Yesterday
DR Matthew posted the following in response to an earlier post
I played a production of A Chorus Line once where they dropped Ritchie. Couldn't cast anyone, so they dropped him from the line and cut his part of the music.
I believe that the authors of A Chorus Line have taken in account of not having a black Richie with alternate dialogue.
They have alternate dialogue and lyrics for a non-oriental Connie. (Instead of singing about The King and I it becomes Summer Stock. The year of the Chicken dialogue is cut.) The character of Judy has alternate lyrics for "AND" depending if the actress paying the role is tall or short. I believe there are actually three different sets of lyrics.
Perhaps birthday boy Jose can weigh in on this one.
When there is a non-African American "Richie", the only line that gets cut is in his intro: "And I'm black."
For Connie: There are three sets of lyrics:
-The original
-For short non-Asian Connie
-For a non-short non-Asian Connie
For Judy: As DR Mike stated above.
The real fun begins when people are sick and/or injured and are out of the show. There are alternate groupings for the Opening Combination. In fact, I seem to remember one performance during the revival when only three dancers ended up getting cut, leaving the stage. They danced in groups of three instead of four, and the lines directed toward "Butch" (the boy with the headband) can be cut if needed.
