A Chorus Line was different from any of the plays that we had seen during the semester, given that it was a musical. This is definitely what I am more accustomed to from watching my friends through the years preform this style alone essentially as well as my sister playing any Broadway musical soundtrack she could get her hands on for weeks on end. This felt so drastically different from anything else we had seen in the semester because it seemed that there was no end goal or resolution, it just ended. Sure, a handful of characters grew but a lot was left to the imagination at the end of the play. One thing that always sticks out within a musical are the songs itself. Two songs that I would argue stood out to me the most within the musical A Chorus Line were “I Can Do That” and “Dance Ten, Looks Three”. “I Can Do That” to me describes how anyone that is in the industry of theatre essentially got their start. Without trying to generalize, it often seems that there was a pivotal moment that showed to a person or a character …show more content…
The concept is something that I would really argue stand outs within getting parts in the theatre world, and Val accepts her decision unapologetically. I know I have a friend specifically that struggled getting a lead role simply because she was short and not as slender as the rest she was up against and it really upset her. This song overall gives an insight into how Val thinks and who her character is and while most might argue that it is disgusting or appalling to get work done in order to succeed, if it makes her happy I see nothing wrong with it. This song furthered along her story that she provided to the director and she approached it with such confidence that is needed in order to stand out. This song served to set Val apart from the rest in whatever way it took to do