June 1975: Women auditioning for “A Chorus Line,” the musical by Michael Bennett, which is, as The T
June 1975: Women auditioning for “A Chorus Line,” the musical by Michael Bennett, which is, as The Times pointed out, “staged like an audition. Twenty-four dancers are trying out for eight openings in the chorus line of an upcoming musical. The director sizes them up, immediately cuts their number to 18 and then invites the rest to step forward, one by one, and tell him something true about themselves.” “You may not believe this,” Mr. Bennett said, “but the show grew out of my feelings as I watched the Watergate hearings; it’s my reaction to the falsehood and apathy that seemed to grip the country during that period. I was sick of it. I wanted to do something on stage that would show people being honest with one another.” Photo: Jack Manning/The New York Times -- source link
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