Every Little Step

The central premise of the Kirkwood-Dante-Kleban-Hamlisch Broadway musical +A Chorus Line is by now overly familiar, examining as it does the 17 actors auditioning for spots in a chorus line on the Great White Way. Recalling Donn Pennebaker's Moon Over Broadway and other similar efforts, ...more

This fascinating documentary by directors James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo chronicles the origins of Broadway's 1970s megahit A Chorus Line, as well as auditions for a 21st-century revival of the play. Besides offering vintage and recent interviews with many of the show's creators, the film includes behind-the-scenes casting highlights distilled from more than 400 hours of footage shot in 2005 and 2006. A Chorus Line got its start in January 1974, when director/choreographer Michael Bennett ...more