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Article: THEATER NOTEBOOK.(Weekend)(Column)
- Article from:
- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- August 20, 2009
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Byline: Joan E. Vadeboncoeur
MERRY-GO-ROUND "CHORUS LINE'
They are auditioning for a musical. One is trying to make a comeback, just in the ensemble, after being a star. Another is aging out of the business. All are hopeful, and a few are desperate. They are the characters in "A Chorus Line," the landmark musical that won nine Tonys and a Pulitzer Prize.
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse is presenting the show, which boasts a score by Marvin Hamlisch that includes "One" and the opening number, "I Hope I Get It."
Merry-Go-Round has a special association with the musical. Auburn native Thommie Walsh, who died two years ago, played the role of ...