Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 "Between the second and third sections of 'the Montage,' Richie was supposed to have his moment in the sun....

Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 “A new Trish Garland returned to the second workshop. She was nervous but determined to assert herself. ‘I’ll...

Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 “For a month, Nancy Lane, the Jewish girl from New Jersey, had understudied Priscilla Lopez as Diana Morales...

Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 “Thommie Walsh read his own monologue at the audition, a memoir about his moving to Florida with his...

Kelly recalls her vocal audition for the role of Sheila: "'I don't want to waste your time, Marvin,' I announced, 'but as much as I want...

Donna McKechnie and Michael Bennett met as dancers on the variety show Hullabaloo in the 1960s. In her book she recalls: “One of my partners on the show was a young dancer from Buffalo, New York, named Michael Bennett, and the two of us hit it off from the first rehearsal. Michael and I were terrific together, and as time went on, we became popular as partners. We seemed to complement each other with our dancing. Michael was a strong jumper, sexy and always dynamic. With my b

Photo by Martha Swope, 1975. Michel Stuart plays Gregory Gardner. Michel attended High School of the Performing Arts for ‘the two best...

Baayork Lee. Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 "I got a call from Michael and he said, 'Baayork, I'm doing this show and you must come down and...

Wayne Cilento dancing 'I Can Do That.' Photo by Martha Swope, 1975. "Wayne Cilento went to a Catholic grammar school in Westchester, New...

Kay Cole (Back: Baayork Lee, Michael Stuart, Donna McKechnie, Kelly Bishop) Photo by Martha Swope, 1975. "Kay Cole, who is nearsighted,...

Ron Kuhlman. Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 "Ron Kuhlman, tall and handsome, first auditioned for Michael Bennett as a replacement for the...

Marvin Hamlisch. Photo by Photofest Marvin Hamlisch was the composer of A Chorus Line , creating a score that captured both the...

For the finale of the first season of Immortal Icons of Dance, we talked to Patricia Ward Kelly about her late husband, Gene Kelly. Star...

In this episode, Dylis Croman tells us about being mentored by Ann Reinking throughout her career. Dylis was 14 when she first met Ann,...

In this episode, Elizabeth Farrell joins us to talk about her time dancing for Agnes DeMille. Elizabeth danced with American Ballet...

In this episode, host Lauryn Johnson interviews Broadway actress Mary Ann Lamb. Mary Ann shares insights about her collaborations with...

Mary Ann Lamb, a Broadway veteran with 11 Broadway credits speaks about her experience working with Jerome Robbins, one of the great...

I often lament not being born a few decades earlier. There are so many dancers and choreographers I wish I could have worked with,...

In a 2004 A&E biography special on Liza Minnelli, composer John Kander told this story of the origin of the Theme from New York, New...