Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 "In the first workshop Robert LuPone was cast in the role of Al, paired with Rence Baughman as Kristine-two...

Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 “For Don Percassi, a short, dark, muscular Italian with a Lebanese nose, boundless energy, and a rapid-fire...

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...

Bob Avian and Michael Bennett at the 1979 Tony Awards. Photo by Bob Deutsch Bob Avian, the co-choreographer of A Chorus Line , played a...

Michael Bennett was born Michael DiFiglia on April 8, 1943, in Buffalo, New York, and began dancing professionally as a teenager. He...

On Balanchine’s Act II pas de Deux in Midsummer Nights Dream: “But brief as it was, the change from many dancers to just two gave a...

“La Valse may have been the quintessential role of LeClercq, not only for its angular sophistication and doomed half-innocence, which she...

Patricia McBride and Nicholas Magallanes in La Valse. Photo by Fred Fehl, 1963. In 1919, Diaghilev requested that Maurice Ravel compose...