For 17 dancers, they are putting it all on the line for this audition in "A Chorus Line." Their dreams will be decided on a bare stage in an empty theater during a casting for a new Broadway musical.
"A Chorus Line" is the longest-running Broadway musical originally produced in the United States and now it's coming to the Bankhead Theater in Livermore. Put on by the Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre, formerly Pleasanton Playhouse, the show opens tonight and runs through May 10.
Produced by Kathleen Breedveld and directed and choreographed by Donna Rapa-Olsen, the musical direction is by Jo Anne Fosselman and vocal direction is by Jennifer Bell-Olsen.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays from April 24 to May 10 at the Bankhead Theater, located at 2400 First Street in Livermore. Tickets are $35 for adults, $33 for seniors and $25 for juniors. Discounts for groups of 20 or more are also available. To purchase, call 373-6800, visit www.livermoreperformingarts.org or visit the ticket office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
To learn more about the Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre, visit www.trivalleyrep.com.