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Michael Bennet A Chorus Line Analysis
Michael bennet being the playwright of A chorus line a spectacular musical composed by Marvin hamilisch and lyrics written by Edward Kieban , the most dominant and outrageous combination of director and choreographer a musical that provided and still provides a glimpse into the split personalities of the performers and the choreographers as they relive the events that shaped and influenced the decisions to their journeys as dances. A chorus line had its first actual opening in the Shubert on the Broadway July 25th 1975, receiving an outstanding number of twelve tony award nominations and win9ing nine of those nominations which included best choreographer by the outstanding Michael bennet and his partner Bob Avian. In the creation of

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