A Chorus Line Brasil

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A CHORUS LINELista de PersonagensZach Diretor/Coregrafo

Larry Assistente do Zach

DANARINOS:Cassie (Sem Numero)Sheila (152)Val (179)Diana (2)Judy (23)

Kristine (10)Maggie (9)Bebe (37)Connie (149)Mike (81)Richie (44)Don (5)Paul (45)Mark (63)Greg (67)Bobby (84)Al (17)

OUTROS*Vicki (60)Tricia (131)Lois (53) [Bailarina, no fala]Frank (59) [Faixa na cabea masculina, no fala]Butch (14) [no fala]Roy (36) [Menino de brao quebrado]Tom (40) [conta com sua boca, no fala]

*Cantores/Danarinos usados em grandes nmeros de conjuntos, como cantores nos

bastidores e como substitutos.

Nota: Como os artistas no palco esto cantando e danando ao mesmo tempo, os

cantores nos bastidores so usados para o apoio vocal. No entanto, o pblico nunca

deve estar ciente de que ele no est ouvindo apenas os artistas no palco.


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Nmeros Musical

1 Abertura: "Quantas Pessoas Ele Quer" ........................................................ Companhia2 Moral - Sublinhado ........................................................................................ Orquestra3 Aps a Abertura - TheLine ............................................................................ Orquestra4 Introduo: "Eu Tambm Fao" ..................................................................... Orquestra5 " Eu Tambm Fao " ............................................................................................... Mike6 Introduo: " E... " .......................................................................................... Orquestra7 " E... " ..........................................................................Richie, Val, Judy & Companhia8 Introduo: "No Bal" .................................................................................. Orquestra9 " No Bal " .............................................................................. Sheila, Bebe &Maggie10 Introduo: "Pra Falar" ................................................................................. Orquestra11 " Pra Falar " ........................................................................ Kristine, Al& Companhia12 Montagem, Parte 1: "Ol Doze" .....................................Mark, Connie & Companhia13 Montagem, Parte 2: "Nada" ................................................................................Diana

14 Montagem, Parte 3: "Me" .......................................... Companhia sem Larry &Zach15 Montagem, Parte 4 ..................................................Judy, Greg, Richie & Companhia16 "Dana: Dez; Cara: Trs" ........................................................................................ Val17 Curta Cena de "Paul" .................................................................................... Orquestra18 "A Musica e o Espelho" ..................................................................................... Cassie19 Aps "Musica e Espelho" ............................................................................. Orquestra20 Fim da Cena de Paul .................................................................................... Orquestra21 "Um" .......................................................................................................... Companhia22 Tap Dance .................................................................................................. Companhia23 Alternativas .................................................................................................. Orquestra24 "Fiz Por Amor" ...........................................................................Diana & Companhia

25 Aps " Fiz Por Amor " ................................................................................ Solo Piano26 "Um Final" ................................................................................................. Companhia


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A CHORUS LINEUma AudioAno: 1975

Lugar: Um Teatro na Broadway

O palco completamente vazio, rodeado de preto. H uma linha branca pintada no

cho do palco paralelo com as luzes da ribalta. As luzes da casa ir para a metade, em

seguida, para o preto. Ouve-se o som de um piano. Quando ascender as luzes do palco,

V trs linhas de danarinos em roupa de ensaio, enfrente aos espelhos de dana ao

fundo do palco.

Na frente deles, ZACH ensina alguns passos de dana. O teste final esta em

andamento.LARRY est ajudando ZACH.Para obter o nmero de abertura, a msica contnua sob vocal, dilogo e dana at ter fim ao solo de PAUL, "Eu preciso desse

show."

Abertura: "Quantas Pessoas Ele Quer"(Companhia)

ZACH. (Falando em Ritmo)De novo,Passo, chuta, chuta, salto, chuta, toca ... De novo!

Passo, chuta, chuta, salto, chuta, toca ... De novo!Passo, chuta, chuta, salto, chuta, toca ... De novo!Passo, chuta, chuta, salto, chuta, toca... Certo!Isso ai liga comVolta, volta, dentro, fora, pula, passo,Passo, chuta, chuta, salto, chuta, toca.Isso ai... Isso ai liga comVolta, Volta, toca, desce, a trs, passo, (Pausa)Cinco, seis, sete, oito!Volta, Volta, toca, desce, a trs, passo, (Pausa)Cinco, seis, sete, oito!

Volta, Volta, toca, desce, a trs, passo,Vira, passo, anda, anda, anda.O final ...Vira, passo, anda, anda, anda.Recomea do finalCinco, seis, sete, oito!Volta, Volta, toca, desce, trs, passo,Vira, passo, anda, anda, anda. Certo!

(Fala sobre a musica) Recomece quanto tempo, do inicio de costa para o espelho.Cinco, seis, sete, oito!

A msica constri em orquestrao completa como os DANARINOS faciais do

palco e fazem combinao de Jazz com o ZACH na frente. Quando a combinao longa, ZACH atravessa o palco, chega perto de seu banco e fala.

A parede do fundo do palco feito de painis rotativos de trs lados: Um lado negro, um de espelhos e o terceiro decorado

para a cena final.


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ZACH. (continua, sobre a musica) Ok, a sequencia de bal agora.Moas e repazes juntos. Mark.No se matem!(Falando no ritmo)

Um, dois, trs, quatro, cinco, seis!

LARRY vai ao centro do palco e demonstra a combinao. Osbailarinos marcam a combinao de vrios graus. Em um ponto,SHEILA para de danar e cruza o palco e troca olhares comZACH.SHEILA vai at a sua bolsa de dana, pega uma escova e penteia ocabelo. Os outros danarinos terminam a combinao de bal .LARRY cruza o banco onde recebe cartes de audio e os entrega

para ZACH quatro (4) de cada vez, durante a sequncia.

ZACH. (sobre a musica) Ok, Agora vou dividir vocs em grupos. Eu chamo o numero,para completar a formao ta bom.

JUDY. (Sai do grupo) Ai eu esqueci meu numero.

ZACH.No tem problema, quando eu chamar um numero e no tiver ningum, voc.JUDY concorda.

ZACH. (continua) Ok, moas primeiro.Numero dois, frente.(ZACH ao chamar cada numero indica o lugar.)

Nove, fundo. Dez, frente.Vinte e tres, fundo. Vinte e tres? Judy Turner.

JUDY. Vinte e tres. JUDY corre para o lugar.

ZACH. Stage left, girls. Second group. NumberThirty-seven, downstage.Number Sixty,upstage ...

As luzes mudam para"pensamento interno" com a iluminao ZACH

entra empantomima. Ele continua a forma grupos. Todos (exeto

CASSIE) canta.

TODOS MENOS CASSIE.God, I hope I get it.

Que eu consiga.Quantas pessoas ele quer?

Boys. Quantas pessoas ele quer?

GIRL. God, I hope I get it.

TODOS MENOS CASSIE.Que eu consiga.Quanto de homem e mulher?

GIRL. Quanto de homem e mulher... ?


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TODOS MENOS CASSIE.Olha essa gente!Olha essa gente.Quantas pessoas ele quer?Quanto de homem e mulher?

Quantas pessoas ele... ?

TRICIA. (aquecendo a esquerda do palco)Me da esse lugar. meu esse lugar.Preciso desse lugar.

As luzes voltam a realidade.

ZACHsai da pantomima.

ZACH. (Sobre a Musica) Third group of boys.Number Sixty-three, downstage. NumberSixty-seven, upstage. Number eighty-one, downstage. And numbereighty-four,

upstage. Okay, boys, stage left.Let's do the ballet combination. First group of girls,second group follow.(spoken in rhythm)

One, two, three, four, five, six .. .ZACH crosses down to the bottom of the aisle stage right with LARRY

as the FIRST GROUP OF GIRLS begins the ballet combination.

ZACH. (continued, over music) Diana, you're dancing with your tongue again.

DIANA. Sorry ... (she falls out of a turn) Shit.FIRST GROUP OF GIRLSfinishes the combination.

ZACH. Next group ... and .. .SECOND GROUP OF GIRLS begins the combination. ZACH moves stage

right and addresses VICKI.

ZACH. (continued, over music) You! Any ballet?

VICKI.No.

ZACH. Don't dance ... Don't dance!VICKIfalls out of GROUP and crosses right, the OTHER THREEfinish

the combination.

ZACH. (continued)Next group, and ...The THIRD GROUP OF GIRLS does the ballet combination. TRICIA

dances so big, she winds up in front of SHEILA -SHEILA doesn't like

that.

ZACH. (continued) Boys! And ...Up! ... Up! ... Up! ...

FIRST GROUP OF Boys begins the combination. ZACH comes onto the

stage.

ZACH. (continued) Hold it. Hold it. Stop! (FIRST GROUP OF BOYSstops.Music continues.)(to Roy) How many years ballet?


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Roy. One.

ZACH. Any Broadway shows?

Roy. (shakes his head)No.

ZACH. (to RoY, demonstrating) The arms are second, down, fourth. I wanna see it. Again.One, two, three, four, five, six .. .

FIRST GROUP OF Boys completes the combination. Roy continues to

make the same mistakes. ZACHgoes back down to the aisle.

ZACH.Next group. And ...SECOND GROUP OF Boys begins the combination.

ZACH. (to FRANK, over music) Boy in the headband, keep your head up. Headband, head

up! FRANK looks at ZACH, appears to acknowledge his instruction, butcontinues to look down. SECOND GROUP OF BOYS finishes the

combination.

ZACH. (continued) And ...THIRD GROUP OF Boys begins the combination.

ZACH. (continued, in rhythm)Up! Up! Up!

THIRD GROUP OF BOYS finishes the combination. The lights change,

ZACHgoes onto the stage and into pantomime. As the group sings,MAGGIE (in pantomime) asks ZACH to demonstrate a part of the jazz

combination. The FIRST GROUP OF GIRLS takes position. ZACH

demonstrates.

ALL EXCEPT CASSIE. (yelled, not sung)God, I really blew it!

(sung) I reallyblew it.How could I do a thing like that?

Boys. How could I do a thing like ...

ALL EXCEPT CASSIE.Now I'll nevermake it.I'll never make it!He doesn't like the way I lookHe doesn't like the way I dance.He doesn't like the way I ...

The lights return to reality. ZACHgoes back down to the aisle. The

FIRST GROUP OF GIRLS dances the jazz combination. When they are

finished...ZACH. (addressingKRISTINE) Girl inbrown, much better but still too much tension face,neck and shoulders. Relax.

SECOND GROUP OF GIRLS is in position.


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ZACH. (continued) Five, six, seven, eight ...VICKI waves frantically to ZACH.

ZACH. (continued) Hold it! Hold it!

VICKI. I thinkI know the steps but could you have someone do it in front,please?

ZACH. Larry ...LARRY takes a position down right of the GROUP.

ZACH. (continued)Five, six, seven, eight.

The GROUP dances with LARRY. When finished, LARRYgoes back to

the aisle.

ZACH. (continued)Next group.(in rhythm) A-five, six, seven, eight ...

THIRD GROUP OF GIRLSstarts the combination. VAL is dancing behind

SHEILA and not in her spot.

(to VAL) Dance out ... Dance out!ZACHgoes up on stage and addresses the GROUP.

Hold it. Hold it. Stop!(to SHEILA) Sheila, do me a favor, you dance upstage.(to VAL) You, downstage.

SHEILA condescendingly gives up the front spot to VAL.

ZACH. (continued, in rhythm)

A-five, six, seven, eight!

ZACH goes back to the aisle as the THIRD GROUP finishes thecombination. At one point, SHEILA misses the turns and tries to getback into the combination. SHEILA gives up and walks off as theGIRLS dance off.

ZACH. (continued) Sheila, do you know the combination?

SHEILA. I knew it when I was in the front.

ZACH. Okay, first group of boys.(in rhythm) A-five, six, seven, eight.

FIRST GROUP OF Boys starts the combination. AL and BUTCHboth make different mistakes.

ZACH. (continued) Hold it, hold it, stop!ZACHgoes back up to the stage and demonstrates.

ZACH. (continued, to AL) The step is, down step, pivot step. Not pivot step, pivot step, right?You chewing gum? Get rid of it.

AL runs stage right and gives his gum to KRISTINE, then returns tohis position in the GROUP while ZACH talks to BUTCH.

ZACH. (continued) It's step, step, up, cross, tum from there. - Okay, got it? (in rhythm) Again.Five, six, seven, eight.


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ZACH. (continued) Other girls, thank you very much for coming. I'm sorry.The GIRLS who were eliminated exit up right.

ZACH. (continued) Boys. [bar 338]

Number Seventeen.ALsteps out and starts a line behind the GIRLS.

ZACH. (continued)Number Five,number Forty-four,Forty-five,Sixty-three,Sixty-seven,Eighty-one andEighty-four.

DON, RICHIE, PAUL, MARK, MIKE, GREG andBOBBYstep out and form a

line with AL.

ZACH. (continued) Other boys, thank you.The OTHER BOYS exit upstage right.

ZACH. (continued) Larry ...Music continues. [bar 344] LARRY crosses to ZACH as the lights

change and ...

ALL (plus allOFFSTAGE VOICES).God, I thinkI've got it.

I thinkI've got it.I knew he liked me all the time.

ZACH. I want your pictures and resumes, please.ZACH goes up the aisle to his desk in the back of the theatre. The

GROUP breaks up and they all go to their dance bags to get pictures

as ...

ALL. Still it isn't over.MAGGIE. What's coming next?ALL. It isn't over.MIKE. What happens now?ALL. I can't imagine what he wants.GIRLS. I can't imagine what he ...ALL. God, I hope I get it!

I hope I get it.The GROUP gathers center stage around LARRY who indicates that

they should form a single line upstage.

ALL. (continued)I've come so far, but even so,It could be yes, it could be no,How many people does he ... ?

I really need this job.


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MIKE, DIANA, JUDY, RICHIE, AL &some 0/ S VOICES.My unemployment is gone.

THE REST. Please God, I need this job.

BOBBY, CONNIE, AL, VAL, VICKI, LOIS & other0/ S VOICES.I knew I had it from the start.

THE REST. I've got to get this show.While holding the last chord on "show," all Boys AND GIRLS OF THE

LINE walk downstage as the lights dim to black. Mirror panels then

rotate to black. The lights bump up on the first chord, [vamp, bar

370] revealingTHE LINE with their photos in front of their faces. THE

LINE is, stage right to stage left: DON, MAGGIE, MIKE, CONNIE, GREG,CASSIE, SHEILA, BOBBY, BEBE, JUDY, RICHIE, AL, KRISTINE, VAL, MARK,

PAUL andDIANA. LARRY is downstage left, not part ofTHE LINE.

ZACH. (after applause peaks) Larry, [last chord of vamp, bar 370] collect the pictures andresumes, please. [bar371; orchestra continues "Semplice."]

LARRY collects the pictures from stage left to right as the lights on

THE LINE dim, leavingPAUL in a head spot.

PAUL. Who am I anyway?Am I my resume?That is a picture of a person I don't know.What does he want from me?What should I try to be?So many faces all around, and here we go.

I need this job, oh God, I need this show.Music cadence and out.Lights come up on THE LINE.

ZACH. Today, I want you to tell me your stage name, real name if it's different. And 1'dalso like to know where you were born and how old you are.

SHEILA. (stage whisper) Terrific!

V AL. (stage whisper) Fabulous!

JUDY. (raising her hand) Ah ... excuse me, sir ... do we have to? I mean, it's not very

polite to ask a lady herage.

ZACH. Being polite doesn't interest me. Your age does. And I want to know your age.Okay, let's go down the line. We'll start on the end, stage right.

THE LINE looks to DON; he is talking to MAGGIE who hits his leg, thenDON turns in the direction ofZACH.

DON. Ah ... twenty-eight.

ZACH. Start with your name and step forward.

DON. (steppingforward) My real name is Don Kerr. Ah ... Kansas City, Kansas. (DONbacks into line.)


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ZACH. Next.

MAGGIE. (stepping out) Maggie Winslow.

ZACH. Louder.

MAGGIE. Maggie Winslow .. . sometimes know as Margaret, Margie, Peggy .. , all ofthe above. Whatever, it's real and I was born in San Mateo, California on a Thursdayevening at 10:40 p.m., August 17, and I'm 25. (She backs into line.) MIKE. I'm MikeCosta - it used to be Costafalone. I was born in Trenton, New Jersey on the 4th ofJuly.I'm twenty-four. (He backs into line.)

ZACH. Next.

CONNIE. Connie Wong. It's always been Connie Wong. I was born in Chinatown -

Lower East Side. (She steps back in line.)

ZACH. Your age?

BOBBY. Go on, Miss Wong.

CONNIE. (stepping forward) Ah ... December 5, four thousand six hundred and forty-two. The Year of the Chicken. (She returns to the line.)

ZACH. Next.

GREG. (comingforward) My real name is Sidney Kenneth Beckenstein. My Jewishname is Rochmel Lev Ben Yokov Meyer Beckenstein, and my professional name isGregory Gardner. Very East Side, and I do not deny it. I'm 32.

CASSIE. (steps out) Cassie ... Ah ... Zach, could I talkto you for a minute?

ZACH. Sure, go ahead.

CASSIE. Well, I mean privately. (She starts for the steps to the aisle.)

ZACH. Not right now, Cassie. I'm running about an hourbehind.CASSIE. Well, I know, but I ...

ZACH. Next.CASSIEgoes back to the line.

SHEILA. (stepping forward) I'm Sheila Bryant. Really Sara Rosemary Bryant, which Ireally hate. I was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. And I'm going to be thirty realsoon. And I'm real glad. (She backs into line.)

See appendix Afar alternate/substitute scene.


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BOBBY. (stepping downstage) I'm Robert Charles Joseph Henry Mills III, that's my realname too. I come from upstate New York, near Buffalo, I can't remember the name ofthe town ... I'veblocked it out. I was born 25 years ago. (Back to line.)

BEBE.lforward) My name is Bebe Benzenheimer and I know, I gotta change it. I'm

twenty-two. I come from Boston, and here I am. (Embarrassed, she backs into line.)

JUDY. My name is Judy Turner. My real name is Lana Turner. (Laughing at her ownjoke.)No, no, no, no, no - it's always been Judy Turner. I'm 26 years old.

JUDY backs up, RICHIEstarts out, JUDYstops him and goes on.

JUDY. (continued) Oh, I was born in El Paso ... EI Paso, Texas.

ZACH. Good. Next.

RICHIE. (steps out of line) My name is Richie Walters. I'm twenty-seven. I wasborn on

a full moon in Herculaneum, Missouri. And I'mblack.

AL. I'm Alan Deluca. I'm thirty and I come from the Bronx. [pumps the air-not in PB]

KRISTINE. I'm Kristine Urich, Kristine Evelyn Urich, and I'llbe 23 on September1.(She backs into line.)

AL. (to KRISTINE) Tell him where you're from.

KRISTINE. (takes a step forward) Oh - I'm from St. Louis, Missouri.(She goes back to the line; ALprompts her.)

KRISTINE. (continued) Oh, and my married name is Deluca.AL andKRISTINEput their arms around each other and smile.

ZACH. Oh, I didn't know, AI. Congratulations.

AL. Thanks.

ZACH.Next.

VAL. Well, as far as I'm concerned I'm Valerie Clark. But my parents thinkI'mMargaret Mary Houlihan. (To the GROUP) Couldn't youjust die? I was born in themiddle of nowhere. A little town called Arlington, Vermont. (stepping backwards) Bye,

bye.

ZACH. How old are you?

V AL. Old ...No ... Twenty- ... -five.

MARK. (loudly) Ah, Mark Anthony. Really Mark Philip Lawrence Tabori. Tempe,Arizona. I'm twenty. (Backs into line.)

BOBBY. (to SHEILA) Oh, Jesus.


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MARK. (steppingforward again) And ifI get this show, I'll workreal hard. (Backs up.)

SHEILA. (under her breath) Oh, brother.

VAL. (to MARK) Don't let 'em bug you, honey.

PAUL. Paul San Marco. It's my stage name. My real name is Ephrain Ramirez. I wasborn in Spanish Harlem - and I'm twenty-seven.

DIANA. My name is Diana Morales. And I didn't change it 'cause I figured ethnic wasin. Twenty-seven. You got that? And I was born on a Hollywoodbed in the Bronx.[pumps to mockAL - not in PB] (She backs into line.)

ZACH. Go on, Diana.

DIANA. (stepping out again) Go on - what?

pronounced Efryen, Spanish.

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