
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, April 30, 1990                   TAG: 9004300132
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

`A CHORUS LINE' CLOSES AFTER ITS 6,137TH SHOW

"No show runs forever," says one of the dancers in "A Chorus Line." After 15 years and 6,137 performances, that finally came true for the longest-running show in Broadway history.

The show about dancers auditioning for a big Broadway musical closed Saturday night with a tearful and highly charged performance that had theatergoers cheering even before the evening started.

When people entered the Shubert Theater they were greeted by a neon sign showing the number of performances. They yelled when the houselights went down, and every musical number was greeted by prolonged applause.

When the applause finally stopped, producer Joseph Papp appeared for a roll call of the dancers in the current production and most of original 1975 cast, who also were brought on stage.

- Associated Press

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