National Tour of 'A Chorus Line' with Snelson Begins 5/9

The new National tour of the critically acclaimed production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical A Chorus Line opens on Friday, May 9th at The Denver Center for the Performing Arts – Buell Theatre where it will run through May 17.  Following its premiere in Denver, A Chorus Line will settle in for a seven-week run at The Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, May 21-July 6 and then to move to San Francisco's Curran Theatre for three weeks July 8-27.  The show continues on its 35-week initial schedule through June 2009.  A newly updated tour schedule is below.

The National tour cast features Clyde Alves (Mike), Venny Carranza (Roy), John Carroll (Larry), Emily Fletcher (Sheila), Stephanie Gibson (Judy), Michael Gruber (Zach), Natalie Hall (Val), Derek Hanson (Don), Hollie Howard (Maggie), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Mark), Julie Kotarides (Vicki), Denis Lambert (Greg), Jessica Latshaw (Kristine), Ian Liberto (Bobby), Stephanie Martignetti (Tricia), Sterling Masters (Lois), Pilar Millhollen (Bebe), Colt Prattes (Al), Gabrielle Ruiz (Diana), Clifton Samuels (Tom), Kevin Santos (Paul), Nikki Snelson (Cassie), Brandon Tyler (Frank), Anthony Wayne (Richie), J.R. Whittington (Butch), Jessica Wu (Connie) and swing performers Colin Bradbury, Erica Mansfield, Rebecca Riker and Alex Ringler.

A Chorus Line reclaimed its place in the heart of Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W 45th St) where it opened to rave reviews on October 5, 2006.  Elysa Gardner of USA Today calls it "Exhilarating and endearing, it still has a freshness and fervency too seldom seen in contemporary musicals," while The New York Daily News exclaims "There's nothing better! The show thrills from the opening number to the glittering finale," and Jeffrey Lyons of WNBC TV hails it "An American Masterpiece.   A show for the ages."  A Chorus Line is directed by its original Tony Award winning co-choreographer Bob Avian and is produced by John F. Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions.

On February 21, 2007 it was announced A Chorus Line recouped its entire $8 million investment after running only 157 performances (19 weeks) since opening on Broadway.  It's broken the theatre's box office record 7 times in its first 5 months on Broadway.  On January 4, 2008, A Chorus Line celebrated its 500th performance and is now in its second year on Broadway.
A Chorus Line, conceived and originally choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, features a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. Baayork Lee re-stages the original choreography.
The new production features scenery by Robin Wagner, costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge, lighting by Tharon Musser adapted by Natasha Katz and sound by Acme Sound Partners.  Musical supervision is by Patrick Vaccariello with musical direction by John O'Neill, orchestrations are by Jonathan Tunick, Billy Byers and Hershy Kay and vocal arrangements are by Don Pippin.  The new 2006 Broadway cast recording of A Chorus Line was released by Masterworks Broadway and is available in stores nationwide. 
The original production of A Chorus Line opened at the Public Theater's Newman Theatre on May 21, 1975 and transferred to Broadway's Shubert Theatre on July 25th, opening there on October 19th of that year.  It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Score and Book, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award.  It ran for nearly 15 years, closing on April 28, 1990 after 6,137 performances.  A Chorus Line remains the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
Visit the official A Chorus Line website at  www.AChorusLine.com.

A Chorus Line TOUR SCHEDULE
Denver, CO
May 6-17, 2008
The Buell Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts
 
Los Angeles, CA
May 20 – July 6, 2008
Ahmanson Theatre

San Francisco, CA
July 8-27, 2008
Curran Theatre

Portland, OR
July 29 – August 3, 2008
Keller Auditorium

Seattle, WA
August 5-10, 2008
Paramount Theatre

San Diego, CA
August 12-17, 2008
San Diego Civic Theatre
 
Costa Mesa, CA
August 19-31, 2008
Orange County Performing Artscenter
 
Tempe, AZ
September 2-7, 2008
ASU Gammage
 
Boston, MA
September 11-October 5, 2008
The Opera House
 
Greenville, SC
October 7-12, 2008
The Peace Center
 
Cleveland, OH
October 14-26, 2008
Palace Theatre
 
Toronto, ON
October 28 – November 30, 2008
Canon Theatre
 
Baltimore, MD
December 2-14, 2008
Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick PAC

 
Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Forrest Theatre
 
Raleigh, NC
January 6-11, 2009
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
 
Detroit, MI
January 13-February 1, 2009
Fisher Theatre
 
Tampa, FL
February 3-8, 2009
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
 
Orlando, FL
February 10-15, 2009
Carr Performing Arts Centre
 
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
February 16 – March 1, 2009
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
 
Atlanta, GA
March 3-8, 2009
The Fox Theatre
 
Hartford, CT
March 24-29, 2009
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
 
Providence, RI
March 31 – April 5, 2009
Providence Performing Arts Center
 
Pittsburgh, PA
April 7-12, 2008
Heinz Hall
 
Chicago, IL
April 14-May 3, 2009
Broadway In Chicago

Buffalo, NY
May 5-10, 2009
Shea's Performing Arts Center

St. Louis, MO
May 12-24, 2009
The Fox Theatre

Cincinnati, OH
May 26 – June 7, 2009
Aronoff Center

Minneapolis, MN
June 16-21, 2009
Orpheum Theatre

Milwaukee, WI
June 23-28, 2009
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

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