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A Chorus Line

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Directed by Richard Attenborough
Produced by Cy Feuer
Ernest H. Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Cy Feuer ( January 15, 1911 – May 17, 2006) was a Tony Award -winning American theatre producer, director Martin
Written by Arnold Schulman
Starring Michael Douglas
Alyson Reed
Nicole Fosse
Vicki Frederick
Audrey Landers
Gregg Burge
Terrence Mann
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Edward Kleban (lyrics)
Cinematography Ronnie Taylor
Editing by John Bloom
Distributed by MGM (US)
Release date(s) December 10, 1985
Running time 112 min
Country USA
Language English
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A Chorus Line is a 1985 American musical film directed by Richard Attenborough. Arnold Schulman (born August 11, 1925) is an American Screenwriter and producer. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Alyson Reed (born January 11 1958) is an American Dancer and Actress. Nicole Providence Fosse (born March 24 1963) daughter of the late Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, is an American Dancer. Vicki Frederick (born 1949 in Georgia, US) is an American Television and Film Actress who has starred in a number of Audrey Landers, (born July 18, 1956, in Philadelphia) is an American actress and singer who is probably best known for her role as Afton Cooper Gregg Burge ( November 14, 1957 - July 4, 1998) was a Tap dancer and Choreographer. Terrance Mann was the name of a character in the film Field of Dreams. Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. Edward Kleban ( April 30 1939 - December 28 1987) known professionally as Ed Kleban, was an American Musical theatre Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough The screenplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the Tony Award-winning book of the 1975 stage production of the same name by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Arnold Schulman (born August 11, 1925) is an American Screenwriter and producer. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and A Chorus Line is a musical about seventeen Broadway Dancers auditioning for spots on a Chorus line. James Kirkwood Jr ( August 22, 1925 &ndash April 22, 1989) was an American Playwright and Author born in Nicholas Dante (born circa 1942 - May 21 1991) was an American Dancer and Writer, best known for A Chorus Line The songs were composed by Edward Kleban (lyrics) and Marvin Hamlisch (music). Edward Kleban ( April 30 1939 - December 28 1987) known professionally as Ed Kleban, was an American Musical theatre Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer.

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Plot synopsis

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located This article is about venues for live Theatre performances for information about venues for Film projection see Movie theater. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

As the film unfolds, the back story of each of the dancers is revealed. Some are funny, some ironic, some heartbreaking. No matter what their background, however, they all have one thing in common - a passion for dance.

Production notes

Following the smash success of the Broadway production, Hollywood producers expressed interest in a motion picture version of the musical. Many directors turned down the project, insisting that not only was A Chorus Line too beloved, but it would not translate well to the screen. Even Michael Bennett, the stage musical's director, declined to participate when his proposal to present the film as an audition to cast the movie version of the stage play, instead of a literal translation of the play, was rejected. Michael Bennett ( April 8, 1943 - July 2, 1987) was an American Musical theater director, Writer When Attenborough accepted the project, there was some apprehension as to the treatment the British director would give the musical's quintessentially American story. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands [1]

The decision to tamper with the score disappointed fans of the show. "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love," "Sing!," and "The Music and the Mirror" were deleted and new songs "Surprise, Surprise" and "Let Me Dance For You" were added. The show's breakout tune, "What I Did for Love," originally was performed as a paean to dancers and their dedication to their craft. Paean (pronounced as the last two syllables of "European" ˈpiːən is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song usually choral though sometimes individual In the film it becomes a love song delivered by Cassie to Zach.

The stage musical was one of the first to address the subject of homosexuality, but most overt references to it were eliminated from the film. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.

The dance numbers were staged by choreographer Jeffrey Hornaday. See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Jeffrey Hornaday is an American Choreographer and Film director.

Principal cast

Soundtrack

The songs "And. . . ", "Sing!", and "The Tap Combination" from the stage version are eliminated in the film, as well as most of "The Montage" (Hello 12, Hello 13, Hello Love)

Critical reception

In his review in the New York Times, Vincent Canby observed, "Though it was generally agreed that Hair would not work as a film, Milos Forman transformed it into one of the most original pieces of musical cinema of the last 20 years. Vincent Canby ( July 27 1924 &ndash September 15 2000) was an American film critic. Hair is a 1979 film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical of the same title about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Then they said that A Chorus Line couldn't be done - and this time they were right . . . Mr. Attenborough has elected to make a more or less straightforward film version that is fatally halfhearted. "[2]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times stated, "The result may not please purists who want a film record of what they saw on stage, but this is one of the most intelligent and compelling movie musicals in a long time - and the most grown up, since it isn't limited, as so many contemporary musicals are, to the celebration of the survival qualities of geriatric actresses. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. "[3] r Variety said, "Chorus often seems static and confined, rarely venturing beyond the immediate. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Attenborough merely films the stage show as best he could. Nonetheless, the director and lenser Ronnie Taylor have done an excellent job working within the limitations, using every trick they could think of to keep the picture moving. More importantly, they have a fine cast, good music and a great, popular show to work with. So if all they did was get it on film, that's not so bad. "[4]

Time Out London says, "The grit and drive of the original have been dissipated into studiously unkempt glitz as empty as plasticised pop . Time Out is a Publishing company based in London, England. The company's best known product is the Time Out weekly listings Magazine . . It's too corny and unbelievable for words. "[5]

Nominations

References

  1. ^ Richard Attenborough at the British Film Institute
  2. ^ New York Times review
  3. ^ Chicago Sun-Times review
  4. ^ Variety review
  5. ^ Time Out London review

External links

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