EVERY LITTLE STEP - the CHORUS LINE movie — Page 2

Thanks.

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I also saw the movie in Chicago tonight; I wondered if the non-covered "characters" lacked the suspense of others; like Al, he was just there; wonder if some people were just cast off the bat without much competition. I was a little underwhelmed by Jason Tam's monologue; having played the part I know how much they force you to stick to the book and he kept adding ad-libs which were distracting; the casting folk seemed to be casting dancers/actors and did not seem to worry much about the singing (except for Maggie), they did not say a word about Deidre's or Rachelle's voice (which was terribly off). I loved the movie though. My favorite part was Elanie singing Fame.

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Updated On: 4/23/09 at 01:54 AM

Does anyone know if it will be relased on DVD in the future??

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I saw this on Monday and it was incredible! How amazing is Jessica Lee Goldyn? She should have originally gotten the role of Cassie.

I didn't realize Nikki Snelson auditioned for Val, she is a lot like her. She is freakishly strong and needs to eat a few hamburgers, it won't hurt her.

How obnoxious is Tyce Diorio? He is so full of himself and I'm glad he didn't get the role.

I want to go see it again so badly almost just for Jessica.

"I was a little underwhelmed by Jason Tam's monologue"

Well, it was better than his stage delivery in the actual show, in which he recited it almost robotically without any emotion.

The movie was barely over 90 minutes, they could have easily shown mpre of the auditionees...unless maybe they didn't sign a waiver?

I saw this while I was in NYC this past weekend and loved it. I went onto IBDB to see what those who were cast have been doing since the revival closed, and was surprised (although probably shouldn't have been) to see that many of them have not been on Broadway since. I knew that Tony Yazbeck had gone on to be in GYPSY, and of course Charlotte D'Amboise went back into CHICAGO, but what about some of the others? Have they been active Off-Broadway or regionally? Also, does anyone know why Yuka Takara only wound up playing Connie for about 5 months (at least according to IBDB, I know they're not always accurate.)
The one thing that I did find a little weird about the movie was the fact that they really didn't acknowledge at all that Charlotte D'Amboise had quite a bit more experience going into the auditions than most of the others they highlighted. Do you think it really did come down to the close decision implied in the film, between her and the other girl (Natascia, I believe was her name?)To me at least it seemed that Charlotte had much more "star quality," at least in the auditions. I know some people here and some reviewers felt otherwise.

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LouieLovesTheater, I agree with you completely in being surprised Nikki Snelson went on to play Cassie.

My inherit problem with her throughout the audition process shown in the film was that she always seemed to be "working it" so hard, which the creative team called her out on at the final callback. It reminded me quite a bit of the exchange in the show where Zach reprimands Sheila for always "putting it on" because, to me, that's what Snelson seemed to do at every single moment.

That same issue was what ultimately completely turned me off to her Cassie. For me, what makes "The Music and The Mirror" so riveting is Cassie's unfaltering desire to please. I've always felt that her desperation is derived from the fact that she only truly defines herself by her passion for dance, hence the pivotal role played by the mirror's ability to show her who she really is (through her ability as a performer.)

When I saw Snelson do the role, she seemed to be conveying that Cassie was trying to prove just how talented she was. Both the song and preceding scene were filled with a lot of the same self-indulgent gestures she did in her audition for Val. She seemed to want to spell out every single moment (the way she grabbed her breasts when she said "tits" in the movie made me cringe) and, because of that, the entire sequence registered as completely artificial.

Although Snelson is a terrific performer, the fact that she made it as far as she did (and ultimately into the show down the line) is one of the things that makes the film so fascinating as she seems so wrong for any of the roles.

I had similar feelings about several other people shown auditioning in the movie. For example, Meredith Patterson (to me) is much more suited to Cassie because of her "star showgirl" quality, as Bob Avian said. I also see Amy Spanger, who was up for Cassie, as more of a Val, etc. It's quite interesting to think about what might have been!

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Updated On: 4/23/09 at 08:46 PM

I get that the doc was about the performers, and I loved it, but I would've appreciated a little more Ed Kleban love. They could've at least had a full sentence about the man who gave voice and words to the dancer's stories and shaped them into the iconic songs we all love.

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Can anyone find a release schedule?

I'm trying to find when it play sin San Francisco. So far, no luck.

Tony Yazbeck also played Gabey in Encores! On The Town, and Jessica Goldyn was Ivy.

I got to see this movie today in Boston as it just opened this past Friday. I loved it! The theatre was about half full at today's matinee and after Jason Tam's audition, there was a loud applause. I did see the revival of A Chorus Line when it opened on Broadway a few years ago so this documentary was a great addition to the experience. I will be purchasing the dvd when it is released and hope it has a lot of bonus footage.

I finally got to see this today as it didn't open in DC until this past Friday. I loved it.

I really liked the guy Rick who was up for the role of Mike. I had heard so much about Tyce Diorio prior to seeing this movie. He's a wonderful dancer and I couldn't imagine why he altered the speed on one of his turns during the audition. He stood out, but for the wrong reasons. What a shame, because I really liked him.

I saw a glimpse of J.R. Whittington during the Paul audition sequence. J.R. can currently be seen on the ACL tour and I happened to see him go on as Paul (as an understudy) during its run in DC.

I loved Natascia Diaz as Cassie. It was also wonderful to see Charlotte's audition. I didn't realize that was Meg Gillentine in the Cassie sequence. I saw her as Lola in Damn Yankees in DC.

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I'm sorry if this has been asked already; Will this be released on DVD??