"A CHORUS LINE"- 1979- Schubert Theater- Los Angeles Souvenir Program

Description

The
1979 Souvenir Program of "A Chorus Line"
is from the production at The
Schubert Theater in Los Angeles.
The 8 1/2 X 11 1/2" program is 12-pages,including the cover. There is a fold-out portion in the middle---with 4 pages. The vintage program is in
VERY GOOD CONDITION.
It will be protected in a bubble-wrapped envelope and shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
A Chorus Line
is a  musical with by composer Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Levan. The musical's book is by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. The show is set on a bare stage of a Broadway theater. It focuses on 17 Broadway dancers, as they audition for parts in a chorus line. As show progresses, we learn about the performers and the choreographer, who discuss the events that shaped their lives and decisions to become dancers. After several workshops--and an Off-Broadway Production--
A Chorus Line
opened at the
Schubert Theater on Broadway in 1975. With its creation and direction by Michael Bennett, the musical was an unprecedented hit at the box office. It received 12 Tony Award nominations---and won 9. It also won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The New York production on Broadway ran for 6,137 performances. Until it was surpassed by
CATS
in 1997,
A Chorus Line
was considered the longest-running production in the history of Broadway. It still remains the 7th longest-running show on Broadway, spawning many successful productions around the world.
PHOTOS SHOWN: 1)
Front Cover,
2)
Close-up title, lower right corner of cover,
3)
Director Michael Bennett,
4)
Writers James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, Composer Marvin Hamlisch, Lyricist Edward Levan,
5)
Cast List,
6)
Chorus Line and Cast,
7)
4-Page Foldout with the Cast,
8)
Production number,
9)
Back cover of program