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Every Little Step

Eerily echoing the story of the musical it is about, Every Little Step follows the casting of Bob Avian's 2006 revival of one of the most widely produced Broadway shows ever, “A Chorus Line.” But this hugely entertaining documentary adds another layer, examining the genesis of the show through the recorded workshop interviews with Broadway dancers that creator-choreographer Michael Bennett used as the basis of that startlingly original work. A treat for anyone who loves musical theater, the film is cause for hip-swaying, high-kicking celebration. The filmmakers are granted extraordinary behind-the-scenes access, and the performers give everything they’ve got. Featuring some of the original cast as well as the aspiring dancers who hope to revive those roles—as aspiring dancers—the film mesmerizes with the various interpretations of each character from different generational perspectives. Directors Sony Stern and Adam Del Deo deftly follow the process from the heartbreak of rejection to the exhilaration of being chosen. Cutting gracefully between Avian’s high-pressure auditions and the archive material, Stern and Del Deo have created a film of nail-biting intensity that matches its subject step for step. “Life imitating art imitating life,” as Variety so aptly put it. Director Adam Del Deo is expected to attend

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Cast & Crew

Director: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern
Producer: James D. Stern, Adam Del Deo
Editor: Fernando Villena, Brad Fuller

Music: Jane Antonia Cornish, Marvin Hamlisch
Principal Cast: Featuring: Charlotte d'Amboise, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Yuka Takara, Jason Tam, Chryssie Whitehead
Filmography: ....So Goes the Nation (2006); The Year of the Yao (2004)
World Sales: Fortissimo Films

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    Amazing performances, throroughly enjoyable!, Jun 11, 2009

    By Mimi Noyes

    “If you love A Chorus Line, then you need to see this movie. If you love musicals, you need to see this movie. If you have any interest or curiosity in how musicals and theater is made, how the audition process works, and just what it means to be a dancer, a singer, a performer, this is definitely a” … full review

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    Chorus Line gets its due on film, Jun 13, 2009

    By Dan Rosson

    “I loved this film. It was inspirig and heartbreaking, and it was great to see Chorus Line get its due after the mediocre 1980s movie version. ”

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Screenings

Egyptian Theatre
June 13, 2009 7:00 PM
7:00 PM (Date has passed.)