A Chorus Line (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Conrado Morales, James Kirkwood
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Plot: Musical
- Time of Work: 1975
- Setting: A Broadway theater
- Principal Characters: Zach, Larry, Al, Kristine, Mike, Bobby, Val, Paul, Sheila, Bebe, Maggie, Mark, Connie, Diana, Don, Cassie
- Genres: Realism, Drama, Musical drama
- Subjects: Acting or actors, New York City, Singing or singers, Dancing or dancers, Success or failure, Theater, Entertaining or entertainers, Performing arts, Rejection
- Locales: New York, NY
The Play
A Chorus Line is both a celebration of and a tribute to the unheralded men and women known as gypsies, who make up the chorus lines of Broadway musicals. The show opens as twenty-four young hopefuls learn the dance routine that they will use in the final audition for a new Broadway production. As the lights come up, Zach, the choreographer and director, is teaching a jazz combination, followed by a ballet combination. Identifying dancers only by their numbers, Zach puts the dancers into groups to perform. He watches as they dance and sing “I Hope I Get It,”...
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