THE LONGEST LINE - Broadway's Most Singular Sensation

Publisher: Applause Books. Hardcover. 11.5 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches. Written by Gary Stevens.

“The most wonderful gift book for a musical fan!” –Kathie Lee Gifford, Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee

“A grand performance ... a first rate read.” –Digby Diehl, Good Morning America

“The nostalgia book of the year ... it's hard to see how anything could be so comprehensive.” –Cleveland Plain Dealer

From its opening in 1975 until the final curtain call in 1990, the musical A Chorus Line stirred audiences with its stories of aspiring Broadway dancers. This oral history combines 300 photographs (eight pages in color), memorabilia and reminiscences by 125 cast and crew members, including costume and lighting designers, musicians, press agents, understudies and stage managers.

They discuss seemingly every angle; how the show affected their lives and careers, the changes in interpretation that occurred over the years, heated firings, the casting process, road tours, production problems, even drug use among cast members.

Neil Simon tells how he wrote "maybe 25 or so new lines" at director Michael Bennett's request, which Bennett reportedly adapted or inserted into the original script by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. All serious fans of the show will want this delightful reprise of one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history.

258 pages