Each of the 17 finalists at the audition has a moment to shine, but the pivotal moment of the play is when the director, Zach, confronts his ex-girlfriend Cassie who, after doing featured roles in shows, wants to go back to the chorus. It is true that, more than any other show, this is an ensemble. What is exceptional about this particular production is the honesty of the leads Cassie and Zach. The interviews and stories evolved into the book that was authored by James Kirkwood Jr. It was a taped session and, at subsequent meeting/tapings, Michael Bennett, the Broadway choreographer, was invited. It evolved from a workshop that began in January 1974 at the Nickolaus Exercise Center where the intent was not to do a Broadway show but to start a dance troupe. Usually, the source material is adapted from a book or movie or it is an original script that has been brought to a producer. “A Chorus Line” was the most successful work shopped show in musical theater history. Howard Perloff is the founder and the artistic director of the group whose mission statement is “to develop a permanent, professional theater in Doylestown, Bucks County and provide quality productions and entertainment for public enjoyment.” With this show, more than ever, he is living up to that promise. Now, the “spot” to go to see an exceptional production of “A Chorus Line” is at the Bucks County Center for the Performing Arts at the theater on the campus of Delaware Valley University in Doylestown. The universal truths that this play addresses were the reason that it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1976. Dancers, performers, actually all people, hope to be something special, and often we are as unidentifiable as the next person - just background for a star and a part of the chorus line. Dreams are dreams, whether they are an artistic dream or the American Dream. In this particular instance, the show focuses on the life of a Broadway dancer and the dedicated laser-like focus and devotion that they possess in attaining their dream. It is not only dancers that have dreams of success and being something special. But A Chorus Line does way more than talk about the aspirations and limitations of a dancer’s life. Metaphorically, a dancer’s life focuses on goals as they make many career turns and head snaps, and “A Chorus Line” reviews that life with its many turns and head snaps. It’s accomplished by maintaining focus on one spot in front of you, and then snapping your head around to that spot to complete the turn. “Spotting” in dance is a method of maintaining orientation when doing turns.
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