This is a good time to be a Marvin Hamlisch fan.
Not only can you see A Chorus Line, the late composer’s best-known musical, but you can follow it up with a visit to the photo exhibition “Remembering Marvin Hamlisch: The People’s Composer” at the Columbus Museum of Art.
Though the exhibition may have sentimental appeal, I suspect most Hamlisch devotees will prefer the musical, which has been a popular and critical hit since its 1975 Broadway debut. The winner of no fewer than nine Tony Awards, it’s the appealing story of a ragtag bunch of dancers trying out for an upcoming stage show.
The show-within-a-show’s director/choreographer, Zach (Nick Lingnofski), runs the dancers through their paces as he tries to determine which ones deserve a spot in the chorus line. The dancers do their best to learn the moves, all the while wondering just how many of those spots are available.