Every Little Step

One....singular sensation every little step she makes.

In the mid 70's Michael Bennett put together a Broadway production known as A Chorus Line. It is a play about the struggles and lives of performers who are trying to make it on Broadway. This film is a documentary about the revival of this play in 2003. We begin with open calls in NY that attracted more than 3,000 people who wanted a part in this play. Many of these felt a personal connection to this as they felt it was "their"(the thespians)story.
The documentary goes between two stories. First being the audio/pictures of Michael Bennett's original making of the play and we also see the modern auditions being filmed. I had know idea how rough it would be to go through so many casting calls and call backs. It seems like it would be much easier to get on TV than to get into a Broadway show.
There were a few familiar face trying out and also doing commentary. We get to hear from Marvin Hamlisch who wrote the music and get to see Tyce Diorio, from TVs So You Think You Can Dance, as he auditions for the show. Overall it is just a bunch of people trying to sing and dance mostly just overacting, which is part of Broadway, but I was not too impressed. I now get that it is hard to get onto a Broadway show do not ever want to try out for one. I was glued to the movie for the who time, but at the end found myself asking why? I just spent 93 minutes watching a documentary about trying out for a play. Next time I may just go the local high school and watch them put on their production of Suessical the Musical.

4.9 out of 10 (sorry Broadway...My Regards)