The Start of Something Special
To understand the story of A Chorus Line and how it went on to become such a big part of musical theater forever more, we have to go back to the beginning, into the minds of two key people: Michon Peacock and Tony Stevens. Peacock and Stevens were former Broadway dancers, and at the time, Broadway was in a difficult situation.
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Due to the fancy sets and flashy costumes associated with productions of the time, shows were becoming more and more expensive to produce and a lot of them flopped, failing to earn back the money they invested. As a result, a lot of dancers at the time were out of work. Peacock and Stevens came up with the idea of making a whole new theater troupe, comprised entirely of Broadway dancers.