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| Genna-Paige Kanago '15 |
BW music theatre students
Julia Rose Hines '16 and Genna-Paige Kanago '15, who are double cast as "Cassie" in BW's production of A CHORUS LINE, received some some very elite coaching from the woman who earned a Tony Award for the role in 1976.
Donna McKechnie, who starred as "Cassie" in Broadway's unprecedented box office and critical hit
, was invited by BW's
music theatre director
Victoria Bussert to coach BW's cast, with special attention to the Cassie's.
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| Julia Rose Hines '16 |
Hines and Kanago were incredibly excited to have McKechnie's guidance for a weekend of rehearsals. McKechnie worked with them on the number, "The Music and the Mirror," the song that secured the Broadway veteran her Tony. The students say McKechnie can still "dance her butt off!"
Hines, who hails from North Kingsville, Ohio, has performed in several BW productions including
Carrie and
Carousel. Kanago, an Orlando, Fla. native, has starred in
A Christmas Carol, Carrie and
Follies. The students said working with a Broadway legend was "like a dream."
A Chorus Line runs from November 13-23 in the John Patrick Theater at Kleist Center for Art and Drama. Tickets are on sale at the Kleist box office and
online.
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| Donna McKechnie rehearsing with Kanago '15 and Hines '16 for their roles as Cassie |
