Clyde tries to meet Luke but his bodyguard (Michael Clarke Duncan) informs Clyde that Luke is trying to relax and not meet with fans.Ĭlyde insults the bodyguard, causing him to hit Clyde in the back of his head as he leaves, leaving him unconscious. When Dolla Bill, who was bailed out of jail and returned to his club, is notified that Luke is at his club he alerts the strippers via a money alarm and believes he will gain a fortune profit. The following night, when rapper Luther "Luke" Campbell comes to the strip club, the thuggish Reggie (Ice Cube) and his friend Clyde (Alex Thomas) are talking about him. However Dolla Bill is found in the trunk and is arrested on warrants. Luckily, for Dollar however, they are stopped by Freeman and Peters, two crooked cops. They beat him unconscious and throw him into the back of his car. Louis' men, Brooklyn (Charlie Murphy) and KC (Terrence Howard). The next day as Dolla Bill tries to leave the club, he gets confronted by St. Louis that Dolla Bill is not at the club and they leave. Little Man, who is the Doorman of the club, tells St. He warns Dolla Bill if he doesn't make a payment of $10,000 to St. Louis, a drug lord to whom Dolla Bill owes $60,000. Meanwhile, Dolla Bill gets confronted by a man who works for St. Ronnie accepts the offer and proceeds to assault Diamond, the flashback encourages Diana to protect Ebony. The men at the private party offers to pay Ronnie to perform cunnilingus on Diamond who has passed out on the bed drunk. Diana tries to warn Ebony to stay away from "those two" and quit doing house parties, but Ebony declines being told what to do, choosing to ignore Diana's advice.Īfter the heated confrontation, Diana has a flashback of a time when she was at a private party with Ronnie and Tricks. After listening to Dolla's rendition of "The Strippin' Game", she starts working at the club.Įbony is soon out of control, excessively drinking, staying out all night and influenced more and more by Ronnie and Tricks who encourage Ebony to do more out-of-club parties for groups of men. Everything is fine until four years into the game, her younger lost-minded cousin Ebony Armstrong (Monica Calhoun) comes to live with her. They convince Diana she would make better money stripping, by saying, "Use what you got to get what you want."ĭolla Bill gives Diana a job, giving her the name Diamond. She narrates that she used to work at the club and begun when she moved out of her parents home after an argument with her father as she was pregnant with her son.ĭiana ends up working at a shoe store, when she meets Ronnie (Chrystale Wilson) and Tricks (Adele Givens), who work for Dolla Bill (Bernie Mac) at The Players Club. Memories from childhood onward blend into a seamless series of musical numbers and monologues, some humorous-“Dance:Ten Looks:Three,” some poignant-“At the Ballet,” some group reminiscences– “Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love,” and some intimate-“The Music and the Mirror.” Winner of the Tony “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, A Chorus Line became the longest running show in Broadway history.Plot Spoiler Warning: The following contains important plot details of the entire film.ĭiana "Diamond" Armstrong (LisaRaye) arrives at the scene of the raunchy, dysfunctional Players Club. As he calls upon them one by one, they react in every possible way, from reticence to bravado. Director Zach elicits a personal history from each finalist: how they got into show business, why they became dancers, and what are their hopes, fantasies and aspirations. It takes us through the final grueling audition for a new Broadway musical. Group rates available! Contact Tom HalleyĪ Chorus Line is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the American Musical Theatre–the chorus dancers. “Meet The Artists” will be held following the Sunday, May 4 th performance. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 PMĪUDIENCE ADVISORY: STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES
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