As someone who has no experience or training in dance, it is always a marvel to me that the person making the selection can make such quick discernments of what they’re looking for. They all look so good to me.
These actors/dancers are fantastic. The story behind this show is real. It was taken from a real audition and dancers experiences. A director just had them sit around and talk about themselves like they did here.
I just did the play recently, I can confirm learning all the choreographys was fuckin difficult, more so because I didn’t dance when we started rehearsing xd
I could watch Michelle Johnston (girl in green) dance like this all day...wonderful how she can move her body ❤🔥. Haven't watched this movie in years and years but remember how much I used rewind (that's how long it's been) her bits over and over.
DAMN, but Michelle Johnston could dance!!! She is so much better than the other dancers, it is no wonder that she was taken out and shown as an example to the others!
Oh how the years go by. I know Michelle Johnston (Girl in the green two piece), and Justin Ross (boy in the black shirt, white suspenders). Michelle's mother was my dance teacher.
Ahh, Michelle Johnston at her peak. Same with the black guy, Gregg Burge. Fantastic dancers both of them. And, that's Bob Fosse's daughter Nicole in the sage green with dark belt. She plays Christine Erlich Deluca. She does well enough but is pretty outclassed by many of the others on stage.
This scene is just magical to me and keep coming back to it again and again. Terrance Mann (the assistant choreographer) is absolutely perfect and the way he calls out the steps is almost as good as that incredible number behind him. FYI: "the girl in the green" is Gaye the dance captain from "Showgirls," where she's just legendary; Audrey Landers; Janet Jones and "American Anthem" star; as well as a shout out to "Shelia" who's nonchalance always makes me smile ... The rest? Thank you very much!
Terrance Mann was in Critters and he did the Song power of the night. I loved it Michelle Johnston was great in this. She was better than the other dancers and she proved herself to be in the chorus line. I also liked Staying Alive this showed what broadway is like. Very demanding and everyone wants to be noticed. Michael Douglas was great in this.
I love this movie and have lost track of how many times I've seen it. The girl in the grey who played 'Kristine,' dancing always irked me, she was very lackluster. It's hard to believe her parents are Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. With parents like that, you would expect her to dance like Michelle Johnston, the girl in green. Terrence Mann is the son-in-law of the late great, Jacques d’Amboise. Alyson Reed (Cassie) went on to play, Ms. Darbus, in the High School Musical trilogy. I almost didn't recognize her. A shame Gregg Burge passed before his time, he would've had a legendary career. He has the best song in the entire movie!!!!
BOB Fosse ne voulait pas que sa fille soit danseuse, il n'a donc pas dû l'entraîner assez. Comme l'on dit les familles des cordonniers sont les plus mal chaussés. Fosse trouvait qu'être danseuse c'était terrible et trop dur. Sa fille a su trouver sa juste place dans le monde de la danse et du cinéma.
I never thought I could see leadership outside of intimidation and bullying. The assistan choreographer port yes taht very well. He led them with out being mean or intimidating
Yeah I noticed her! Not only does she dance with a lot of joy, she dances really well. The moves seem to come so easy to her. Not that I would know, but aside from Michelle Johnston, I think she's the best dancer in these scenes.
Economy and absolute precision - nothing wasted - nor extra; holding an ultra-clean line; and sizzling energy to the very ends of your fingertips throughout.
I was born to be in this film/stage musical,but at 4ft nothing I somehow don't think I would've quite fit in . . . . 😉Shucks!Maybe in the next life aye. LoL
It's high time somebody did a good version of this show on film. The director of the 1985 film had no fucking idea what the show was about. Did multiple interviews where he said it's about people trying to break into show business, which is the absolute opposite of what most of the characters represent. They also screwed up the role of Cassie by making her a focus of the film, and it made "What I Did for Love" about romantic love rather than its actual theme, the love of dance in musical theater. Some of the individual performances are good enough, but a show this iconic deserves a movie version of quality, and this version never was, never could be, and never will be that quality representation. Feel sorry for almost everyone in it, going through their career knowing they're associated with one of the worst film versions ever made of any musical.
Many years ago I bought it on VHS. Eventually the tape broke. Went online to CD Universe and now own it on DVD. Watch it all the time, and no foreign substitles.
This is the Open Audition. The rest of the film is recalls and whittling, with loads of exposition thrown in. This opening scene is pretty much solid auditioning.
Boy did muck this up!!! So wrong on so many levels They missed the psychological impact of that audition tune being played over and over Then the choreography looks like solid gold dancers And at the end how did they have a full orchestra at the audition
Almost as big a flop as CATS...the movie, ya know where the cats had himan hands and fingers. Dear God. Who are you people on here, 25yr old critics that have NEVER seen ACL on Broadway or touring companies?
