A Chorus Line
by Dyana on 7/15/09Uihlein Hall Marcus Center - MilwaukeeThe set was simple, the show does take place on a stage after all. There were mirrors on the back wall of the stage that would turn, so they would either be mirrors or blank wall. I thought that it was sometimes minorly distracting when the mirrors were in the back, and the people weren't all dancing around. I could see the balcony and the exit sign reflecting in the mirror. But, the mirror was cool during the scenes where everyone was onstage dancing - the mirror made it look like there were twice as many people dancing around on the stage. I think that the costume designer did a good job - the auditioners did have different colors on, but they were all dull colored, or dark colored except for Cassie, in bright red. This signals that she is important. I also liked Greg's costume, all in black, and I like how he would pose. Diana also had a nice costume - her shirt looked velvety. I like the song "I Can Do That" and I still do. Mike (Clyde Alves) did a good job with the song - with a lot of impressive acrobatics. I also liked how he'd periodically blurt out things that annoyed him. ("Four dance lessons and they called me twinkle toes") in a stereotypically Italian accent. Another favorite song is "Sing", by husband and wife duo Al and Kristine. Al was played by Colt Prattes and Kristine by Jessica Latshaw, both of which signed my program. They worked really well together - and I like how he keeps finishing her sentences for her. Since Kristine can't sing, which was demonstrated very nicely, Al does the singing for her. He had a pretty nice voice, and she did a good job on the terrible voice. Diana, played by Rebecca Riker, had a killer voice , both in "Nothing" and in "What I Did for Love". I already liked her outfit and her attitude at the start of her part, but I was very impressed when she started to sing. Part of the reason for seeing the show (The reason for getting better seats) was Cassie, played by Robyn Hurder, who to me will always be Wrench of US Starlight Tour fame. I didn't get to hear her sing very much in Starlight, since I only ever saw her as Wrench, but I knew that she was a pretty good dancer on wheels. She's a good dancer off of wheels too. Her big song is "The Music and the Mirror" which is a combination singing and dancing song. She has this whole big scene where she talks to Zach about why she is auditioning. She's the only one on stage at the time, since Zach is offstage, presumably out in the audience. I was impressed with her acting, when she had no one else on stage to play off of. That always impresses me. There were more mirrors lowered down in a semi circle around her, so that there were lots of Cassies dancing around on the stage. I was impressed by her dancing.