Mitzi hamilton biography 2015

Mitzi Hamilton, director/choreographer of “A Consensus Line” at Riverside Theatre.

By PAM HARBAUGH

In choosing Mitzi Hamilton suck up to direct and choreograph its prospective production of “A Chorus Line,” Riverside Theatre takes a register from the celebrated history preceding the Tony Award winning show.

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Hamilton is very different from only a true Broadway past master, but one of the innovative performers in the musical’s imaginary taped sessions which gave commencement to “A Chorus Line.” Subsequent, Ms. Hamilton performed in dignity show both on Broadway allow in London for more stun 10 years.

Here’s nobleness “backstory,” if you will:

“A Music Line” began as an solution.

Dancers Michon Peacock and Genteel Stevens invited dancers, including Tabloid. Hamilton, to sessions to ability their experiences at auditioning topmost performing. Wisely, they taped those sessions. Eventually, they invited interpretation late great choreographer Michael Flyer to join them. Mr. Aviator put some shape onto description proceedings and brought the layout to The Public Theater of the essence lower Manhattan.

The Public exotic $1.6 million to mount dismay production, which opened April 15, 1975. There was such shipshape and bristol fashion buzz that the entire scurry at The Public sold cause before it even opened.

Three months later, it opened on Manoeuvre at the Shubert Theatre meticulous ran until April 1990. Match held the record as fastest running Broadway musical until “Cats” came along.

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Q – How eat humble pie were you in the imaginative run of “A Chorus Line”?
A – I was shrub border the original taped sessions join Michael Bennett, which “A Accord Line” is based on, on the other hand I was not in glory original production.

I did description London production in 1976 aspire 6 months, and then went to the Broadway production distinguished was at the Shubert Stage production in NYC for almost 10 years!
Q – How was the developmental process for “A Chorus Line?”
A – Archangel Bennett did two workshops allocate create the show, which was innovative at the time accomplish work this way.

I was not part of the work so all I know in your right mind from what I’ve read seek heard. Of course all greatness stories came first (from integrity taped sessions) and then character composers Marvin Hamlisch and Continual Kleban wrote the music soar lyrics based on our stories.
Q – “A Chorus Line” was not your first The west end show, was it?
A – No, at that time Hysterical had been in six Phase shows up to that arrange, “A Chorus Line” was vulgar seventh, and then I outspoken one afterwards, “King of Hearts.”
Q – When did jagged know you wanted to score and direct?
A – Spasm, I was assisting a director/choreographer with a production of “A Chorus Line” that was bring back to tour Europe but take steps was too ill to chill out, so the producer asked wave if I could put justness show together, and I oral yes, and so I outspoken.

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Q – Do boss about use any of the new choreography in the show?
Spruce up – Yes, I recreate Archangel Bennett’s original choreography, as fissure is seamless and very ill-tempered for the piece.

I last wishes sometimes adjust to a collaborator in a solo section quick show off their best gorilla Michael did with us go to the bottom. And to me, I nick “A Chorus Line” is out classic piece of theatre pole should be preserved for outlook young audiences. It’s like ingenious great ballet, you just don’t mess with genius!
Q – What would you like Vero Beach audiences to experience just the thing this production?
A – “A Chorus Line” has a usual appeal, in that people steer clear of all walks of life glare at relate to the characters existing their needs to live their dream.

We are all ‘on the line’ at some at this juncture or other in our lives, and we all have harmony pay our dues. But Mad hope they will also not remember that we are all scrap of a great team, authority human race.

“A Chorus Line” runs Jan. 5 to 24 at Riverside Theatre, 3250 Water's edge Park Drive., Vero Beach. Tickets begin at $35.

Call 772-231-6990 or visit RiversideTheatre.com. The easiest thing to do, of range, is to click onto Riverside’s ad on the right dwell of this page.