Lets take a trip down memory lane…
1974January 18 - First Tape Session with 22 dancersAugust- September - First Workshop
1975January-February - Second WorkshopApril 16 - First off-Broadway Preview (The Public Theater - Estelle R. Newman Theater)May 21 – Original Broadway Opening NightJune 3 - Columbia records Original Cast AlbumJuly 13 - Final off-Broadway Performance (101 performances)July 25 - First Broadway Performance, Shubert TheatreOctober 19 - Press Opening
1976March 23 – A Chorus Line receives 12 Tony Award nominationsApril 19 – A Chorus Line wins 9 Tony AwardsMay 3 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama is awarded to A Chorus Line May 6 - National Company opens in San FranciscoMay 6 - International Company opens in TorontoJuly 1 – A Chorus Line opens in Los AngelesJuly 22 – A Chorus Line opens in London
1977February 12 – A Chorus Line wins London Evening Standard "Best Musical" awardApril 7 – A Chorus Line wins five L.A. Drama Critics awardsMay 24 - Australian production opens in Sydney
1983September 29 – A Chorus Line becomes longest running show in Broadway history, passing GREASE (3389th performance)
1990February 21 - Joseph Papp announces closingApril 28 - 6137th and final performance
2005January 12 – John Breglio announces plans for a 2006 revival of A Chorus Line.
2006July 23 – The 2006 Broadway production of A Chorus Line begins performances at The Curran Theatre in San Francisco, California.September 18 – The first preview of the 2006 Broadway production of A Chorus Line at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.October 5 – Opening night on Broadway.
 
KEY DATES• A CHORUS LINE began previews at the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Newman Theatre on April 16, 1975 and opened there on May 21, 1975. • A CHORUS LINE played its first preview performance on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on July 25, 1975 and opened on October 19, 1975. • A CHORUS LINE played its 3,389th performance on September 29, 1983 and became the longest running show in Broadway history. • A CHORUS LINE closed on Broadway on April 28, 1990 after 6, 137 performances. AWARDS FOR A CHORUS LINE • Was nominated for twelve 1976 Tony Awards and won nine, including: Best MusicalBest Musical BookBest Musical ScoreBest Actress • MusicalBest Featured Actor • MusicalBest Featured Actress • MusicalBest Director • MusicalBest Lighting DesignBest Choreography• Won five 1976 Drama Desk Awards including: Best BookBest ScoreBest DirectorBest ChoreographerBest Actress (a tie between two cast members)• New York Drama Critics Award • Best Musical, 1975 • Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 1975 • A special 1976 Theatre World Award was given to every member of the creative staff and original cast. • A special 1976 Obie Award was given to the creators and selected cast members. • Won London’s 1977 Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. • Awarded the 1978 Gold Record Award from Columbia Records. • In 1984, A CHORUS LINE received a Special Tony Award when it became the Longest Running Show in Broadway history. COMPANIES• London Company opened July 19, 1976. • U.S. National Company opened May 6, 1976. • International Company opened April 29, 1976. • Bus & Truck Company opened September 18, 1980. Productions performed in Puerto Rico, England, France, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Austria, Singapore, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, South Africa, New Zealand and Hong Kong.