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A Chorus Line


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A CHORUS LINE Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante | Music by Marvin Hamlisch | Lyrics by Edward Kleeban | Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett

Episode Segments:

  • 1:55 - Speed Test
  • 3:25 - Why God Why
  • 8:07 - Back to Before
  • 23:48 - What's Inside
  • 50:15 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
  • 1:13:45 - Our Favorite Things
  • 1:22:10 - Corner of the Sky
  • 1:24:09 – What Comes Next?

Works Consulted & Referenced:

  • A Chorus Line (Original Libretto) by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante
  • On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line by Robert Viagas, Baayork Lee, & Thommie Walsh with the Entire Original Cast
  • What They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of A Chorus Line by Denny Martin Flinn
  • The Longest Line: Broadway’s Most Singular Sensation by Gary Stevens & Alan George
  • One Singular Sensation: The Michael Bennett Story by Kevin Kelly
  • A Chorus Line and the Musicals of Michael Bennett by Ken Mandelbaum
  • The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch with Gerald Gardner
  • Every Little Step (2008 Documentary) Directed and Produced by James D. Stern & Adam Del Deo

Music Credits:

  • "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
  • "The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble
  • "Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer
  • "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie
  • "What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble
  • "At the Ballet” from A Chorus Line (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Marvin Hamlisch & Lyrics by Edward Kleeban | Performed by Kelly Bishop, Nancy Lane, Kay Cole & Don Pippin
  • "Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon
  • "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews
  • "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas
  • “What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
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