A Chorus Line
Hundreds of hopefuls congregate at a cattle call for Broadway dancers. After narrowing down them, Zach leads a select group of dancers on the tryout of their lives. In an audition twist, Zach asks each performer personal and intimate questionswith results that powerfully affect not only the young performers but the hardened stage veteran as well.
24 September 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 March 1961
5 February 1960
January 17, 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA
12 February 1958, USA
3 March 1963
17 April 1962, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
April 03, 2003
You'll be crying "uncle" long before those gams are flashed.July 26, 2002
They did the best they could ... which (unfortunately) isn't all that great.June 23, 2012
Misconceived and poorly executed by director Richard (Gandhi) Attenborough, who turns the Broadway smash hit musical into a total bore.June 08, 2004
They should've just left it on BroadwayJanuary 18, 2014
'A Chorus Line' will certainly give people who think they want a career in dance some idea of whether they're up to the challenge. And the rest of the audience will never look at a musical chorus line the same way.April 15, 2003
A Chorus Line vividly conveys the anxiety and hopefulness of dancers trying out for a Broadway musicalDecember 07, 2010
Sexy Broadway classic gets disappointing 1980s remake.July 29, 2002
"astonishingly, it throws out just about everything that made the show a classic"January 23, 2014
probably worked much better as a live productionJuly 26, 2002
Something about this high-kickin,' ways-of-the-world broadway musical just doesn't translate well to the screen. And unless you're a Broadway actor or a wannabe Broadway actor, don't expect to enjoy it...or even understand it.