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Barrington Stage Company has shared rehearsal footage from its production of A CHORUS LINE, offering an inside look at the classic musical as it prepares for the stage.
The York Theatre Company has released a first-look video of GOTTA DANCE with AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE, celebrating iconic musical theatre choreography. The production features reconstructed dance numbers from West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Singin’ in the Rain, and more. GOTTA DANCE is presented at the Theatre at St. Jean’s in New York City.
Watch a clip of the finale from Goodspeed's A Chorus Line in this all-new video. Goodspeed's production of the beloved musical is now running through November 2.
Watch Liesie Kelly, Scarlett Walker and Lisa Finegold perform At The Ballet from Goodspeed's A Chorus Line. Goodspeed's production of the beloved musical is now running through November 2.
Get a first look at highlights from Goodspeed's production of A CHORUS Line! Goodspeed's production of the beloved musical is now running through November 2. A Chorus Line is conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett.
The cast of A Chorus Line, led by Mikaela Secada as Diana, sing of their love for dance in 'What I Did for Love.' Watch the new video of the beloved showtune now!
Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday recently joined The Jennifer Hudson Show and took a look back at the original 1981 Broadway production of Dreamgirls. Check out her conversation with Hudson here.
During a recent episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, Hudson paired up with Jennifer Holliday for a duet rendition of 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going.' Watch the special performance now!
Go inside rehearsals for Goodspeed Musicals' production of A Chorus Line, the third show of 2025 season. The groundbreaking backstage musical about the hopes and dreams of Broadway dancers makes its Goodspeed debut from Sept. 5 – Oct. 26 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn.
Watch a video of Robyn Hurder performing 'The Music and the Mirror' at the A Chorus Line 50 celebration concert, alongside original Cassie, Donna McKechnie, and Charlotte D'Amboise.
July 25, marks the 50th anniversary of the show that changed her life- A Chorus Line. A Chorus Line opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on July 25,1975. Watch in this video as four Cassies chat more about what it takes to play one of Broadway's most demanding dance roles and why the A Chorus Line legacy lives on.
Just last month, the National Asian Artists Project (NAAP) held its 2025 Gala Benefit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A Chorus Line and honoring the role of “Connie Wong,” directed by the original “Connie Wong” Baayork Lee. The special day brought together 16 Connies who played the role between 1976 and 2025. Watch in this video!
Just last month, the National Asian Artists Project (NAAP) held its 2025 Gala Benefit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A Chorus Line and honoring the role of “Connie Wong,” directed by the original “Connie Wong” Baayork Lee. Watch higjlights in this video and check back later this week as we bring you more coverage from inside the big day with A Chorus Line's Connies.
MCC Theater has released a video of Hell's Kitchen Tony-winner Kecia Lewis singing 'Right Hand Man' and 'One Last Time' from Hamilton at MISCAST25. In this video, Lewis takes on the role of George Washington.
Jessica Lee Goldyn has shared a video of her performance of 'The Music & the Mirror' from A Chorus Line at the York Theatre 2025 Spring Gala. Watch her perform the Michael Bennett-staged musical number below, along with Tony Yazbeck as Zach.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that talk show host Phil Donahue has passed away at the age of 88. As his legacy as an iconic figure in the television landscape is commemorated, watch a video of The Phil Donahue Show's special A Chorus Line-themed episode, which reunited the original Broadway cast of the musical.
Earlier tonight at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, Kecia Lewis took home a Tony Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role a Musical' for her outstanding work in Hell's Kitchen. Watch what happened afterwards in this video!
Watch Baayork Lee discuss her legendary Broadway dance career with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca in the video here!
