What did Michael Bennett think of the “A Chorus Line” film? — Page 2

BentleyB said: "I remember when it came out and having seen ACL so many times before it did. I after the opening I wanted to throw something at the screen. When they decided to make “What I Did for Love” a love song I stood up and said to friends who went with me, “I will be in the car, this is trash” and left.



Oh, Mary! This post is just begging for a Jesse Tyler Ferguson dramatic reading.

To me the sentiment of What I Did is entirely right for the show, but yes it does have a feeling of “well we gotta get this sentiment in here no matter what.”

I wonder if anyone from the team came up with something more seamless years later but never got to try putting it in.

CarlosAlberto said: "Here is some background info from the AFI website on ‘A Chorus Line’s” journey to the silver screen:

A Chorus Line - American Film Institute"



Thank you for posting this. I never knew all of that history behind the film's development. A fascinating read.