The stunning Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A CHORUS LINE is coming to Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre for a limited season beginning December 31.Tickets are now on sale online at www.bass.net.au and from 9am on Tuesday 4 October through all BASS outlets and on 131 246.
This singular sensation and dazzling new production comes direct from Broadway, directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, with Musical Supervisor Peter Casey, produced by Tim Lawson and TML Enterprises.
A CHORUS LINE was originally conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, featuring a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. Director Baayork Lee has been involved in A CHORUS LINE since 1975, first as a dancer in the original Broadway cast creating the role of Connie, through to directing the show in the U.S. and now in Australia.
Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and Artistic Director Douglas Gautier says ”We are very much looking forward to presenting A CHORUS LINE as our summer musical. It will be a great night out for those of us who loved it the first time around, and it’s exciting to be able to introduce it to a whole new generation of theatre goers”
Producer Tim Lawson says “After seeing the incredible pool of talent at auditions, I know that audiences are going to be blown away by the dynamic talent that will shine in this Broadway classic. An exciting mix of new performers and established favourites”
A CHORUS LINE tells the tale of 17 dancers desperately auditioning for eight stage roles in a musical. Its origin stems from when Bennett started taping interviews with New York dancers sharing their feelings and frustrations.
The original production of A CHORUS LINE opened at the Public Theatre’s Newman Theatre in 1975 and transferred to Broadway’s Shubert Theatre later that year. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Score and Book, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It ran for nearly 15 years, closing in 1990 after 6,137 performances. A CHORUS LINE remains the longest running American musical in Broadway history.
‘The chance to see Michael Bennett’s masterpiece again, or for the first time, shouldn’t be missed’ THE NEW YORK OBSERVER
Venue: Festival Theatre
When: From 31 December, 8pm (2hrs)
Cost: Premium $110-$119, A Reserve $90-$105, A Concession $80-$95, Groups 6+ $70-$95,
B Reserve $80-$95, B Concession $70-$85, C Reserve $70-$85, C Concession $60-$75,
GreenRoom $45, Family Pass $200 – $300
Bookings: BASS on 131 246 or online at www.bass.net.au (suitable 12+ years)
For more information visit www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
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