‘Chorus Line’ in Final Performances

The cast of Staples Players production of “Chorus Line” performs a celebratory curtain call at today’s 3 p.m. matinee. The final performance of the famed Tony Award-winning musical will be presented tonight. The original Broadway production of “Chorus LIne”  opened on July 25, 1975 and ran for 6,137 performances. It became the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpassed by” Cats” in 1997, and the longest-running Broadway musical originally produced in the United States until surpassed in 2011 by “Chicago.” It remains the sixth longest-running Broadway show ever and earned the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com