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The musical that turned backstage desperation into the most democratic Broadway ever made.
means A 1975 musical by Marvin Hamlisch and James Kirkwood about dancers auditioning for a Broadway show, told through monologues and ensemble dancing that made the ensemble the actual star.
from Born from Michael Bennett's interviews with real Broadway dancers about their lives, ambitions, and why they kept dancing despite poverty and rejection. Bennett choreographed the stage like a therapist's notebook, turning confessional into spectacle.
record runLongest-running Broadway show for 16 years until Phantom
pulitzer prizeWon drama prize in 1976, rare for musicals then
the finaleOne song costs approximately 3,000 dollars per performance in costume upkeep alone
casting methodAuditions were actual auditions, blurring performer and character for the 1985 film
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original broadway 1975 — Opened at Shubert Theatre, ran 6,137 performances, became cultural phenomenon