I had the honor of being invited to interview Baayork Lee and one of her protégés, Eddie Gutierrez, for a feature article in the SDC Journal, the publication of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. In the article, I ask Baayork and Eddie to dissect the art of re-staging—specifically as it pertains to our beloved A Chorus Line. I promise, even if you think you already know everything there is to know about A Chorus Line, you’ll still learn something new. Even I did!

Michael Bennett on ladder, Bob Avian in tie. "Michael watched the finale number from his perch atop a ladder, situated in the twelfth...

I was grateful to be invited to the Sunday afternoon dress rehearsal before the 50th Anniversary Concert. Alone in the front row of the balcony, I sat watching the nuance of every interaction between performers on stage. The theater was filled with a long list of legends and stars. Consummate professionals who were mounting a world-class performance in a single day. Some actors performed their scene out of sequence—earlier in the show—so they could run down the block in time

The Music and the Mirror: Five Cassies Celebrate Five Decades of A Chorus Line Donna McKechnie, Charlotte d’Amboise, Robyn Hurder,...

Broadway 1989-closing 1990 I played Cassie in Europe after we closed on Broadway and then joined the American Tour in 1991 as a swing. I...

Final Broadway Cassie - 1990 Photo by Herb Migdoll Laurie: "I studied dance in Illinois with Jack Slater and the Peoria Civic Ballet, in...

Bebe Neuwirth auditioned for A Chorus Line when she was 18 years old. After auditioning 3 times, she was cast as Louis, understudying...

Photo by Martha Swope. Pamela Sousa: “I had been taught the show early on by Clive (Clerk) Wilson, the dance captain on Broadway. This...

Australian Premiere as CASSIE 1977 Broadway 1978 for 3 years 1981-82 The Desert Inn Las Vegas Premier Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre 1985...

Photo by Martha Swope ANN REINKING: "Michael and Bob Avian called and asked if I would be interested in doing Cassie, and I said, "Yeah,...

Photos by Paul Kolnik

1st National Company 1977-80, Broadway Company 1984-86 Wanda Richert (Cassie) 1986 Photo by Martha Swope I first saw A Chorus Line with...

(left) Mitzi standing (center) Mitzi's Silver Poster from London (right) Mitzi center female

The Bus and Truck Company in 1980 Ramón in blue shirt and yellow pants ACL was the first Broadway show I ever saw, the first show I ever...

Gala Finale - Mary Ann O'Reilly "Baayork had informed me earlier that I would be needed to fill in Ifor Crissy Wilczak by understudying...

Original Broadway Musician 1975-1983 Buzz Brauner in front of the Shubert Theatre. Photo by Rich Gigli - Bergen Record - 1980 “My father,...

Paula Evans (left) and Paula Leggett (right), age 15. HELLO 12, HELLO 13, HELLO LOVE… I was 13 years old when A CHORUS LINE opened on...

Bobby - Original London Company "I saw the original company of ACL three times at the public theater in 1975. It was thrilling and I...