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A Chorus Line - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Many songs from the movies are just plain great. Particular standouts are "At the ballet", "I can do that" which are sung as musical solos, while "One" is a good chorus number that is also very well depicted in the movie which you can get a chance to see it.

A Chorus Line is your typical 1980's feel good musical, nothing special nothing amazing but good old hoofer work. The star of the show is very much the music and the most memorable song is One. This was one fo the films that opened the road for Mamma Mia, only this show has original songs not based around Abba's fine music. If you like that 1980's Fame/All that Jazz/Flashdance kind off movie/soundtrack then this will be a good addition for your collection. It's also a good album for your daughters at dance school to have in their collection.

At one time, A Chorus Line was one of the longest running shows on Broadway, and with good reason... It was (is) an exceptionally good and fresh experience. Unfortunately for the movie, the almost cultish following it created refused to accept the screen adaptation of the same. As the saying goes, people fear change.

This hatred/fear can be found in reviews of this Soundtrack as well. Yes, one or two songs have changed from the Broadway Show, some for the Better (Surprise vs. Gimme the Ball) and some not (The Music and The Mirror vs Let Me Dance for You), but the theme, the spirit and the toe tapping spirit of the music is still there and is simply put... fun to listen to.

This soundtrack to the ill-conceived, poorly-received film version of A CHORUS LINE does have some merits. It does feature some great Broadway talents among it's cast (many of them in roles that they also played in the Broadway production). Alyson Reed is a spunky Cassie, though "Let Me Dance for You" hardly compares to the song it replaced ("The Music and the Mirror"). The emotional angst-ridden "At the Ballet" is in perfect hands with Vicki Frederick, Michelle Johnson and Pam Klinger. Vicki Frederick played both Sheila and Cassie in the Broadway run; Pam Klinger also played Maggie on Broadway. Yamil Borges (who would become a huge musical theatre star in Europe) is a terrific Diana Morales with her peppy rendition of "Nothing". Other theatre stars featured in the lineup include acclaimed choreographer Matt West and Nicole Fosse, talented daughter of Bob and Gwen Verdon. The soundtrack is invaluable purely because of the pedigree of it's cast.

It has taken me twenty five years and I think I have forgotten everything about this. Perversion of the play by turning the characters into little children.

This is one of the worst movies ever and Richard Attenborough is a major reason. No understanding of the play.

SO bad it is nearly forgotten. Hollywood turned it into a Michael Douglas movie at the peak of his career and completely and totaly ruined the show. It is just plain awful, nothing remotely close to what it ought to have been, or even close to the stage show. STAY AWAY!!!

my favorite movie of all time.....it captures the realness of broadway auditions and the friendships you make along the way.......

Hollywood ruined it--the movie and the music. Get the Original Cast Recording instead. Not only is it cheaper, it's much better.