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A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante.. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line.
Songs from the musical A Chorus Line and/or its film adaptation. Pages in category "Songs from A Chorus Line " The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Arts Desk described it as "the song about theatrical pretension". [4] Metro Theatre Arts wrote the song had "the essence of a star waiting to bloom". [5] CT Theatre News and Reviews described the song as "dead-on and quite moving". [6]
Ken Mandelbaum, author of A Chorus Line and the Musicals of Michael Bennett, commented "This moment – one of the show's most celebrated – represents the perfect blend of theme, staging concept, musical underscoring, lighting, and set design that marks the entire evening".
The cast rehearses a scene for the University of Notre Dame’s film, television and theater department's production of the 1975 musical “A Chorus Line” that opens April 18 and continues ...
"What I Did for Love" is a song from the musical A Chorus Line with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban.It was quickly recognized for its show-business potential outside Broadway and was picked up by popular singers to include in their performances in their club and television appearances.
TheatrePeople described the musical style as "lively jazz swing", [2] while MovieMet called it "an energetic, post-Vaudevillian song-and-dance" and added it "will remind film fans of Donald O’Connor’s “Make ‘em Laugh” routine from “Singin’ in the Rain”". [3]
On Sesame Street, it was covered by 10 Muppet numbers in a chorus line. The Simpsons parodied the song in the episode "Treehouse of Horror V". Catherine Zeta-Jones performed the song, with modified lyrics, in dedication to her husband Michael Douglas during the 2009 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony.