'A Chorus Line' Masterpiece Opens Tuesday Night!

 

ONE SINGULAR SENSATION!! 

THE NEW PRODUCTION OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND TONY AWARD WINNING MUSICAL COMES TO THE BROWARD CENTER IN FT. LAUDERDALE

FEBRUARY 17 -MARCH 1, 2009 

PRESENTED BY RRA Broadway Across America - FT. LAUDERDALE

AND FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION 

The new production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical A CHORUS LINE comes to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale for a limited two week engagement Tuesday, February 17 through Sunday March 1, 2009. 

A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, is this writer's favorite musical.  It is a theatrical landmark and it is a work everyone should have the opportunity to treasue.  It features a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante (famously based on tapes of dancer 'talk sessions,') with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. 

For this new production, Baayork Lee (a member of the regional cast and a woman who has kept alive Michael Bennett's original vision) restages the original choreography. 

(Photo By Paul Kolnik)

The new production features scenery by Robin Wagner, costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge, lighting by Tharon Musser adapted by Natasha Katz and sound by Acme Sound Partners. Musical supervision is by Patrick Vaccariello with musical direction by John O'Neill. Orchestrations are by Jonathan Tunick, Billy Byers and Hershy Kay and vocal arrangements are by Don Pippin. 

The original production of A CHORUS LINE opened at the Public Theater's Newman Theatre on May 21, 1975 and transferred to Broadway's Shubert Theatre on July 25th, where it officially opened on Broadway on October 19th of that year. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Direction, Choreography, Actress, Supporting Actress, Score and Book, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It ran for nearly 15 years, closing on April 28, 1990 after 6,137 performances. 

I don't often say this, but this 'musical about dancers' is a must see. 

Tickets for the Fort Lauderdale engagement of A CHORUS LINE start at $23.00 not including applicable handling or service charges. Purchase tickets only from the following authorized ticket sellers at Broadway Across America - Ft. Lauderdale, Broward Center or Ticketmaster. Tickets can be purchased in person at Broward Center's Box Office, by phone at 954.462.0222 or by visiting www.browardcenter.org. Tickets are also available though Ticketmaster by phones at 1-800-982-2787 or at www.ticketmaster.com and in person at Ticketmaster outlets. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling the Broward Center at 954-462-0222 or Broadway Across America at 1-800-6GROUPS (647-6877.)

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