How Does A Chorus Line Analyse

A singular sensation! This is exactly how I felt throughout the show while observing this stupendous musical. I went to see the September 26th invited dress rehearsal showing of “A Chorus Line” at Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre. I was in complete awe throughout the performance and was also incredibly proud to come from a university filled with an abundance amount of talent. The cast fits the character descriptions for the show so well, and they made a lasting impression on the audience. “A Chorus line” is a musical theatre show set in 1975 that surrounds a director, Zach, and his assistant, Laura, holding dance auditions for an impending Broadway show. As the show goes on, cuts are continuously made, and it eventually comes down to the final interviews and potential cuts. Zach asks everyone about the exact moment in their life when they finally realized their love and passion for performing. In the opening scene, Zach is instructing all of the hopefuls with intricate, advanced dance combinations, and they then break into the opening song of “I hope I get it”. Throughout this number A major element of “A Chorus Line” was the musical aspect. The show had a live orchestra, conducted by Greg Bolin, underneath the stage, and was made up of …show more content…
It communicated the stories of many different individuals who all came together for the same passion and love of dance. One character that stood out to me and I adored, was Valerie Clark (Val) portrayed by Juliette Redden. She is hilariously vulgar and mightily bold. She sings “Dance: Ten, Looks: Three”, which discloses her continuous struggles of being unsuccessful at numerous auditions, and how her dance skills were worthy of making it, but her looks were what was keeping her from it. She then promptly decides getting plastic surgery will solve this problem and later leads to her starting to finally see opportunities coming