- A Chorus Line opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway on July 25, 1975, and was directed by Michael Bennett.
- The music for A Chorus Line was composed by Marvin Hamlisch, with lyrics by Edward Kleban.
- The musical received twelve Tony Award nominations and won nine, in addition to claiming the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
- A Chorus Line was the longest-running production in Broadway history until it was surpassed by Cats in 1997.
- The original Broadway production had a record-breaking run of 6,137 performances.
- In 1976, A Chorus Line started a successful stint in London's West End, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
- The show was revived on Broadway in 2006 and again in the West End in 2013.
- The first professional Hungarian production of 'A Chorus Line' was titled 'Michael Bennett emlékére' which translates to 'In Memory of Michael Bennett'.
- In the 2006 Broadway revival of 'A Chorus Line', the production cost $8 million to finance and recouped its investment within just 19 weeks.
- Baayork Lee, who played Connie Wong in the original Broadway production, reconstructed the choreography for the 2006 Broadway revival.
- Mario Lopez joined the cast of the 2006 Broadway revival as Zach on April 15, 2008.
- The 2006 Broadway revival of 'A Chorus Line' received two Tony Award nominations in 2007 - one for Charlotte d'Amboise's Featured Role and another for Best Revival of a Musical.
- The Australian revival of 'A Chorus Line' in 2012 received several Helpmann nominations and won the award for Best Musical.
- The 2013 London revival of 'A Chorus Line' saw Leigh Zimmerman winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
- In 2015, the Original Broadway cast of 'Hamilton' performed 'What I Did For Love' in tribute to the 40th anniversary of 'A Chorus Line'.
- In 2016, the Hollywood Bowl staged a limited run of 'A Chorus Line' directed and choreographed by Baayork Lee featuring a star-studded cast including Mario Lopez and Krysta Rodriguez.
- Antonio Banderas starred as Zach and co-directed the Spanish-language version of 'A Chorus Line' at Teatro del Soho in Málaga, Spain, in 2019.
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