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AVPA Spring Musical, ‘A Chorus Line,’ Opens Tonight

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Opening tonight for a five-day run – Culver City High School’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts students raise the curtain on their Spring Musical, “A Chorus Line,” at 7 o’clock in the Robert Frost Auditorium on campus, 4401 Elenda St.

Here is the ultimate celebration of the American musical, the story of 17 dancers competing for a few coveted spots in the chorus of a Broadway musical.

Through the audition, they bare their souls while sharing stories of their childhood ambitions, fears and experiences in show business.

Groundbreaking and Pulitzer Prize-winning, the musical is for anyone who ever has put it all on the line, whether for promotion, for attention, for approval, or for love.

Meanwhile, a parental advisory has been issued: A Chorus Line “contains strong language and mature subject matter.”

Showtimes are 7 o’clock tomorrow, 1 on Sunday, and 7 o’clock next Friday and Saturday at the Frost.

Here is the familiar formulation that only can mean ‘A Chorus Line’
Here is the familiar formulation that only can mean ‘A Chorus Line’

 

Cast

Andrew Alvarenga – Bobby

Paxton Amor – Dancer/Chorus

Mikaela Barocio – Tricia

Reno Behnken – Gregory

Oliver Berliner – Don

Emma deZarn – Cassie

Katy Engel – Lois

Henry Farfan – Tom

Nicholas Freedson – Roy

Ryan Gacula – Paul

Rachel Gonzalez – Rachel

Raegan Harris – Reggie

Ben Hilsberg – Mark

Simon Johnson – Zach

Owen Jones – Butch

Gabe Lobet – Frank

Courtney Lundy – Connie

Isabel Parra – Bebe

Samuel Petersen – Mike

Adriana Romero – Diana

Angel Salas – Al

Carly Shiever – Val

Claire Skelley – Maggie

Eliza Spear – Judy

Khamiya Terrell – Sheila

Sarah Toutounchian – Vicki

 

Creative Team

Directed by Jill Novick

Music direction by Tony Spano Jr.

Choreography by Julie Carson

 

Lighting and set design by Kirsten Opstad

Sound design by Will Schuessler

Costume design by Jacky Jung

Stage managed by Crickett Cary-Green

 

Orchestra

Tony Spano Jr. – Music Director and Conductor

Judy Gottesman – accompanist

Peter Marcus – keyboards

Patrick Gardner – bass

Josh Zucker – percussion

Bella Rivera – flute

Sadushi De Silva – flute

Alberto Cruz – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax

Kent Seeberger – clarinet

Niko Vlahakis – flute, alto sax

Milo Bechtloff Weising – bari sax, clarinet

Paul Witt – trumpet

Mikael Nida – trumpet

June Satton – trombone

James Tingle – trombone

 

 

A Chorus Line

Music by Marvin Hamlisch

Lyrics by Edward Kleban

Book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante

Originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett

A Chorus Line opened on Broadway on July 25, 1975. The original production ran for 6,137 performances becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpassed by Cats in 1997 and the longest-running Broadway musical originally produced in the US until surpassed in 2011 by Chicago.

Run time: 2 hours, 15 minutes with an intermission.

Tickets

$15 general admission. Only  available at the box office before each performance.

$10 for ASB/children/seniors/faculty and staff. Only available at the box office before each performance.

$25 for Premium reserved seats. Available online.

$15 for Premium reserved seats for season pass holders. Available online.

Click HERE to buy premium reserved seats.

See avpa.org

Mr. Spano may be contacted at tonyspano@ccusd.org