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{{quote|''God, I hope I get it.''
''I hope I get it.''
''How many people does he need?''
|From the [[Opening Chorus]] number.}}
In 1975, composer Marvin Hamlisch, lyricist Edward Kleban, and writers [[James Kirkwood]], Jr. and Nicholas Dante decided to collaborate on a musical about the lives of those folks on the Broadway chorus line. They gathered a bunch of their friends in acting and dancing together for a long night of conversation (and wine) and tape-recorded what was said. [[Foregone Conclusion|This was the result.]]
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[[A Chorus Line (film)|A film version]] was made in 1985, but did poorly at the box office.
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* [[A-Cup Angst]]: Val, as told in her number, "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three."
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