Tharon Musser's original A CHORUS LINE lighting design

With all the technology changes with lighting intruments (color changers, moving lights, etc.) I wonder if Musser's brilliant design will be different for the planned revival. Or if it will look the same as it did in 1975 but be accomplished with new technology. Tharon Musser...a genious.

Whatever they come up with, I'm happy that I will always have the memory of her brilliant work - still to this day one of the best I've ever seen.

Which she then took to its ultimate state of perfection in DREAMGIRLS.

Just because, here is Ms. Musser's Broadway experience - which is incredibly long, and shows exactly why she's a legend - including 3 Tonys in 10 nominations.
Tharon Musser's ibdb listing.

Isn't it amazing? When you START with the premiere production of what many consider to be the greatest American play, you know you're in for quite the ride!

And I agree completely about the lifetime Tony!

I've talked to a few people who have lamented the taking over of running lights by computer. They all expressed a fondness for actually feeling the fades in sinc with the emotional content of what they were watching on-stage. Obviously, with the complexity that now exists in lighting plots, you'ld have to be a multi-armed monster to even remotely accomplish it - but I do understand the sadness concerning the removal of the human touch from the proceedings.

Updated On: 6/14/05 at 02:04 PM

Here's an interesing article from 1999. Musser and the design team talk about the CHORUS LINE experience.
Entertainment Design Magazine