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A Chorus Line
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For the 1985 film adaptation, see A Chorus Line (film).
A Chorus Line
Original Broadway windowcard
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics
Edward Kleban
Book
James Kirkwood, Jr.
Nicholas Dante
Productions
1975 Off Broadway
1975 Broadway
1976 West End
1976 Toronto
1977 Sydney
1978 Mexico
1979 Stockholm
1980 Buenos Aires
1982 São Paulo
1984 Barcelona
1985 film
1987 Vienna
1989 México
2006 San Francisco
2006 Broadway Revival
2006 San Juan
2007 Belgrade
2008 US Tour
2010 Mexico
2010 US Tour
2010 Seoul
2012 Australian tour
2012 Singapore
2013 West End revival
2014 Oslo
2016 Hollywood Bowl
2016 Stratford
2016 Netherlands Tour
2016 Santiago
Awards
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book
Tony Award for Best Score
1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Olivier Award for Best Musical
A Chorus Line is a musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Centered on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line, the musical is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical. A Chorus Line provides 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.
Following several workshops and an Off-Broadway production, A Chorus Line opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway July 25, 1975, directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett. An unprecedented box office and critical hit, the musical received twelve Tony Award nominations and won nine, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The original Broadway production ran for 6,137 performances, becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpassed by Cats in 1997, and the longest-running Broadway musical originally produced in the US, until surpassed in 2011 by Chicago. It remains the sixth longest-running Broadway show ever. A Chorus Line's success has spawned many successful productions worldwide. It began a lengthy run in the West End in 1976 and was revived on Broadway in 2006, and in the West End in 2013.
Contents
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1 Synopsis
2 Musical numbers
2.1 Original cast album
3 Characters
4 Production history
4.1 Original production
4.2 Subsequent productions
5 Awards and nominations
5.1 Original Broadway production
5.2 Original London production
5.3 2006 Broadway revival
5.4 2012 Australian revival
5.5 2013 London revival
6 Other media
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Synopsis[edit]
The show opens in the middle of an audition for an upcoming Broadway production. The formidable director Zach and his assistant choreographer Larry put the dancers through their paces. Every dancer is desperate for work ("I Hope I Get It"). After the next round of cuts, 17 dancers remain. Zach tells them he is looking for a strong dancing chorus of four boys and four girls. He wants to learn more about them, and asks the dancers to introduce themselves. With reluctance, the dancers reveal their pasts. The stories generally progress chronologically from early life experiences through adulthood to the end of a career.
The first candidate, Mike, explains that he is the youngest of 12 children. He recalls his first experience with dance, watching his sister's dance class when he was a pre-schooler ("I Can Do That"). Mike took her place one day when she refused to go to class—and he stayed. Bobby tries to hide the unhappiness of his childhood by making jokes. As he speaks, the other dancers have misgivings about this strange audition process and debate what they should reveal to Zach ("And..."), but since they all need the job, the session continues.
Zach is angered when he feels that the streetwise Sheila is not taking the audition seriously. Opening up, she reveals that her mother married at a young age and her father neither loved nor cared for them. When she was six, she realized that ballet provided relief from her unhappy family life, as did Bebe and Maggie ("At the Ballet"). The scatter-brained Kristine is tone-deaf, and her lament that she could never sing is interrupted by her husband Al finishing her phrases in tune ("Sing").
Mark, the youngest of the dancers, relates his first experiences with pictures of the female anatomy and his first wet dream, while the other dancers share memories of adolescence ("Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love"). The 4′10″ Connie laments the problems of being short, and Diana Morales recollects her horrible high school acting class ("Nothing"). Don remembers his first job at a nightclub and Judy reflects on her problematic childhood while some of the auditionees talk about their opinion of their parents ("Mother"). Then, Greg speaks about his discovery of his homosexuality and Richie recounts how he nearly became a kindergarten teacher ("Gimme the Ball"). Finally, the newly buxom Val explains that talent alone doesn't count for everything with casting directors, and silicone and plastic surgery can really help ("Dance: Ten; Looks: Three").
The dancers go downstairs to learn a song for the next section of the audition, but Cassie stays onstage to talk to Zach. She is a veteran dancer who has had some notable successes as a soloist. They have a history together: Zach had cast her in a featured part previously, and they had lived together for several years. Zach tells Cassie that she is too good for the chorus and shouldn't be at this audition. But she hasn't been able to find solo work and is willing to "come home" to the chorus where she can at least express her passion for dance ("The Music and the Mirror"). Zach sends her downstairs to learn the dance combination.
Zach calls Paul on stage, and he emotionally relives his childhood and high school experience, his early career in a drag act, coming to terms with his manhood and his homosexuality, and his parents' ultimate reaction to finding out about his lifestyle. Paul breaks down and is comforted by Zach. Cassie and Zach's complex relationship resurfaces during a run-through of the number created to showcase an unnamed star ("One"). Zach confronts Cassie, feeling that she is "dancing down," and they rehash what went wrong in their relationship and her career. Zach points to the machine-like dancing of the rest of the cast—the other dancers who have all blended together, and who will probably never be recognized individually—and mockingly asks if this is what she wants. Cassie defiantly defends the dancers: "I’d be proud to be one of them. They’re wonderful....They’re all special. I’d be happy to be dancing in that line. Yes, I would...."
During a tap sequence, Paul falls and injures his knee that recently underwent surgery. After Paul is carried off to the hospital, all at the audition stand in disbelief, realizing that their careers can also end in an instant. Zach asks the remaining dancers what they will do when they can no longer dance. Led by Diana, they reply that whatever happens, they will be free of regret ("What I Did for Love"). The final eight dancers are selected: Mike, Cassie, Bobby, Judy, Richie, Val, Mark, and Diana.
"One" (reprise/finale) begins with an individual bow for each of the 19 characters, their hodgepodge rehearsal clothes replaced by identical spangled gold costumes. As each dancer joins the group, it is suddenly difficult to distinguish one from the other: ironically, each character who was an individual to the audience seems now to be an anonymous member of a neverending ensemble.[1]
Musical numbers[edit]
"I Hope I Get It" – Company
"I Can Do That" – Mike
"And..." – Bobby, Richie, Val, and Judy
"At the Ballet" – Sheila, Bebe, and Maggie
"Sing!" – Kristine, Al, and Company
"Montage Part 1: Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love" – Mark, Connie, and Company
"Montage Part 2: Nothing" – Diana
"Montage Part 3: Mother" – Don, Judy, Val, Diana, Maggie, Cassie, Al, Sheila, Greg, Paul, and Company
"Montage Part 4: Gimme the Ball" – Greg, Richie, and Company
"Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" – Val
"The Music and the Mirror" – Cassie
"One" – Company
"The Tap Combination" – Company
"What I Did for Love" – Diana and Company
"One" (Reprise)/Bows – Company
Original cast album[edit]
Issued by Columbia Records (PS33581) containing the following tracks:
Side One
"I Hope I Get It" – Company
"I Can Do That" – Mike (Wayne Cilento)
"At the Ballet" – Sheila (Kelly Bishop), Bebe (Nancy Lane), Maggie (Kay Cole)
"Sing!" – Kristine (Renee Baughman), Al (Don Percassi)
"Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love" (Montage) – Company
"Nothing" – Diana (Priscilla Lopez)
Side Two
"The Music and the Mirror" – Cassie (Donna McKechnie)
"Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" – Val (Pamela Blair)
"One" – Company
"What I Did For Love" – Diana and Company
"One (Reprise)" Finale – Company
Characters[edit]
Zach, the imperious, successful director running the audition.
Larry, his assistant.
The Auditionees:
Don Kerr, a married man who once worked in a strip club.
Maggie Winslow, a sweet woman who grew up in a broken home.
Mike Costa, an aggressive dancer who learned to tap at an early age.
Connie Wong, a petite Chinese-American who seems ageless.
Greg Gardner, a sassy Jewish gay man who divulges his first experience with a woman.
Cassie Ferguson, a once successful solo dancer down on her luck and a former love of Zach's.
Sheila Bryant, a sassy, sexy, aging dancer who tells of her unhappy childhood.
Bobby Mills, Sheila's best friend who jokes about his conservative upbringing in Buffalo, New York.
Bebe Benzenheimer, a young dancer who only feels beautiful when she dances.
Judy Turner, a tall, gawky, and quirky dancer.
Richie Walters, an enthusiastic black man who once planned to be a kindergarten teacher.
Al DeLuca, an Italian-American who takes care of his wife.
Kristine Urich (DeLuca), Al's scatter-brained wife who can't sing.
Val Clark, a foul-mouthed but excellent dancer who couldn't get performing jobs because of her looks until she had plastic surgery.
Mark Anthony, the youngest dancer who recounts the time he told his priest he thought he had gonorrhea.
Paul San Marco, a gay Puerto Rican who dropped out of high school and survived a troubled childhood.
Diana Morales, Paul's friend, another Puerto Rican who was underestimated by her teachers.
Cut dancers:
Tricia, who has a brief vocal solo.
Vicki, who never studied ballet.
Lois, who dances like a ballerina.
Roy, who can't get the arms right ("Wrong arms Roy").
Butch, who gives attitude in the audition.
Tom, an all-American jock.
Frank, who looks at his feet when he dances ("headband").
Production history[edit]
The musical was formed from several taped workshop sessions with Broadway dancers, known as "gypsies," including eight who eventually appeared in the original cast. The sessions were originally hosted by dancers Michon Peacock and Tony Stevens. The first taped session occurred at the Nickolaus Exercise Center January 26, 1974. They hoped that they would form a professional dance company to make workshops for Broadway dancers.
Michael Bennett was invited to join the group primarily as an observer, but quickly took control of the proceedings. Although Bennett’s involvement has been challenged, there has been no question about Kirkwood and Dante’s authorship. In later years, Bennett's claim that A Chorus Line had been his brainchild resulted in not only hard feelings but a number of lawsuits as well.[2] During the workshop sessions, random characters would be chosen at the end for the chorus jobs based on their performance quality, resulting in genuine surprise among the cast. However, several costumers protested this ending mainly due to the stress of having to change random actors in time for the finale, resulting in it being cut in exchange for a more organized ending of the same set of characters winning the slots.[3] Marvin Hamlisch, who wrote A Chorus Line's winning score, recalled how during the first previews, audiences seemed put off by something in the story. This problem was solved when actress Marsha Mason told Bennett that Cassie (Donna McKechnie in the original production) should win the part in the end because she did everything right. Bennett changed it so that Cassie would win the part.[4]
Original production[edit]
A Chorus Line opened Off Broadway at The Public Theater on April 15, 1975.[5] At the time, the Public did not have enough money to finance the production so it borrowed $1.6 million to produce the show.[6] The show was directed and co-choreographed (with Bob Avian) by Bennett.
Advance word had created such a demand for tickets that the entire run sold out immediately. Producer Joseph Papp moved the production to Broadway, and July 25, 1975, it opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 6,137 performances until April 28, 1990. The original Broadway cast included:
Cast
(in Alphabetical Order)
Role
Awards
Scott Allen Roy
Renee Baughman Kristine
Kelly Bishop Sheila Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (won)
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (won)
Pamela Blair Val
Wayne Cilento Mike
Chuck Cissel Butch
Clive Clerk Larry
Kay Cole Maggie
Ronald Dennis Richie
Donna Drake Tricia
Brandt Edwards Tom
Patricia Garland Judy
Carolyn Kirsch Lois
Ron Kuhlman Don
Nancy Lane Bebe
Baayork Lee Connie
Priscilla Lopez Diana Obie Award for Best Actress (won)
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (nominated)
Robert LuPone Zach Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (nominated)
Cameron Mason Mark
Donna McKechnie Cassie Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (won)
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (won)
Don Percassi Al
Michael Serrecchia Frank
Michel Stuart Greg
Thomas J. Walsh Bobby
Sammy Williams Paul Obie Award for Best Actor (won)
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (won)
Crissy Wilzak Vicki
In addition, Carole Schweid and John Mineo were understudies named "Barbara" and "Jarad", although they only went on covering other roles. Tim Cassidy also was an understudy for "Bobby".
The production was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, winning nine: Best Musical, Best Musical Book, Best Score (Hamlisch and Kleban), Best Director, and Best Choreography, Best Actress (McKechnie), Best Featured Actor (Sammy Williams), Best Featured Actress (Bishop) and Best Lighting Design.[7] The show won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, one of the few musicals ever to receive this honor, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of the season.
In 1976, many of the original cast went on to perform in the Los Angeles production. Open roles were recast and the play was again reviewed as the "New" New York Company which included Ann Reinking, Sandahl Bergman, Christopher Chadman, Justin Ross (who would go on to appear in the film), and Barbara Luna.
When it closed, A Chorus Line was the longest running show in Broadway history[8] until its record was surpassed by Cats in 1997 and Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera in 2002. According to Baayork Lee in Sean Egan’s James Kirkwood biography Ponies & Rainbows, the first of those shows was artificially elevated above A Chorus Line. She said, "I think they had Cats limping in, keeping it open and do you know I think they were giving tickets away just so that it would stay open, so they would break the record." [9] On September 29, 1983, Bennett and 330 A Chorus Line veterans came together to produce a show to celebrate the musical becoming the longest-running show in Broadway history.[10] A Chorus Line generated US$277 million in revenue and had 6.5 million Broadway attendees.[11] Since its inception, the show's many worldwide productions, both professional and amateur, have been a major source of income for The Public Theater.
By 1991, four of the five original creators had died; Bennett, Kirkwood, and Dante from complications of AIDS-related diseases, and Kleban from cancer. Hamlisch died in 2012.
Subsequent productions[edit]
U.S. and international tours were mounted in 1976, including a run in Los Angeles at the Shubert Theatre in Century City.
A London production opened in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1976. It ran for several years. Jane Summerhays and Geraldine Gardner (aka Trudi van Doorn of the Benny Hill Shows), played Sheila in the London production.[12][13] The production won the Laurence Olivier Award as Best Musical of the Year 1976, the first year in which the awards were presented. Joan Illingworth was also down to the last two to appear.
The original Australian production opened in Sydney at Her Majesty's Theatre in May 1977, and moved to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre in January 1978. The cast featured Peta Toppano as Diana, David Atkins as Mike, and Ross Coleman as Paul.[14]
In 1980, under the direction of Roy Smith, the Teatro El Nacional of Buenos Aires produced a successful Spanish version of A Chorus Line lasting 10 months (and then only to make way for an already scheduled subsequent production).
In 1984, under the direction of Roy Smith with translation by Nacho Artime y Jaime Azpilicueta, the show was produced at the Tivoli Theater in Barcelona and the Monumental Theatre in Madrid Spain.
In July 1986, A Chorus Line was produced in Italy for the first time. It premiered at the Nervi Festival of Dance in Genoa, followed by a five-week Italian tour. The choreography was adapted for the festival's performing space by Baayork Lee who had played Connie in the original production and subsequently became a close collaborator of Michael Bennett, the original choreographer.[15]
The German language version was again directed by Lee and first opened in 1987 in Vienna, Austria, where it ran successfully for one season [16] followed by the German language CD-release[17] produced by Jimmy Bowien in 1988.
The first—and as of 2016 only—professional Hungarian production of the musical opened its limited run on March 25, 1988 under the title Michael Bennett emlékére (English: In memory of Michael Bennett). It was performed by Ódry Színpad (the company of the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest) translated into Hungarian by György Gebora, and directed by Imre Kerényi. The character Zach was renamed Michael and played by Kerényi.[18]
The 2006 Broadway revival opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater October 5, 2006, following a run in San Francisco. The revival closed August 17, 2008, after 759 performances and 18 previews. It cost $8 million to finance and recouped its investment in 19 weeks.[19] The production was directed by Bob Avian, with the choreography reconstructed by Baayork Lee, who had played Connie Wong in the original Broadway production. The opening night cast included Paul McGill, Michael Berresse, Charlotte d'Amboise, Mara Davi, James T. Lane, Tony Yazbeck, Heather Parcells, Alisan Porter, Jason Tam, Jessica Lee Goldyn and Chryssie Whitehead.[20] On April 15, 2008, Mario Lopez joined the cast as the replacement for Zach.[21] The production was the subject of the documentary film Every Little Step.
The production received two Tony Award nominations in 2007 for Featured Role (Charlotte d'Amboise) and Revival (Musical).[7] The original contract for A Chorus Line provided for sharing the revenue from the show with the directors and dancers that had attended the original workshop sessions. However, the contract did not specify revenue when the musical was revived in 2006. In February 2008, an agreement was reached with the dancers and Michael Bennett's estate.[22]
A 2008 U.S. touring production opened May 4, 2008, at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and toured through June 2009. This production featured Michael Gruber as Zach, Nikki Snelson as Cassie, Emily Fletcher as Sheila, and Gabrielle Ruiz as Diana.[23]
In 2012, the musical toured Australia gaining much critical acclaim. Bayyork Lee directed the production and it gained many nominations including, Helpmann nominations for Best Actress in a Musical for West End star, Anita Louise Combe playing Cassie, Best supporting Actress in a musical, Deborah Krizak and Best supporting Actor in a musical, Euan Doidge and it won best musical. The same production and cast then came to Singapore, playing at the Marina Bay Sands, Sands Theater, May 4 to May 27, 2012.[24]
The show returned to London for a revival in February 2013 West End at the London Palladium, running through August of that year. It was directed by original choreographer, Bob Avian, with John Partridge, Scarlett Strallen, and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt starring.[25] James T. Lane is reprising his Broadway role and Leigh Zimmerman won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her portrayal of Sheila in this production.[26] Producers announced June 9, 2013, that the London revival cast would record a new cast album featuring never-before-heard songs which were written for the show but never made the final cut.[27]
Reports surfaced in June 2016 that a second Broadway revival is planned for 2025, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary.[28]
In 2016, approval was granted to director Donna Feore to allow changes in choreography so the show could be performed for the first time on a thrust stage, the Festival Theatre at the Stratford Festival of Canada.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Original Broadway production[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
1976 Tony Award Best Musical Won
Best Book of a Musical James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Won
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Donna McKechnie Won
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Sammy Williams Won
Robert LuPone Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Kelly Bishop Won
Priscilla Lopez Nominated
Best Original Score Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban Won
Best Direction of a Musical Michael Bennett Won
Best Choreography Michael Bennett and Bob Avian Won
Best Costume Design Theoni V. Aldredge Nominated
Best Lighting Design Tharon Musser Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Won
Book of a Musical James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante Won
Outstanding Actress in a Musical Kelly Bishop Won
Donna McKechnie Won
Outstanding Director of a Musical Michael Bennett Won
Outstanding Choreography Michael Bennett and Bob Avian Won
Outstanding Music Marvin Hamlisch Won
Outstanding Lyrics Edward Kleban Won
Pulitzer Prize for Drama Won
Theatre World Award Special Award Won
1978 Gold Record Award from Columbia Records Won
1984 Tony Award (special) Longest-running Broadway musical Won
Original London production[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
1976 Laurence Olivier Award Best New Musical Won
1977 Evening Standard Award Best Musical Won
2006 Broadway revival[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2007 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Charlotte d'Amboise Nominated
2012 Australian revival[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2012 Helpmann Award Best Musical Won
Best Actress in a Musical Anita Louise Combe Nominated
2013 London revival[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2013 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival Nominated
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Leigh Zimmerman Won
Other media[edit]
An unsuccessful film adaptation was released in 1985, starring Michael Douglas as Zach. As Kelly Bishop, the original Sheila, later noted, "it was appalling when director Richard Attenborough went on a talk show and said 'this is a story about kids trying to break into show business.' I almost tossed my TV out the window; I mean what an idiot! It's about veteran dancers looking for one last job before it's too late for them to dance anymore. No wonder the film sucked!"
In 1976, "One" and "What I Did For Love" were performed by the cast of "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour."
In 1988, the 60th Academy Awards featured a variation of "I Hope I Get It" at the beginning of the ceremony.
In 1990, original cast members Baayork Lee and Thommie Walsh collaborated with Robert Viagas on the book On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line, which chronicles the musical's origins and evolution and includes interviews with the entire original cast.
In 1990, Visa launched a marketing campaign around A Chorus Line as it was touring the United States. The promotions included television commercials featuring the musical and the right to say that tickets for the show could be charged only on Visa cards. Visa paid $500,000 for the promotion.[29]
Also in 1990, much of the original cast reunited to perform selections from the musical as well as talk about it on the talk show Donahue. This performance was given to benefit the final run of the show as it was about to close on Broadway at the time. The highlight of the appearance was an emotionally charged performance of "At The Ballet" as performed by Kelly Bishop, Kay Cole and Nancy Lane which left several of the cast and the studio audience fighting back tears. Another highlight was the comical performance of "Dance: Ten, Looks: Three (Tits and Ass)" as done by Pamela Blair. Renee Baughman was the only original cast member who couldn't attend the show's taping because she had to care for her seriously ill father.
The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror V" closes with a parody of "One," which the Simpsons family sings (with alternate lyrics) after they are turned inside out by a mysterious fog.
Michael Bennett and Ed Kleban are portrayed in the 2001 musical A Class Act, a partly fictionalized account of Kleban's life using some of the lyricist's unpublished songs.
In "What I'll Never Do For Love Again," the 20th episode of the fifth season of Ally McBeal (2002), Elaine Vassal auditions (ultimately in vain) for a Boston production of A Chorus Line, singing "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" and "The Music and the Mirror."
James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo produced and directed a documentary film about the musical called Every Little Step, which includes footage of Michael Bennett and interviews with Marvin Hamlisch, Bob Avian, former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich, and original cast members Donna McKechnie and Baayork Lee. The film includes some of the audiotapes made at the early workshop sessions and shows behind-the-scenes footage of the audition, rehearsals, and performances of both the original 1975 production and the 2006 Broadway revival. Production of the documentary began in 2005 when 3,000 hopefuls arrived on the first day of auditions for the revival. The film made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008 and was released as Broadway Broadway in Japan the following month.[30] The documentary opened in limited release in the US in April 2009.[31]
In 2009, music from the score was used in the television series Fringe in the episode Brown Betty, and also in the movie Land of the Lost that same year featuring Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, and Anna Friel
The song "What I Did for Love" has been recorded by Aretha Franklin from "Sweet Passion" (1977), Petula Clark, The Three Degrees on their 1977 album Standing Up for Love, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on "Are a Drag" (1999), Christine Ebersole in a 2009 episode of "The Colbert Report", and most recently by Lea Michele in the first episode of the second season of the hit musical television series Glee. In a later episode in the same season, Jenna Ushkowitz and Harry Shum, Jr. performed "Sing!", although the male and female vocals were switched. The episode "Hell-O" from the show's first season was planned to feature a performance of "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love", although the performance was cut; in a later episode the song can be heard playing in the background. Never officially released, the song was performed by Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff. "At The Ballet" was featured in the show's fourth season and was performed by Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera, Lea Michele and Sarah Jessica Parker.
"Phineas & Ferb": in one part of the live show; Heinz Doofenshmirtz sings part of "One"
The Scrubs episode My Malpractical Decision features a parody of "One", accompanying an imaginary sequence in which Neena Broderick repeatedly assaults a barrage of unfortunate bystanders in the genitals.
In the House MD Season 6 episode, "The Down Low", James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) starts singing the song in the last few seconds of the episode much to the discomfort of Wilson's best friend, Gregory House (Hugh Laurie).
In August 2013, ACL alumna Melissa R. Randel ("Judy Turner") mounted her original production, The Hat, at The New York International Fringe Festival – FringeNYC. The Hat was inspired by her experience as a young Broadway dancer who learns on the eve of a performance that her father has died. "The curtain rises on her 87th performance of a hit Broadway musical, but no one tells Ruth her father has died. Forevermore, her heart clings to a gold-studded chorus girl’s top hat. LIGHTS UP! 5-6-7-8!" Randel appeared in more than 2,000 performances from 1981 to 1985 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre and on National and international tours, and can be seen as a featured dancer in Richard Attenborough's film, A Chorus Line.
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Notes[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b "TonyAwards.com – The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards – Official Website by IBM", TonyAwards.com. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
Jump up ^ Rothstein, Mervyn. "After 15 Years (15!), 'A Chorus Line' Ends". The New York Times. April 30, 1990
Jump up ^ Egan, Sean (2011) "Ponies & Rainbows: The Life of James Kirkwood" Bearmanor Media, ISBN 1-59393-680-X, p. 450
Jump up ^ Corliss, Richard. "The Show Must Go Under". TIME. June 21, 2005. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
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Jump up ^ VBW,"A Chorus Line in Vienna. Retrieved 7 November 2015 (in German).
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Jump up ^ "Michael Bennett emlékére". Színházi Adattár. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
Jump up ^ BWW News Desk. "A Chorus Lins Ends Run Tonight, August 17". Broadwayworld, August 17, 2008.
Jump up ^ BWW News Desk. "A Chorus Line Announces Complete 2006 Cast", BroadwayWorld.com, April 26, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
Jump up ^ BWW News Desk. "Mario Lopez Joins A Chorus Line on April 15", BroadwayWorld.com, March 4, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
Jump up ^ Robertson, Campbell (February 2, 2008). "Those First in Chorus Line Gain a Continuing Stake". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
Jump up ^ Hetrick, Adam. "National Tour of A Chorus Line Officially Opens in Denver May 9" Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine., playbill.com, May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
Jump up ^ "A Chorus Line, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore". Retrieved 25 February 2012.
Jump up ^ "A Chorus Line revived at London Palladium". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
Jump up ^ 2013 Olivier Awards Announced; Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The Audience, Top Hat and Sweeney Todd Take Major Awards Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 28, 2013
Jump up ^ West End Frame. "West End Frame: A Chorus Line to release London cast album". westendframe.com.
Jump up ^ BWW News Desk. "50th Anniversary Revival of A Chorus Line in the Works for 2025". broadwayworld.com.
Jump up ^ McManus, John, "Visa joins with Chorus Line," Advertising Age, September 17, 1990, Vol. 61 Issue 38, p. 4
Jump up ^ "'Every Little Step' – The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
Jump up ^ "A Chorus Line Documentary "Every Little Step" to Hit Screens in April". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
References[edit]
Long, Robert Emmet, Broadway, the Golden Years. Continuum International Publishing Group 2001. ISBN 0-8264-1883-X
Flinn, Denny Martin, What They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of A Chorus Line. Bantam 1989 ISBN 0-553-34593-1
Hamlisch, Marvin, The Way I Was. Scribner 1982. ISBN 0-684-19327-2
Kelly, Kevin, One Singular Sensation: The Michael Bennett Story. New York: Doubleday 1990. ISBN 0-385-26125-X
Mandelbaum, Ken, A Chorus Line and the Musicals of Michael Bennett. St. Martins Press 1990. ISBN 0-312-03061-4
McKechnie, Donna and Lawrence, Greg, Time Steps: My Musical Comedy Life. Simon & Schuster 2006. ISBN 0-7432-5520-8
Stevens, Gary, The Longest Line: Broadway's Most Singular Sensation: A Chorus Line. Applause Books 2000. ISBN 1-55783-221-8
Viagas, Robert; Lee, Baayork; and Walsh, Thommie, On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line. New York: William Morrow & Company 1990. ISBN 0-688-08429-X
External links[edit]
A Chorus Line London production, London Palladium 2013
A Chorus Line at the Internet Broadway Database
Official tour website
Every Little Step film website
A Chorus Line Plot summary and character descriptions from StageAgent.com
A Chorus Line Audition Advice & Show Information from MusicalTheatreAudition.net
A Chorus Line Podcast Series by Sony BMG Masterworks
The New York Times review of the original 1975 pre-Broadway production before it moved to the Schubert Theater
Information about obtaining performance rights for A Chorus Line.
Ovrtur.com Listing[permanent dead link]
Drama Desk Award Winners and Nominations 1976
Tony Award Winners and Nominations 1976
NYPL theatrical lighting database, complete lighting paperwork, original Broadway production
Staples Players Invited to perform A Chorus Line on the birthday of Marvin Hamlisch
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That Championship Season (1973)
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Dierks Bentley
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Dierks Bentley
Bentley in April 2010
Background information
Birth name
Frederick Dierks Bentley
Born
(1975-11-20) November 20, 1975 (age 42)[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Origin
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Country
bluegrass
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
Instruments
Vocals
guitar
Years active
2003–present
Labels
Dangling Rope
Capitol Nashville
Associated acts
Brett Beavers
Deric Ruttan
The Warren Brothers
Lee Kernaghan
Harley Allen
Website
dierks.com
Frederick Dierks Bentley[2] (born November 20, 1975[1]) is an American singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip Alone, is certified gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, Feel That Fire was released in February 2009. A bluegrass studio album, Up on the Ridge, was released on June 8, 2010, and then a sixth album, Home, followed in February 2012, as did a seventh one, Riser, in 2014. Bentley's eighth and latest album, entitled Black was released in May 2016.[3]
Bentley's studio albums have accounted for 25 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, of which 15 have reached number one: his debut single "What Was I Thinkin'", "Come a Little Closer", "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory", "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", "Feel That Fire", "Sideways", "Am I the Only One", "Home", "5-1-5-0", "I Hold On", "Drunk on a Plane", "Say You Do", "Somewhere on a Beach" and "Different for Girls". Four more of his singles have reached the top 5.
Contents
[hide]
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 2003–05: Dierks Bentley and Modern Day Drifter
2.2 2006–08: Long Trip Alone and Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
2.3 2009–10: Feel That Fire and Up on the Ridge
2.4 2012–13: Home and Country & Cold Cans EP
2.5 2014–15: Riser
2.6 2016–present: Black
3 Personal life
4 Tours
4.1 Headlining
4.2 Co-headlining
4.3 Supporting
5 Discography
5.1 Albums
6 Awards and nominations
6.1 Grammy Awards
6.2 Country Music Association Awards
6.3 Other awards
7 Film and television
8 References
9 External links
Early life[edit]
Bentley was born on November 20, 1975[1] in Phoenix, Arizona as the son of Leon Fife Bentley (August 16, 1923 – June 1, 2012), a bank vice-president, and Catherine Childs. His father was born in Glasgow, Missouri, to Richard Thomas and Mary Cecile Fife Bentley, and was a First Lieutenant in World War II. His middle name, Dierks (which he now uses as his first name publicly), is also his maternal great-grandmother's surname. He attended Culver Academies and graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1993.[4] Afterward, he spent a year at the University of Vermont (UVM) before transferring to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he graduated in 1997.[5][6]
Music career[edit]
Dierks Bentley opening for Brad Paisley February 14, 2009 at Scotiabank Place, Ottawa
2003–05: Dierks Bentley and Modern Day Drifter[edit]
Bentley worked at The Nashville Network (now Spike TV), researching old footage of country performances. In 2003, Capitol Nashville released Bentley's self-titled debut album. The album's first single, "What Was I Thinkin'," reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts[7] later that year. The next two singles from that album, "My Last Name" and "How Am I Doin'," reached No. 17[7] and No. 4,[7] respectively.The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Bentley's second Capitol album, Modern Day Drifter, was released in 2005. It spawned two number one singles, "Settle for a Slowdown"[7] and "Come a Little Closer,"[7] and the top 5 hit, "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do."[7] The album was also certified platinum.
In 2005, Bentley won the CMA Award for the Horizon Award (now Best New Artist) and was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[8] The induction took place on October 1, 2005. Bentley stands as the third youngest member after Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner.
2006–08: Long Trip Alone and Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008[edit]
Bentley performing in Saginaw, Michigan, March 31, 2007
On June 10, 2006, Bentley released his third album, Long Trip Alone. The album produced two No. 1 hits, "Every Mile a Memory"[7] in 2006 and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"[7] in 2007. The title track reached No. 10 on the country charts.[7] The fourth single from the album, "Trying to Stop Your Leaving," peaked at No. 5.[7]
In 2007, Bentley released a live DVD titled Live and Loud at the Fillmore, which was filmed in Denver, Colorado.
In a March 2008 interview, Bentley said he would let his fans be the executive producers of his first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008. The album was released on May 6, 2008.[9] An album cut, "Sweet & Wild," reached No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart.[7] The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer Sarah Buxton.
2009–10: Feel That Fire and Up on the Ridge[edit]
Bentley's fourth [10] studio album, Feel That Fire,[11] was released in February 2009. Its title track, co-written by Brett Beavers and The Warren Brothers, reached top 40 in October 2008 and became his sixth number one[7] in February 2009. The second single from the album, "Sideways," was released on March 2, 2009 and went on to become his seventh number one[7] in the summer of 2009. The album's third and final single, "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes," was released on September 13, and peaked at No. 2.[7]
Bentley released his sixth studio album, Up on the Ridge, on June 8, 2010. The title track was released to iTunes on April 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart[7] and became Bentley's first single to miss the top 10 since "My Last Name." The album's second single, "Draw Me a Map," was released to radio on August 23, 2010 and peaked at No. 33.[7]
2012–13: Home and Country & Cold Cans EP[edit]
Bentley's seventh album, Home, was released on February 7, 2012, led by the single, "Am I the Only One" which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Singles.[7][12][13] The second single off the album is "Home", which was co-written by Bentley, Brett Beavers, and Dan Wilson (musician) also reached No. 1[7] on March 24, 2012. A third single, "5-1-5-0", was released shortly after "Home" fell from number one on the country chart.[7] Dierks has been quoted by American Songwriter explaining “I wrote too many songs. I wrote 70. I wrote a lot. There’s 64 that are never going to see the light of day. That’s 64 days that I can’t get back.”[14]
On August 21, 2012, Bentley released the Country & Cold Cans EP on iTunes. It includes five songs, including a radio edit of the track "Tip It On Back" from his album Home. Bentley paid for the studio time to record the EP himself.[15] On October 23, Bentley and Miranda Lambert announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked and Reloaded Tour, that began on January 17, 2013.[16]
2014–15: Riser[edit]
Bentley's eighth album, Riser, was released on February 25, 2014.[17] The album's first single, "Bourbon in Kentucky", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. It peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart,[18] becoming Bentley's lowest charting single to date. The album's second single, "I Hold On", was released on August 26, 2013. It became his first number one on the Country Airplay chart[18] in April 2014 and also his eleventh overall to do so. The third single, "Drunk on a Plane", followed that same month. It reached number one on Country Airplay in August 2014 and was also a strong commercial hit, reaching number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] The album's fourth single, "Say You Do", was released on October 6, 2014. It reached at number one on Country Airplay in May 2015. The title track became the album's fifth single in June 2015.
Bentley along with Eric Paslay are featured on Charles Kelley's debut solo single, "The Driver" which was released on September 28, 2015. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[19]
2016–present: Black[edit]
Bentley released his ninth album, Black, on May 27, 2016.[20] The album's first single, "Somewhere on a Beach", was released on January 25, 2016.[21]
Bentley co-hosted the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, 2016, where he was also nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year.[22]
Bentley has begun releasing a series of four short films for songs from Black, with episode one being the song "I'll Be the Moon" featuring Maren Morris. The following episode serves as the video for "What the Hell Did I Say".[23] The album's second single, "Different for Girls" featuring Elle King, was released to country radio on June 6, 2016.[24] It reached at number one on Country Airplay in October 2016. The album's title track was released to country radio as the third single on November 14, 2016.[25]
He was also selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up track of Take Me Home, Country Roads, On the Road Again and I Will Always Love You which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards.[26]
Personal life[edit]
Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005, in Mexico.[27] They live in Nashville, with their dogs Jake (who has appeared in a few of Dierks' album covers and videos (died July 10, 2016)) and George.[28] The couple have two daughters, born in 2008 and 2010,[29][30] and a son born in 2013.[citation needed] The oldest child makes a vocal appearance on the song "Thinking of You." [31] Their son Knox was born on October 9, 2013.
On June 2, 2012, Bentley announced his father had died the previous day.[citation needed]
Bentley holds a private pilot license and owns a Cirrus SR22.[32]
Tours[edit]
Headlining[edit]
2006: High Times and Hangovers Tour
2007: Locked and Loaded Tour
2007: Free and Easy Summer Tour
2008: Throttle Wide Open Tour
2010: Up On The Ridge Tour
2011: Jägermeister Tour
2011: Country and Cold Cans
2012: Country and Cold Cans (Festivals)
2014: Riser Tour
2015: Sounds of Summer Tour
2016: Somewhere on a Beach Tour
2017: What The Hell World Tour
Co-headlining[edit]
2013: Locked and Re-Loaded Tour – w/ Miranda Lambert
Supporting[edit]
2004: Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love Tour – Kenny Chesney
2006: The Road and The Radio Tour – Kenny Chesney
2009: Paisley Party Tour – Brad Paisley
2009: American Saturday Night Tour – Brad Paisley
Discography[edit]
Main article: Dierks Bentley discography
Albums[edit]
Don't Leave Me in Love (2001)
Dierks Bentley (2003)
Modern Day Drifter (2005)
Long Trip Alone (2006)
Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008 (2008)
Feel That Fire (2009)
Up on the Ridge (2010)
Home (2012)
Riser (2014)
Black (2016)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Grammy Awards[edit]
Year
Recipient/Nominee
Award
Result
2007 "Every Mile a Memory" Best Male Country Vocal Performance Nominated
Best Country Song Nominated
2008 "Long Trip Alone" Best Male Country Vocal Performance Nominated
Best Country Song Nominated
Long Trip Alone Best Country Album Nominated
2010 "Beautiful World" (featuring Patty Griffin) Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Nominated
2011 Up on the Ridge Best Country Album Nominated
"Bad Angel" (with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson) Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Nominated
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (with Punch Brothers & Del McCoury) Nominated
2013 "Home" Best Country Solo Performance Nominated
2015 Riser Best Country Album Nominated
2016 "The Driver" (with Charles Kelley and Eric Paslay)[19] Best Country Duo/Group Performance Nominated
2017 "Different for Girls" (with Elle King) Best Country Duo/Group Performance Nominated
Country Music Association Awards[edit]
Year
Recipient/Nominee
Award
Result
2005 Dierks Bentley Horizon Award Won
2010 Dierks Bentley Male Vocalist Nominated
Up on the Ridge Album of the Year Nominated
"Bad Angel" (with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson) Musical Event Nominated
2012 "Home" Song of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year Nominated
Home Album of the Year Nominated
2014 Dierks Bentley Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Riser Album of the Year Nominated
"I Hold On" Song of the Year Nominated
"Drunk on a Plane" Single of the Year Nominated
Video of the Year Won[33]
2015 Dierks Bentley Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
2016 Dierks Bentley Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Black Album of the Year Nominated
"Different for Girls" (with Elle King) Vocal Event of the Year Won
2017 Dierks Bentley Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Other awards[edit]
Year
Organization
Award
Result
2004 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year; "What Was I Thinkin'" Won
ACM Awards Top New Artist Won
2009 CMT Music Awards CMT Performance of the Year — "Country Boy" with Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Brad Paisley Won
2012 American Country Awards Album of the Year — Home Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Male Country Artist Nominated
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Country Song of the Year — "Somewhere on a Beach" Won
Billboard Music Awards Top Country Collaboration — "Different For Girls" with Elle King Nominated
Academy of Country Music Awards Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year — Black Nominated
Vocal event of the Year — "Different For Girls" with Elle King Nominated
CMT Music Awards Video of the Year — "Different For Girls" with Elle King Nominated
Collaborative Video of the Year — "Different For Girls" with Elle King Nominated
Film and television[edit]
Year
Series
Role
Notes
2009 The Rise of Kahne Himself A biography of NASCAR driver, Kasey Kahne. Bentley is featured in the DVD during an event benefiting the Kasey Kahne Foundation.[34]
2012 Weeds Himself Sang the theme song for Season 8 Episode 9 of Showtime (TV network)
2014 CMT Crossroads Himself OneRepublic aired on March 14
2016–present Academy of Country Music Awards Himself/Co-Host Alongside with Luke Bryan, replacing Blake Shelton
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