It is hard to believe that over 25 years have passed since A Chorus Line first electrified a New York audience. The memories of the show's birth in 1975, not to mention those of its 15-year-life and poignant death, remain incandescent - and not just because nothing so exciting has happened to the American musical since. For a generation of theater people and theatergoers, A Chorus Line was and is the touchstone that defines the glittering promise, more often realized in lengend than in reality, of the Broadway way. This impressive book contains the complete book and lyrics of one of the longest running shows in Broadway history with a preface by Samuel Freedman, an introduction by Frank Rich and lots of photos from the stage production.
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C'mon! A chorus Line is THE best musical ever written! Now you can have the chance to own a wonderfully published script to this amazing music. I also suggest buying the cd to the musical to go with the script. It's just a pity that this script can not encapsulate the performances of the original cast as well. But I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too. But you can buy this script... and for a severely discounted price!...Congratulations. Jump at this deal immediately.
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I attended the Broadway run of "A Chorus Line" in 1975 as well as it's revival in Los Angeles in 2008. I loved the music, but for the first time I was able to read and understand the book and the lyrics and realized how much I didn't hear or comprehend when I sat there in the audience. Reading "A Chorus Line-the book of the musical" was a revelation and is now prominent among my Broadway reference library. Special thanks to James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante for their book and Edward Kleban for his lyrics and their contribution to the music of Marvin Hamlisch and the vision of Michael Bennett.
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This could possibly be the best musical ever created. This has the script and lyrics of the entire show in this book. This show has comedy by Shelia, fantastic rhyme schemes by the whole cast, a heart-renching monologue by Paul, and a terrific ballad by Diana. The book has numbers that did not even make it on the CD. Just an excellent piece to have if you collect this sort of thing. It's awesome and brilliant! If I could give it ten stars, then I would.
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To understand the phenomenon of a Chorus Line, to appreciate the emotional appeal that made it the longest-running show in Broadway history, requires a kind of willful amnesia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dance bag, dance section, singular sensation, chorus line, ball change Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Martha Swope, Michael Bennett, Joseph Papp, Carole Bishop, Sammy Williams, Cameron Mason, Judy Turner, Kay Cole, Michel Stuart, Pamela Blair, Patricia Garland, Priscilla Lopez, Puerto Rican, Ronald Dennis, The Red Shoes, Baayork Lee, Maggie Winslow, Nancy Lane, Renee Baughman, Wayne Cilento New!
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To understand the phenomenon of a Chorus Line, to appreciate the emotional appeal that made it the longest-running show in Broadway history, requires a kind of willful amnesia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dance bag, dance section, singular sensation, chorus line, ball change Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Martha Swope, Michael Bennett, Joseph Papp, Carole Bishop, Sammy Williams, Cameron Mason, Judy Turner, Kay Cole, Michel Stuart, Pamela Blair, Patricia Garland, Priscilla Lopez, Puerto Rican, Ronald Dennis, The Red Shoes, Baayork Lee, Maggie Winslow, Nancy Lane, Renee Baughman, Wayne Cilento New!
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- Guys and Dolls (Vocal Score Series) by Frank Loesser on page 9
- Sunday in the Park with George (Applause Musical Library) by Stephen Sondheim on page 5
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Applause Musical Library) by Stephen Sondheim on page 5
- West Side Story (Vocal Score) by Leonard Bernstein on page 10
- The INHERITANCE: How Three Families and America Moved from Roosevelt to Reagan and Beyond by Samuel G. Freedman on page 6
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