Word: chorused
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...adaptation of his 1977 hit movie about the bumpily blossoming romance between a single mother and a quirky actor forced to share an apartment and a succession of setbacks. Adding to the buzz were Simon's collaborators: Marvin Hamlisch, composer of Broadway's longest-running show ever, A Chorus Line, and David Zippel, whose lyrics for City of Angels were the wittiest in years. Graciela Daniele, a six-time Tony nominee, was recruited to mount musical numbers. The leads were cast with Bernadette Peters, the reigning diva of musicals, and Martin Short, an effervescent TV and film comic making...
...expected, the mood of this chorus was festive last night in the locker room, with the united laughs of victory and luscious, melodious Metallica booming out a portable stereo...
...Westminster Choir, the Netherlands National Chorus, and the Ohio State University Robert Shaw Choral--all of them professional groups--were also given featured spots...
...show's chorus, made up of the only graduates in the cast, offers a fine complement to the show's great leads. The choreography of the opening and the pirate scene during Isabella's first aria are excellent. But too often members gesturing seemed vapid, aimless and irrelevant. This inability to sustain convincing activity behind the leads greatly hurts an otherwise good performance...
...chorus for Sperry's production was another saving grace. Consistently excellent, they showed stamina the leads lacked. The resilience of their voices and their ability to sustain convincing activity behind the leads gave a needed boost to the show. Although their choreography was at times off, it seemed more a problem of direction than timing...