A Chorus Line opens with a backstage look at dozens of dancers trying out for a part in a new show. The live music is energizing and brassy; the director of the audition is pushy and demanding. After dance eliminations, only seventeen remain onstage. They’re exhausted and nervous as they urgently sing “I Hope I Get It” as they await the next cut. Ginger Beavers, 6th Street’s Musical Director, is in the orchestra pit with a seven-piece band to highlight their every note and punctuate every emotion.
This Broadway blockbuster burst onto the scene 50 years ago, holding the record as the
longest-running production in history until 1997. Conceived by Michael Bennett from the book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, with award-winning songs by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban, this poignant musical has an endearing and enduring message of determination, resiliency, and the amazing power of dance…