Finally caught up with the outstanding documentary Every Little Step about casting the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Though some Chorus Line purists balked at the revival, I was pretty fond of it, mostly because I got to cover its out-of-town tryout at the Curran Theatre here in San Francisco as part of the [...]
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`Chorus Line’ documentary high kicks to glory
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Broadway, Nikki Snelson, Rick Faugno, SHN/Best of Broadway, movies, musicals
Posted by Chad Jones on 04 Jun 09 - 0 Comments
Review: `A Chorus Line’
Posted by Chad Jones on 10 Jul 08 - 2 Comments
Opened July 9, Curran Theatre The national tour of A Chorus Line features a cast that can dance, but the singing and acting is, to say the least, spotty. Photos by Paul Kolnik On second thought, maybe `Chorus Line’ is past its prime«« I didn’t experience one singular sensation at A Chorus Line now [...]
`Chorus Line’ seeks next singular sensation
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Broadway, Dancing with the Stars, Mario Lopez, SHN/Best of Broadway, contest
Posted by Chad Jones on 28 Jun 08 - 1 Comment
Before we get started, here’s a taste of A Chorus Line with current cast member Mario Lopez and the cast on “Dancing with the Stars” If you think you’re “uncommonly rare, very unique, peripatetic, poetic and chic” then this contest may be for you. In preparation for the arrival of the A Chorus Line national [...]
Ramping up to the Tony Awards
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Broadway, Disney, In the Heights, Laurie Metcalf, Mario Lopez, Mel Brooks, Passing Strange, Patrick Stewart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, South Pacific, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Little Mermaid, The View, Tony Awards, Tracy Letts, Whoopi Goldberg, Xanadu, Young Frankenstein, awards, musicals, plays, theater news
Posted by Chad Jones on 11 Jun 08 - 1 Comment
This Sunday, the Tony Awards will be handed out. Here’s what you need to know (and get busy organizing your Tony party — we’ve got to get those dismal ratings out of the basement so CBS will continue broadcasting the darn things). For the first time, there will be pre-ceremony Tony Concert chock full of [...]
`Chorus Line’ closing, `Spring’ awakening
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Broadway, Jonathan Groff, SHN/Best of Broadway, Spring Awakening, musicals
Posted by Chad Jones on 04 Jun 08 - 0 Comments
News of Broadway just because: The revival of A Chorus Line will close Aug. 17 after 759 performances. The production, which had its premiere in San Francisco before heading to Broadway, recouped its costs in only 19 weeks. Fans shouldn’t mourn. The touring production lives on and will play July 8-27 at San Francisco’s Curran [...]
One singular sensation one more time
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Broadway, Legally Blonde, Michael Gruber, Nikki Snelson, SHN/Best of Broadway, TheatreWorks, musicals, theater news
Posted by Chad Jones on 18 Apr 08 - 0 Comments
Bay Area audiences were the first to see the most recent revival of A Chorus Line before it headed to New York (where it’s still running at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre). Now, as the Broadway production moves beyond its 500th performance (celebrated last January), it’s time for the Line to hit the road. The national [...]
Tony party planning
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Audra McDonald, Broadway, Christine Ebersole, Duncan Sheik, Jersey Boys, Raul Esparza, Spring Awakening, TV, Tony Awards, awards, backstage, musicals, plays
Posted by Chad Jones on 29 May 07 - 0 Comments
OK, people, time to start planning those Tony Award viewing parties for Sunday, June 10 on CBS. We’ve got to get those dismal ratings up, so if you’re having people over, make sure they’re still setting their TiVos (and VCRs if you’re archaic) to record the telecast. If you’re a Nielsen family, do some creative [...]
Tony, Tony, Tony
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, American Conservatory Theater, Broadway, Duncan Sheik, Jonathan Groff, Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening, Tony Awards, awards, backstage, musicals, plays, theater news
Posted by Chad Jones on 15 May 07 - 0 Comments
Tony nominations were announced this morning, and to my great delight, Spring Awakening nabbed a leading 11 nominations, including two acting noms for Jonathan Groff (best actor in a musical) and John Gallagher Jr. (best featured actor in a musical). Grey Gardens received 10 nominations, including one for Christine Ebersole (best actress in a musical), [...]
Blame it on Broadway
Archived in the category: A Chorus Line, Broadway, Disney, Grey Gardens, Les Waters, Lestat, Martin Short, SHN/Best of Broadway, Twyla Tharp, Xanadu, backstage, musicals
Posted by Chad Jones on 20 Dec 06 - 1 Comment
This was the year that Elton John and Anne Rice’s musical Lestat bit the big one and High Fidelity was a sound no one wanted to hear. Those of us who saw Lestat in its pre-Brodway run at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre knew the show had a stake through its heart from the get go. [...]
`Chorus Line’ buzz
Posted by Chad Jones on 25 Sep 06 - 0 Comments
Steve Kluger, a friend of Theater Dogs (FoTD), was so impressed by A Chorus Line in San Francisco (see the Aug. 25 entry) that he bought a ticket for a preview performance in New York. Well, seems like the kids in the Chorus are poised to become a big hit…again. Here’s what Steve has to [...]
