Research Catalog

Title

On the line : the creation of A Chorus line / Robert Viagas, Baayork Lee, Thommie Walsh, with the entire original cast.

Author

Viagas, Robert

Publication

Pompton Plains, N.J. : Limelight Editions, 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lee, Baayork.
• Walsh, Thommie.

Description

376 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"In many ways, On the Line: The Creation of "A Chorus Line" is a continuation of the show itself. In this collective oral history, the nineteen original cast members tell how they got involved with the project, how they labored through the months of workshops that shaped it, and what its success has meant for their lives and careers. They paint intimate and frank portraits of co-creators Michael Bennett, Joseph Papp, Ed Kleban - and each other." "Originally published in 1990, the book has been updated to continue telling their stories over the past sixteen years. Wayne Cilento ("I Can Do That") has become a Tony-winning choreographer of shows like Wicket and Aida; Kelly Bishop ("Can the adults smoke?") has become a TV star; Trish Garland has become a California fitness guru, and so forth."--book jacket.

Uniform Title

Chorus line (Musical)

Subject

• Hamlisch, Marvin
• Geschichte 2006

Note

• "First edition published in 1990 by William Morrow and Company, Inc."
• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface 2006 -- Remembering -- The First Taping Session (January 1974) -- "Childhood" -- Subsequent Taping Sessions (February-April 1974) -- Preparations for the Workshop (Spring and Summer 1974) -- Beginning of the First Workshop (August-September 1974) -- End of the First Workshop (Late September 1974) -- Hiatus (October 1974-January 1975) -- Beginning of the Second Workshop (January-February 1975) -- Preparing for "the Papp Test" (February 1975) -- Seven Weeks That Saved the Show (February-April 1975) -- Final Rehearsals and Previews (April-May 1975) -- Opening Night and the Off-Broadway Run (May-July 1975) -- Transferring to Broadway (July-October 1975) -- The First Six Months' Run (October 1975-April 1976) -- The Tony Awards (April 1976) -- Los Angeles and Parting Ways (May 1976-December 1977) -- A Celebration (September 1983) -- What Came After (1976-1990) -- Epilogue.

ISBN

• 0879103361
• 9780879103361

OCLC

• 71294988
• SCSB-10809179

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library