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Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE?
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 09:01 pm EDT 09/03/19

It was mentioned today in an interview he did with Time about his Netflix development slate, but without any further details...
Link How Ryan Murphy Became King of the Streaming Boom
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Sarah Paulson as Cassie! Billy Porter as Morales! Jessica Lange as Zach!
Posted by: manchurch03104 03:32 pm EDT 09/04/19
In reply to: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE? - MockingbirdGirl 09:01 pm EDT 09/03/19

should I go on?
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Evans Peters as...
Posted by: Delvino 11:14 am EDT 09/05/19
In reply to: Sarah Paulson as Cassie! Billy Porter as Morales! Jessica Lange as Zach! - manchurch03104 03:32 pm EDT 09/04/19

Paul?
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re: We've already had Mario Lopez
Posted by: waterfall 02:17 am EDT 09/05/19
In reply to: Sarah Paulson as Cassie! Billy Porter as Morales! Jessica Lange as Zach! - manchurch03104 03:32 pm EDT 09/04/19

...anything after that is redundant...
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re: Sarah Paulson as Cassie! Billy Porter as Morales! Jessica Lange as Zach!
Last Edit: UpstateGuy 04:05 pm EDT 09/04/19
Posted by: UpstateGuy 04:05 pm EDT 09/04/19
In reply to: Sarah Paulson as Cassie! Billy Porter as Morales! Jessica Lange as Zach! - manchurch03104 03:32 pm EDT 09/04/19

... Lea Michele as Maggie! Darren Criss as Paul! Dominique Jackson as Sheila!
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Will it take 10 years to film?
Posted by: garyd 11:24 pm EDT 09/03/19
In reply to: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE? - MockingbirdGirl 09:01 pm EDT 09/03/19

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Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen
Posted by: showtunetrivia 10:25 am EDT 09/05/19
In reply to: Will it take 10 years to film? - garyd 11:24 pm EDT 09/03/19

They're looking for talented preteens so they can start right now!

Laura
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE?
Posted by: AlanScott 09:35 pm EDT 09/03/19
In reply to: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE? - MockingbirdGirl 09:01 pm EDT 09/03/19

In spite of what it says there, I wonder if it's going to be an adaptation of the show itself or a dramatization of the history of the show. IIRC, the show runs around two hours or just a tad more in performance. To adapt it into a 10-part miniseries, even on Netflix, sounds a bit odd. But I've been wrong before, and I'll be wrong again.
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE?
Posted by: mikem 09:44 pm EDT 09/03/19
In reply to: re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE? - AlanScott 09:35 pm EDT 09/03/19

The only way I could see that a dramatization of the show would require 10 parts would be if most of the miniseries is backstory about how the dancers' lives led them to that audition. And then it wouldn't really be a miniseries about A Chorus Line itself, if you know what I mean.
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re: Michael Bennett must be "rolling"
Posted by: icecadet 09:27 pm EDT 09/04/19
In reply to: re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE? - mikem 09:44 pm EDT 09/03/19

He fought a loosing battle with the road exhibitors to keep the show intermission-less
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re: Michael Bennett must be "rolling"
Posted by: EvFoDr 11:20 am EDT 09/05/19
In reply to: re: Michael Bennett must be "rolling" - icecadet 09:27 pm EDT 09/04/19

This is simply not true, at least not categorically. I was involved with the ACL tour that was launched on the heels of the Broadway revival and it was performed without an intermission 98% of the time. Memory is a little fuzzy now but I think an intermission might have been granted in a few of the Canadian markets. Others who saw the original tour, or other tours over the years can comment on those. But the Bennett estate has some clout and I think this show was overwhelmingly performed without an intermission on the road.
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE?
Posted by: Pokernight 10:23 pm EDT 09/03/19
In reply to: re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE? - mikem 09:44 pm EDT 09/03/19

My guess is that it will be both the back stories and the on-going stories of the cast members. Bottom line -- if Ryan Murphy's doing it, it's in very good hands.
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE?
Posted by: Delvino 07:10 am EDT 09/04/19
In reply to: re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE? - Pokernight 10:23 pm EDT 09/03/19

People are upset on FB, but "Chorus Line" ain't "Gypsy." Have you read the script lately? It's very much of its era, and its forced show biz and rotten childhood jokes can feel flat and dated. As does its arch earnestness in places, which has a strong whiff of the seventies. Why not turn it into a series? And give it a reboot? The last B'way revival was notable mostly for pulling off some overdue diversity (Sheila); but -- IMO -- museum quality staging recreating the original step-by-step only makes the show feel older, now. I say, go for it. Remint it and use that still wonderful score.
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE?
Posted by: chrismpls 10:25 pm EDT 09/03/19
In reply to: re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHORUS LINE? - Pokernight 10:23 pm EDT 09/03/19

Gotta disagree. I'd say if Ryan Murphy's doing it, the first episode is in good hands and the rest of it will gradually get worse and worse.
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE?
Posted by: JAllenC3 09:30 pm EDT 09/03/19
In reply to: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE? - MockingbirdGirl 09:01 pm EDT 09/03/19

I read about it too. Given the fact that the existing movie is so bad I’m willing to go with this in hopes that it’s better even if it’s not good. I think the closest we’ll ever get to a good movie of A Chorus Line is the Every Little Step documentary.
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re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE?
Last Edit: nyc23 01:33 am EDT 09/04/19
Posted by: nyc23 01:32 am EDT 09/04/19
In reply to: re: Sooo... did we know Ryan Murphy was doing a 10-part miniseries adaptaion of A CHROUS LINE? - JAllenC3 09:30 pm EDT 09/03/19

The closest we will ever get to the spirit of A Chorus Line is the opening sequence of All That Jazz. (The Every Little Step doc was quite good as well.)
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