A Chorus Line

"A Chorus Line" takes the audience through the final gruelling auditions for chorus dancers in a new Broadway musical. As the play begins, the director has chosen 16 semi-finalists from a much larger group of hopefuls, only eight of whom will eventually be hired. As he calls on the final 16 to describe themselves, the intensely competitive actors--some young, some veterans--exhibit every possible reaction, from bravado to reticence. Their personalities, ambitions, memories and dreams are woven into a series of musical numbers and monologues, some humorous, some poignant. Memorable musical numbers include I Can Do That, At the Ballet, Dance: Ten; Looks: Three, The Music and the Mirror, What I Did for Love, One (Singular Sensation) and I Hope I Get It. It is a brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama.