On the Line: The Creation of a Chorus Line

Viagas, Robert; Lee, Baayork; Walsh, Thommie

ISBN 10: 068808429X / ISBN 13: 9780688084295

Published by William Morrow & Co, 1990

About this Item

First edition with full number line. Signed with a humorous personal inscription by author Thommie Walsh on FEP. Walsh originated the role of Bobby in the Broadway production of A Chorus Line. Light edgewear and tanning.

Seller Inventory # 400

Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Line: The Creation of a Chorus Line
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068808429X
• ISBN 13: 9780688084295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Original cast members share the stories they did not tell onstage about how the longest-running Broadway show changed their lives forever

Reviews

Based primarily on interviews with the original 19 dancers whose stories provided the plot of A Chorus Line, Viagas, with cast members Thommie Walsh and Baayork Lee, recounts the history of the show. The book's narrow focus works both for and against it; while the dancers were an integral part of the creative process and therefore reliable and inexhaustible sources, the minutiae of relationships and the somewhat similar background stories become monotonous. One also misses input from producers, writers, and other creative members of the team. This is the fourth book in recent months to deal with the show; for the complete story, read it along with Denny Flinn's What They Did for Love and Ken Mandelbaum's A Chorus Line and the Musicals of Michael Bennett (both LJ 6/15/89). For exhaustive theater collections and diehard Chorus Line fans.
- Eric W. Johnson, Univ. of Bridgeport Lib., Ct.
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