One-Night-Only Concert Benefitting the Entertainment Community Fund’s Dance Programs
Sunday, July 27, 2025 At the Shubert Theatre
Additional Casting Announced
New York, NY (June 30, 2025) – Tickets for the one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration will go on sale to the general public today, Monday, June 30 at 12 pm ET at entertainmentcommunity.org/achorusline50. The event is presented by the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian.
It was also announced today that Nick Adams (Drag: The Musical), Sarah Bowden (SMASH) and Jay Armstrong Johnson (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) have joined the cast of the highly-anticipated concert, along with “The Line” Dancers including Nick Adams, Ruby Calamia, Lauren Celentano, Kevin Curtis, Sara Esty, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Eddie Gutierrez, Fiona Claire Huber, Konnor Kelly, Ian Liberto, Pierre Marais, Drew Minard, Adriana Negron, Bethany Ann Tesarck, Caleb Marshall Villarreal and Blake Zelesnikar.
The event will be held on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 pm ET at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th St), home of Hell’s Kitchen. All proceeds will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund’s programs serving dancers.
Previously announced cast members include original 1975 Broadway cast members Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez and Donna McKechnie, with special performances by Charlotte d’Amboise (Chicago), Jessica Lee Goldyn (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Robyn Hurder (SMASH), Francis Jue (Yellowface), Krysta Rodriguez (SMASH), Jessica Vosk (Hell’s Kitchen), Anthony Wayne (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Tony Yazbeck (Flying Over Sunset) and Leigh Zimmerman (Olivier Award Winner)*.
The evening will be directed by original cast member Baayork Lee, who will also remount the original Michael Bennett and Bob Avian choreography.
Originally conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, A Chorus Line opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on July 25, 1975. Directed by Bennett and co-choreographed by Bennett and Bob Avian, the musical quickly became an unprecedented and critical hit. That original production garnered 12 Tony Award nominations and won nine: Best Musical, Direction, Choreography, Book, Score, Lighting, Leading Actress (Donna McKechnie), Featured Actor (Sammy Williams) and Featured Actress (Kelly Bishop). It ran for 15 years and was the longest-running Broadway show when it closed on April 28, 1990, playing 6,137 performances—and has continued to span the globe for decades.
A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration is presented in special arrangement by Concord Theatricals and with special permission from John Breglio on behalf of the Michael Bennett Estate.
The Entertainment Community Fund recognizes that dancers often encounter unique situations as a consequence of the physically demanding nature of their work, coupled with the significant financial challenges of earning a living in dance. Dancers also face transition for a range of reasons, such as injury, age and/or life events. Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD) offers career counseling, educational scholarships and panel discussions to assist dancers in navigating changes and expanding new opportunities for the future. The Dancers’ Resource, founded by Bebe Neuwirth, helps dancers access financial assistance and manage their mental health through individual and group activities. Learn more at entertainmentcommunity.org/CTFD and entertainmentcommunity.org/dancersresource.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Katherine Freedman at 917.281.5924 or kfreedman@entertainmentcommunity.org.
*Artists subject to change.