50th Anniversary Revival of A CHORUS LINE still on track for 2025? — Page 14

Updated On: 7/27/25 at 06:56 PM

Can't wait to see EVITA (again, since the outdoor production), GODOT and our favorite MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to date.  It's pure joy.

I was really jealous that I couldn’t be there tonight until I realized that I could spoil The Gilded Age for all of you lucky b^tches 😆 

 

have fun!!!!!!

While I wait for my train

Outside of some minor sound issues, that was outstanding. Highlights: 

- ten original cast members came forward for "The Line" with their headshots.

- Kelly Bishop started "At The Ballet"

- Donna started "Music and the Mirror" which ended have 8 Cassies dance the number.

- Priscilla Lopez did "Nothing"

- Baayork Lee introduced "Montage"

- The Finale consisted of every listed dancer in the program which included members of the revival cast on stage while others filled the aisle(those were the aisle dancers".

 - Jennifer Simard did "Dance Ten: Looks Three "

- Leigh Zimmerman, Krysta Rodriguez and Jessica Vosk did "At The Ballet"

- Ariana DeBose lead "What I Did For Love".

- the "In Memoriam" was done with the overture that's never been performed before.

- lots of speeches, ran just over 2 hours, no announcement of a upcoming anniversary revival.

Updated On: 7/27/25 at 10:32 PM

Thanks for that rundown ACL. Was there any inside baseball chat/memories/fun facts shared throughout? Or were the speeches the only unscripted part? 

BorisTomashevsky said: "Thanks for that rundown ACL. Was there any inside baseball chat/memories/fun facts shared throughout? Or were the speeches the only unscripted part?"

The fact that there was an overture done ( widely rumored) to be revealed and played tonight for the first time was a surprise.

Wayne Cilento revealed he would out dance Bennett during the workshops.

Baayork said their first run through at The Public that it was 4 hours long and the cast got together after to decide who's monologue would get cut which eventually turned into the "Montage" as we know it.

I was aware of the four known Cassies(Hurder, Goldyn, d'Amboise and Sarah Bowden) but there were four others that joined Goldyn for a section and I'd assume they were from the last non-equity tour?

Jordan Catalano said: "Also,John Breglio talked about how people always saythey want the show updated and his response was basically “never”. So that made me happy."

And Michael did attempt to change the show when it was on tour in the 80s and it didn't work.

Jordan Catalano said: "Also,John Breglio talked about how people always saythey want the show updated and his response was basically “never”. So that made me happy."

When he talked about a revival (before he got to the updating part) someone yelled out “definitely!” and he just said “eh” which I found disappointing since that made it sound like he wasn’t interested in doing one anytime soon 

Also, there were no merchandise for sale. Anyone taking part in this had tshirts and we could see them entering the Shubert stage door wearing them. A lot of people were asking the ushers or the bartenders about merchandise. I would have bought one of those tshirts.

Updated On: 7/28/25 at 11:24 PM

Yes, it definitely made me want to see a full broadway revival again, and yes I would have bought merch if the had any.

there were 2 cameras set up in the back of the orchestra section. I asked an usher, he said it was for the Library

ACL2006 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "After Breglio's speech, I'm convinced we won't see another production of ACL on Broadway in it's original form. Neither him or Baayork are getting any younger. And Baayork has several assistants now."

I agree we won’t see one for quite awhile. But there could be some legalese that in order to do it on broadway, it has to be the original choreography 

 

cool.