" Maurine Watkins started writing Chicago, subtitled 'A Satirical Comedy in Three Acts,' as a project for a writing class she was taking at Yale University. The play opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on December 20, 1926. It was called 'an overnight hit' in New York, where it ran for 127 performances. In an era when theaters tended to turn over shows far more quickly, that was enough to be considered a substantial hit. The show earned as much as $20,000 a week--or

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...

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,...

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

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...

Mayme Paul as Val. Photo by Martha Swope, 1978 “I had auditioned for ACL a few times and gotten ‘typed out’ so when friends were trying...

Mark - National Company 1980 International Company 1981-2   National Company ...

Greg - First National Tour First Time Seeing A Chorus Line "First time...well, I didn't know much about Broadway, I was a ballet dancer. ...

Original production 1986 to 1990 Pat Petrillo - 2nd to last performance "I was a sub drummer for ACL and it was my first professional...

A Chorus Line 1975, 76, 77 Photo by Scott Allen, 1975 This was my first Broadway show. Thank you Michael Bennett. He told me he felt real...

Original National Company 1976-1977, record-breaking performance 1983 The cover of "I Danced on Broadway," which has five chapters on "A...

The final company on Broadway, 1990 Keith Bernado headshot I first saw “A Chorus Line” the summer after graduating from High School in...

Photo by Martha Swope, 1975 "But we didn't need any high-tech help to fill every seat in the Public Theater on April 15, 1975. The...