Every Little Step (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Adam Del Deo
James D. Stern

Release Date:

25 October 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The journey of 'A Chorus Line'.

Plot:

Follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line". Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations. |

Plot Keywords:

Chorus Line | Broadway | Dancer | Audition | New York City

Cast

Bob Avian	...	Himself
Michael Bennett	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charlotte d'Amboise	...	Herself
Jacques d'Amboise	...	Himself
Mara Davi	...	Herself
Natascia Diaz	...	Herself
Ramon Flowers	...	Dancer
Jessica Lee Goldyn	...	Herself
Marvin Hamlisch	...	Himself
Megan Larche	...	Herself
Baayork Lee	...	Herself
J. Elaine Marcos	...	Herself
David Marquez	...	Himself
Donna McKechnie	...	Herself
Meredith Patterson	...	Herself
Alisan Porter	...	Herself
Rachelle Rak	...	Herself
Nikki Snelson	...	Herself
Yuka Takara	...	Herself
Jason Tam	...	Himself
Chryssie Whitehead	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Every Little Step: The Journey of a Phenomenon (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language including sexual references.

Runtime:

Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Endgame Entertainment

Trivia:

Although this film is classified as a documentary, Charlotte d'Amboise, one of the stars of the revival of A Chorus Line, told Playbill Magazine that several scenes in the film, including the ones in which she and Jessica Lee Goldyn get phone calls informing them that they have been chosen for the cast, were staged - recreated for the documentary cameras. d'Amboise said that when they filmed her pretending to receive the news that she'd been cast, there was actually no one on the other end of the phone line with her.

Quotes:

Baayork Lee (Herself): Eat nails!

Movie Connections:

References Viva Maria! (1965)

Soundtrack:

Fame

A very effective movie with an omission

The device of looking at the creation of A CHORUS LINE through the process of the auditions for a revival of A CHORUS LINE works very well indeed, and everybody with grease paint in their veins will respond. I do think the film one of the handful of films about the theatre that gets some of the sweat of the process accurately.

My only reservation is that the names of some of the writers of the show aren't spoken in the film. I am glad to learn that this will be adjusted in the DVD release. And this shouldn't discourage anybody from the pleasure of seeing it in a theatre. I saw it surrounded by actors, and they broke into applause several times during the run.