The groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning concept musical set a new standard for Broadway and remains relevant, poignant, provocative and highly entertaining. Photo: Free-Rain Theatre.
It’s one singular sensation! The groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning concept musical that set a new standard for Broadway and remains relevant, poignant, provocative and highly entertaining.
‘A Chorus Line’ continues to resonate. It first appeared on Broadway in 1975. Among its many gongs are Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Olivier Award for Best Musical and the Helpmann Award for Best Musical.
‘A Chorus Line’ is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition.
Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another.
Memorable musical numbers include “What I Did for Love, “One,” “I Can Do That,” “At the Ballet,” “The Music and the Mirror,” and “I Hope I Get It.” A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance, and compellingly authentic drama, ‘A Chorus Line’ was instantly recognized as a classic.
‘A Chorus Line’ examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical.
After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves.
Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality.
But this is a show about everyone’s dreams, not just a group of dancers auditioning for eight places in a musical theatre chorus. That said, it is, of course, the ultimate backstage dance musical.
Come along and be uplifted by the ambition, heart and mesmerising talent of these hard-working triple-threats.
The details:
What: ‘A Chorus Line’ – Free-Rain Theatre
When: 30 September – 19 October 2025
Where: The Q, 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Cost: $55 – $70. Tickets available via Free-Rain Theatre.
