On the Line The Creation of a Chorus Line

Name: On the Line The Creation of a Chorus Line
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ISBN: 9780879103361

ISBN-10: 0879103361

ISBN-13: 9780879103361

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Robert Viagas, Baayork Lee, Thommie Walsh

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A Chorus Line, the biggest Broadway hit of its generation, is returning to Times Square in a major fall 2006 revival. The show is based on a remarkable series of taped discussions made in the mid 1970s with some of the top "gypsies" (veteran Broadway dancers), many of whom went on to play characters based on themselves in the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical. In many ways, On the Line: The Creation of "A Chorus Line" is a continuation of the show itself. In this collective oral history, the 19 original cast members tell how they got involved with the project, how they labored through the months of workshops that shaped it, and what its success has meant for their lives and careers. They…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Publication date: 8/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Robert Viagas founded and managed Playbill.com, Theatre.com and Broadway Television Network, and is the editor of Playbill Books. He is the author or editor of fourteen books and lives in New York City.




Remembering



The first taping session (January 1974)



"Childhood"



Subsequent taping sessions (February-April 1974)



Preparations for the workshop (spring and summer 1974)



Beginning of the first workshop (August-September 1974)



End of the first workshop (late September 1974)



Hiatus (October 1974-January 1975)



Beginning of the second workshop (January-February 1975)



Preparing for "the Papp test" (February 1975)



Seven weeks that saved the show (February-April 1975)



Final rehearsals and previews (April-May 1975)



Opening night and the off-broadway run (May-July 1975)



Transferring to Broadway (July-October 1975)



The first six months' run (October 1975-April 1976)



The Tony awards (April 1976)



Los Angeles and parting ways (May 1976-December 1977)



A celebration (September 1983)



What came after (1976-1990)



Epilogue



Their lives to date