ChiArts Theatre: A Chorus Line Program 2022

THE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS’ THEATRE CONSERVATORY presents

A CHORUS LINE - High School Edition Conceived, Originally Directed, and Choreographed by Michael Bennett Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban Co-Choreographed by Bob Avian

faculty & scholar-artist leadership DIRECTED BY Rachel Slavick MUSIC DIRECTED BY Kyra Leigh and Malachite Mcdonald CHOREOGRAPHED BY Dereque Whiturs and Dariya Smith DANCE CAPTAINS Michael Vasilevich and Maddy Cantzler DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Mark Bracken ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER Mike Przygoda SPECIAL THANKS TO David Corlew, Jason Sperling, and Nicole Scatchell

A Chorus Line, featuring the 2022 Music theatre Majors, examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality. From Cassie, the star who just needs the “music and the mirror and the chance to dance,” to Val, a small-town girl with a brand-new big-town body, to Mike, who took his sister’s place in dance class, saying “I can do that.” Based on real Broadway dancers’ stories, as told to fellow dancer and choreographer Michael Bennett, A Chorus Line is funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest.

cast Zach: Kateri Hughes Lori: Molly McHugh Diana: Natalia Carasquillo Kristine: India Haddiya Culpepper Val: Issa Scanlon Sheila: June Yuen-Morales Connie: Dariya Smith Bebe: Jadah Clay Maggie: Madelyn Cantzler Cassie: Zola Lopes Richie: Malachite McDonald Mark: Michael Vasilevich Mike: Christopher Commiso Bobby: Kendrick Jackson Al: Deondre Morris Paul: Kenneth Howard

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