Every Little Step (2009)

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• Project Phase: Completed
• Release Date: 2009-04-17 - NY and/or LA
• Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
• Film Genre(s): Documentary
• Country: United States
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Shooting began in 2005, capturing auditions of some 1,700 actors, singers and dancers vying for a spot in the 2006 revival. This explores the incredible journey of A CHORUS LINE, from ambitious idea to international phenomenon. Through 15 years of continuous performances from the 70’s to 90’s and a revival beginning last year, A CHORUS LINE has touched generations around the world with stories so poignant, they could only have come from truth. The film compares and contrasts the original musical with the current revival. It investigates the societies in which they’ve debuted, and why the themes are so timeless and universal. The film goes behind the scenes with exclusive interviews and footage of the revival’s audition process, revealing the dramatic journey of the performers, and unfolding the story of life imitating art. The real dead-of-night conversations in a dance studio that inspired A CHORUS LINE were recorded to audio tapes which have been locked away for decades.

The original musical arose at a volatile time—in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate, as the hippy era declined, as movements in civil rights, women’s rights, and gay rights were gaining voices across the world, and as the Cold War continued without end in sight. A CHORUS LINE injected into this fractured landscape a saga of the underappreciated, the overlooked—the everyday individual who struggled in pursuit of fulfillment. This story, displayed with all the musical and visual poetry the best talents in the world had to offer, sparked a renewed interest in theater, new trends in fashion, and new inspiration for storytelling.

RELATED NEWS

The Cinema Eye Honors, my favorite awards ceremony : 2009-11-05

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has : 2008-07-10

  Variety reports that Sony Pictures Classics picked up the North American and Australian rights to the pic. : 2008-09-15

  Variety reports that Fortissimo Films has picked up rights outside North America and Japan. : 2007-10-25

 Variety reports that Endgame Entertainment will fund and produce the doc. : 2007-05-21