Donna McKechnie-The Music and The Mirror

[isitfunthere1]

Whoever disliked this video knows nothing about theatre. :)

LONG LIVE DONNA M.

[villageguy13]

not only does she dance beautifully, so beautifully but she sings! really sings!!! why doesn't anybody do that anymore????

[Johnboards10]

god her passion is so inspiring. that transition into the first phrase of the song is breathtaking

[dinozorrr]

this is my great grandma... im a mckechnie

[mcclainx]

WHERE is the rest of this recording? Is the entire show available anywhere? I grew up on this music but never got the gift of seeing the original cast. Even blurry, the power of the performances in this and the clip of "At the Ballet" is incredible.

[suttonfan123]

You can find it easily.

[lizawithap]

I saw hwr do this a few years ago in her Life Cabaret. And she was still amazing. Afterwards I had a drink with her at the piano at Martunis in San Franciso. She is so nice And So A Legend

[mishascot]

I saw this amazing woman, when she rejoined the cast in 86 or so. The tour came through Toronto, and I went, but for some reason I cannot remember it. How can anyone forget this remarkable woman? I must have been off my meds or something.

[Jarrod005]

Is there any relation between Robert LuPone and Patti LuPone?

[markmole]

Definitely... they're brother and sister!

[Jarrod005]

I always wondered lol

but if they werent id feel stupid

[peacesavior]

@markmole LOL

[Dippythedogable]

@Jarrod005 why do we never hear off him ???

[bluebettle]

I love the video quality. It's so creepy...like a snuff film, only classy.

[pmwxyz]

Thanks, markmole, for posting this. Check out Donna's autobiography Time Steps: My Musical Comedy Life. It's a frank honest look at this great performer's life and career.

[erwinmeyer]

Of course Donna was the original but, Has anyone out there seen Wanda Richert do Music and the Mirror? I personaly know she was Michael Bennet´s favorite Cassie... Does anyone have Wanda´s version to post?

[mytimesteps]

Tell my how you "know" this bit of information? Just curious

[erwinmeyer]

In 1984 or 1985 I met Michael and I asked him... Who was the best Cassie... He replied... Wanda Richert of course... and went on to tell me why... It was fantastic!

[Chevstriss]

I saw Wanda do Peggy in 42nd St - woulda loved to see her Cassie. She's phenomenal.

But Donna is one of a kind.

[lf1234]

I think her dramatic acting abilities are underappreciated. She's truly compelling

[evitaperon88]

Amazing. Every theatre hopeful needs to watch this number before an audition. Its so well done. And so true.

[renthead312]

I love theatre, but am not an actor, and I watch or listen to this every time i go on a job interview or fill out a graduate school application

[DRAMADORK620]

Donna is a dancing angel

[tonorlo]

Precious, precious footage...nobody could ever perform this monologue or this dance like Donna McKechnie...a fabulous treasure in her own right.

[iheartrent2010]

I just got into A Chorus Line...and this great tape added to it...

[mikecoleman1]

Life is full of wonderful gifts, and this is one of the best I've had in a long time. To think a tape like this exists and that it is available on youtube. Fabulous. It is a magical, gut-wrenching performance, the best! Thank you for posting, and thank you, Donna McKechnie, for doing this number so beautifully.

[christchacoutu]

RIP THOMMIE WALSH (the original bobby) 1950-2007

[TommyBoy249er]

i LOVE LOVE LOVE Donna McKechnie!!! i wish we saw a LOT more of her after this!!! :-(

[spklneelyspkl]

well just sorta had a very sad life after all this...

[mrserenawilliams]

This was AMAZING! Donna is a LEGEND! I can't wait to see the show next year, when it comes to LA

[olegbb]

A documentary is being made now about the original production compared to the one currently on Broadway. Hopefully they'll be better, clearer footage from the 1975 production.

[Fabrizio2BWW]

I saw the sign at the Schoenfeld Theatre that said that!! Yay!

[GreenFlower412363]

No, this is the oringinal broadway cast. Chorus Line was never off broadway . Hope that helps : )

[markmole]

OK, everyone else's gonna tell you this GreenFlower: A Chorus Line was actually BORN off-Broadway, and became a hit off-Broadway. It was created at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and played at the Newman Theatre for 101 sold-old performances before moving to Broadway on July 25, 1975. This clip of Donna is from the Newman.

[Dippythedogable]

@GreenFlower412363 yes it was born at the public theatre off broadway

[AlexCorpVideos]

This is the original off broadway one, right?

[brochtrup]

Note to Tony Award show planning folks: Please, please, please have Charlotte perform the TMATM in its entirety. It would be a great for this Bennett(ish?) number to (finally) be on record. Thanks!

[broadwayannie111]

I can't believe this video exists! Amazing! Donna is a legend.

[noisycanary]

Donna's Cassie was so much more resplendent than Charlotte's... the way Donna moves and carries her arms is simply beautiful!

[newsmaninla]

If you ever get the chance to see Donna's caberet act -- do it! We saw her perform "My Musical Comedy Life" at the Haugh Center in Glendora CA. a few years ago and my wife and I were awestruck. Donna is simply one of the most captivating entertainers of all time.

[olegbb]

This was taped at the Public Theater downtown before it moved to Broadway.

[antod11]

This is utterly magical, the awful quality of the film somehow adds to the poignancy, the passage of time and all that...........when one sees another human do something, anything, as well as McKechnie dances this number, it's heartbreaking yet gives one such hope and faith in human endeavour...........magnificen­t Donna......thank you.

[mlnreplyer]

It probably came from Lincoln Center, but I have no idea how anyone could get it from there -- but they're so strict, I don't know how anybody could have gotten it from there.

[MadMoll]

There are ways. but you have to very careful, since you have to check all your bags and shit...

[OtherDaryl]

Dance 10, Looks 3 - This is a great clip hindered by the quality of the film. The thrill of Tharon Musser's groundbreaking lighting is gone. The red dress in the black void - gone - this is like the b/w memory sequences in Follies - a memory of greatness. It's wonderful to recall the way the song switches between the internal and the dialogue scene. And the performances - both McKechnie and LuPone are wonderful. How, when and where was this recorded, I wonder?

[Elphabo]

Where on Earth did you find this, and do you have any more!? This is literally the coolest thing I have ever seen. I almost passed out before I even got the chance to watch it.

[markmole]

EXACTLY how I felt when I first found it! The whole show was taped by two house cameras. The quality of the B&W video is pretty awful, but it's such amazing theatre history.

[spklneelyspkl]

thank you so much. this is my life.

[chiedu72]

Thank you!  Donna is the very best!!!

[olegbb]

Thanks markmole for reposting!

[jazzinjames]

Thank you. Amazing.

[AWANA16]

I can't express how much it means for me to have this one posted again!! Thank you so much!

[beccadawrecka69]

Thank you for this! I love Donna McKechnie, she's the epitome of a triple threat, just fantastic!