An all-new Australian production of one of the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE is coming to the Festival Theatre, Adelaide in December 2011. Extra shows will be on sale from this Friday 18 November at 9am for the last part of the season, 17 - 28 January. A CHORUS LINE variable gift voucher valid for the entire season will also be available .
Direct from Broadway and a U.S. Tour, this new Australian production is directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members and inspirations from the Tony Award winning 1975 production. Musical supervisor will be Peter Casey (Jekyll & Hyde, topol's Fiddler On The Roof) and the show is produced by Tim Lawson and TML Enterprises (Topol's Fiddler On The Roof, Shout!, The Rocky Horror Show).
A CHORUS LINE was originally conceived, choreographed and directed by the legendary Michael Bennett, featuring a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. 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, seven Drama Desk Awards and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It ran for 6,137 performances over 15 years. Until August 2011, A CHORUS LINE was the longest running American musical in Broadway history.
Director Baayork Lee has been involved in A CHORUS LINE since 1975, when she was invited by director Michael Bennett to participate in the workshops from which the show was developed, with the role of Connie Wong in large part based on her own life. She has since directed and choreographed 35 international productions of the show.
Venue: Adelaide Festival Centre, Festival Theatre
When: From 31 December - 28 January, 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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