A CHORUS LINE opens Aurora Theatre’s 16th Season

Aurora Theatre opens their 16th Sensational Season with A Chorus Line, winner of 9 Tony Awards, including "Best Musical", the Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the longest-running American Broadway musical ever. Running August 4 through September 4, 2011 A Chorus Line will be the largest musical in Aurora Theatre history with 26 actors and a live band. The performances will explode into the intimate 250-seat auditorium, truly making the audience feel like they are a part of the experience.

America's fascination with the pain and exhilaration of an audition is nothing new. Before American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, Michael Bennett and his team of artists, through countless hours of recorded conversations, improvisation and development, created the work that would inspire these types of shows and many others. A Chorus Line is an unconventionally personal audition portrayed live onstage in real time. Feel the drama of these dancers who convey the hope and pain of what they do for love, putting everything on the line to fulfill their dream of winning a role in a Broadway musical. Crossing the line between Broadway and the pop charts, A Chorus Line contains many iconic melodies, including; What I Did for Love, At the Ballet and One! (Singular Sensation).

About the Aurora Theatre Production
A formidable company of talent has been put together by Aurora Theatre for this very demanding production. As Cassie, a dancer looking for her last shot, Pamela Gold (How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Broadway revival opposite Matthew Broderick) returns to Aurora after being featured as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain. Also featured are New York actors Brance Cornelius (National tour: How the Grinch Stole Christmas) as song and dance man Mike Costa and David Rossetti (National Tours: Hairspray and Fame & Kiss Me, Kate, Aurora Theatre) as the troubled and talented Paul. As the demanding director Zach is Aurora Producing Artistic Director Anthony Rodriguez. Other Aurora favorites in the company are Leslie Bellair (Singin' in the Rain-Aurora Theatre, Avenue Q - Horizon Theatre), Ricardo Aponte (Christmas Canteen- Aurora Theatre, The Buddy Holly Story - Georgia Ensemble) and Nicole Dramis (Singin' in the Rain & Over the River and Through the Woods -Aurora Theatre). Director Anne Towns, Choreographer Jen MacQueen and Aurora Associate Producer & Resident Music Director Ann-Carol Pence are the same talented creative team from last season's smash hit, Singin' in the Rain.

Producer Quote
Personal reasons help inspire Anthony Rodriguez, Producing Artistic Director of Aurora Theatre to select A Chorus Line, "While I was a student at UGA, I got the opportunity to play Al in Hilton Head's Production of in A Chorus Line. I can remember, I was propelled by the promise of a budding career as a performer. Now as Zach, I want the audience to feel what it is like to be a part of an actual audition." He goes on to mention the scope of the production, "With a company of actors that is 10% of the capacity of your audience; this would be like seeing a show at the Fox Theatre with a cast of over 500."

Cast & Crew

Ricardo Aponte Don Kerr
Leslie Bellair Connie Wong
MerEdith Campbell Sheila Bryant
Brance Cornelius Mike Costa
Nicole Dramis Judy Turner
Marissa Druzbanski DiAna Morales
Joey Ellington Greg Gardner
Caroline Freedlund Bebe Benzenheimer
Courtney Godwin Val Clark
Pamela Gold Cassie Ferguson
Terry Guest Richie Walters
Angela Harris Kristine Urich
Greg Kamp Mark Anthony
Jason Marrett Larry
Nick Morrett Al DeLuca
Anthony Owen Bobby Mills
Anthony Rodriguez Zach
David Rossetti Paul San Marco / Dance Captain
Kelly Schmidt Maggie Winslow
Priscilla Curtis Ensemble
Christopher Hall Ensemble
Marlee Jones Ensemble
Tamalyn Placencia Ensemble
Steven Tatum Ensemble
Kyle Whitaker Ensemble

Anthony Rodriguez Producer
Anne Towns Director
Ann-Carol Pence Musical Director
Jen MacQueen Choreographer
Katie Pelkey Stage Manager
Britt Hultgren Ramroop Set Designer/Production Manager
James M. Helms Technical Director
Bobby Johnston Sound Designer
Thom Beaulieu Lighting Designer
Neal Vipperman Costume Designer
Rachel Hamilton Props Designer
Sarah Thomson Scenic Artist
E.B. Hooyer Assistant Stage Manager

A Chorus Line
Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
August 4 - September 4
Performances are Wednesday - Saturday at 8:00PM and Saturday & Sunday at 2:30PM
Tickets $16 - $35

Library Preview Performance, Tuesday August 2 at 8:00PM
$10 with your Library Card

Wednesday Discount Matinees, August 24 & 31 at 10:00 AM
Tickets $16

678.226.6222
www.auroratheatre.com

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