A Chorus Line 2006 Revival Cast High-Kicks in Unison at Home

There have been plenty of virtual harmonies, but this may be the first en masse choreographed piece.

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Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

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There have been several stunning virtual choral performances with gorgeous harmonies, like the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus's performance of "Truly Brave," a mash-up of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and Sara Bareilles's "Brave." Rosie O'Donnell hosted a 3.5-hour show chock-full of performers singing from the great Broadway songbook, and last week Lady Gaga, Elton John, and Adam Lambert were among those who performed at home to raise money via the Global Citizen Festival. But aside from a few TikTok dance numbers, the cast members from the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line appear to be the only ones to perform a full-on choreographed dance number while in isolation.

In the performance, conceived of by Jeffrey Schechter, who played Mike in the revival, and edited by Heather Parcells, more than 42 cast members from that production joined in on the virtual dance number to the beloved musical from Michael Bennett, which first premiered on Broadway in 1975.

The cast of the revival performs while in isolation from their "living rooms, backyards, empty streets and parking lots, which are cut together into 'one singular sensation,' in a performance by turns nostalgic, humorous, and unifying," according to the official video description. Occasionally, a child or a pet can be seen bopping into the frame.