Bennett, who had just worked with Peacock on Seesaw, was part of this first all-night interview marathon, and the stories he heard clicked with an idea he already had rattling around in his head-making a dance musical about dancers. Broadway lore has it that director/choreographer Michael Bennett thought up A Chorus Line from scratch, but the famous interviews on which the show was based-hours and hours of tape of dancers sharing their life stories-were actually started by veteran Broadway dancers Michon Peacock and Tony Stevens in January 1974.Ģ. To celebrate the show's big 4-0, we've rounded up 40 of our favorite fun facts about the game-changing musical, with a nod to the words that have been a part of this singular sensation from the beginning: "This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced in a chorus or marched in step.anywhere."ġ. The show, spearheaded by legendary director/choreographer Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban, opened at the Shubert Theatre on July 25, 1975, and tells the story of 17 dancers vying for eight spots in a Broadway chorus. Forty years ago, A Chorus Line, the beloved downtown musical celebrating the lives of Broadway's hard-working dancers, made its way uptown to the spotlights and footlights of Broadway, and the American musical has never been the same.
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