A Chorus Line
The Original Broadway Cast & Creative Team
Compiled by John Kenrick and William McKay
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(This information is taken from the Original Cast Playbill for A Chorus Line as The Shubert Theatre, New York.)
The Cast
(in alphabetical order)
Scott Allen . . . . Roy
Renee Baughman . . . .Kristine
Carole Bishop . . . . Sheila
Pamela Blair . . . . Val
Wayne Cilento . . . . Mike
Chuck Cissel . . . . Butch
Clive Clerk . . . . Larry
Kay Cole . . . Maggie
Ronald Dennis . . . . Richie
Donna Drake . . . . Tricia
Brandt Edwards . . . . Tom
Patricia Garland . . . . Judy
Carolyn Kirsch . . . . Lois
Ron Kuhlman . . . . Don
Nancy Lane . . . . Bebe
Baayork Lee . . . . Connie
Priscilla Lopez . . . . Diana
Robert LuPone . . . . Zach
Cameron Mason . . . . Mark
Donna McKechnie . . . . Cassie
Don Percassi . . . . Al
Michael Serrecchia . . . . Frank
Michel Stuart . . . . Greg
Thomas J. Walsh . . . . Bobby
Sammy Williams . . . . Paul
Crissy Wilzak . . . . Vicki
An Audition
Time: Now
Place: Here
The characters portrayed in "A Chorus Line" are, for the most part, based upon the lives and experiences of Broadway dancers. This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced in a chorus or marched in step . . . anywhere.
A CHORUS LINE IS PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION
Understudies:
Al, Mike - John Mineo
Paul, Richie - Chuck Cissel
Kristine, Connie, Maggie - Donna Drake
Don, Mark - Brandt Edwards
Cassie, Sheila - Carolyn Kirsch
Diana, Bebe - Carole Schweid
Larry, Greg, Bobby - Michael Serrecchia
Val, Judy - Crissy Wilzak
Zach - Clive Clerk
The Creative Team
A New York Shakespeare Festival Production
in association with PLUM Productions
Joseph Papp presents A CHORUS LINE
Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Michael Bennett
Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Co-choreographer: Bob Avian
Settings by Robin Wagner
Costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge
Lighting by Tharon Musser
Sound by Abe Jacob
Orchestrations by Bill Byers, Hershy Kay & Jonathan Tunick
Music Coordinator: Robert Thomas
Music Directions and Vocal Arrangements by Don Pippin
Associate Producer: Bernard Gersten
Assistant to the Choreographers & Dance Captain: Baayork Lee
General Manager: Robert Kamlot
General Press Representative: Merle Debusky
Production Stage Manager: Jeff Hamlin
Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein
Company Manager: Patricia Carney
Press Representative: Bob Ullman
Associate Conductor: Jerry Goldberg
The Original Cast Recording
Columbia Records
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
Associate Producers: Teo Macero & Larry Morton
Engineers: Frank Laico, John Guerriere
Recorded June 2, 1975 at Columbia's 30th Street Studios, Manhattan.
Released October 1975