Comments on: The Fuss about “A Chorus Line” (a sort-of review of Civic’s production)

By: Hope

Hope — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:47:32 +0000

Thanks very much, Melissa!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:06:51 +0000

Wonderful review Hope! I struggle with having to pick and choose which shows to fit into my schedule too. I think you’re right about Chorus Line. I love that it gives audiences a glimpse into the lives of the dancers.

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:21:17 +0000

Thanks very much, Jim, for this heartfelt, late night comment! I loved reading it, and I really appreciate your taking the time to write it!

When I posted a link to this from my Facebook page, Megan McKinney wrote the following comment, which I also very much appreciate:

“I love your review! Brava! I think its endurance is that it reminds everyone how hard yet normal it is to be rejected. No doubt the audience is guessing all along who will get the parts and no doubt in the end they guess wrong. All the auditioners prove themselves but so many are dismissed. It’s both comforting and heartbreaking.”

By: Jim Lucas

Jim Lucas — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 04:07:40 +0000

I’ve been up since 4:30AM, worked a ten hour day and then drove through a hail storm to see “Bloody Bloody, Andrew Jackson”. But I feel compelled to respond to this.

I think it boils down to something Marvin Hamlisch said once” We are all on the line”. What makes “A Chorus Line” universal is that what happens to the dancers can be applied to anyone. We all have our hopes, dreams and demons. The universality of the show is why it matters. The show business aspect of it just a vehicle to convey that message.

I love “A Chorus Line”. I think it is the Great American Musical. I’ve thought that ever since I saw it 34 years ago from the first Mezzanine at the Shubert in New York. I would have loved to have seen this production, but it did fall out of my budget range. Like you said Hope, “You can’t see everything.”