A Chorus Line Parade Performance — Page 3

My point was to tease EponineApoplectic because frankly, this all clearly demonstrates that it doesn't actually matter WHO is wearing the outfits in this perfectly reconstructed museum piece of a show, which is why I am shocked anybody other than corporations with spend-downs on their expense accounts would actually pay the 300 bucks for Saturday night premium seats and that the producers would have the gall to charge that in the first place.

Tons
Of alternate performers
Everytime you see this show
Tons
Of eager understudies
Move their arms and their legs just so
Fan kicks like Donna McKechnie once could do
Three bills and you'll see 'em copied by
Who knows who?
Tons
Of copies of a Xerox
As faded as an old gold vest
Worn on Sammy Williams's chest
That's fun, hon!
Oooh, sigh, did I fail to mention
You'll all have to spend your pension
To seeeee nooooo ones!

She walks on to the stage
And you know that
She's just such a star, very unique
Replaced Kelly Bundy one time for a week
Never got her big break tho
And, um, it ain't comin' with this show
That's why there are so many missed shows
Just shrug it off, and cut your loss
Tons of tweens love her
And the understudies of her
Copy one of a kind!

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Updated On: 11/24/06 at 01:23 AM

You have to get up crazy early to do the parade.
You have to wait around a long time and dance full-out in the cold on concrete.
You have 8 (sometimes 9) shows to do during the rest of the week.
You have to join the TV union on your third "free" TV appearance (Tonys, parades, etc) and pay dues on those appearances even if you're not getting paid to appear.

I don't blame principals who don't want to do it - once you've done one or two Macy's parades, other things take priority. Besides, what a lovely opportunity to give your understudy a major public appearance that they and their families can watch and record.

I liked A Chorus Line's performance.

Off-note-Did anyone notice how bad Cheyenne was at lip-synching?

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You're right. Only insiders and New Yorkers saw ACL during its original run. Those tasteless tourists never went near it.

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Thoughts and prayers to Charlottes dad....

Her fair-to-middling ACL notices have seen to it that she remains "Jacques's daughter."

He's way more than "Charlotte's dad."

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i think charlotteislazy.org is the best site i've ever seen

and i personally didn't know that wasn't Charlotte when i saw the performance on the parade. she looked so haggard and sinew i just thought it was her doing her normal poses. they should just rename the show to A Standby Line already.

Updated On: 11/28/06 at 10:02 AM

Charlotte's father is fighting cancer and you people CONTINUE to bash her. Where is your sense of decency or humanity. Or is this simply a blood sport?