on for 6,137 performances until April 28, in the year 1990. Cats in the year 1997 and then The Phantom of the Opera in the year 2006 surpassed this particular record.

It was in the year 1983, when Bennett and 330 A Chorus Line veterans made a collaboration and came out with the production of a show in order to celebrate the musical becoming the longest-running show in Broadway history. So go and grab your tickets now to view this amazing production...