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Nothing (A Chorus Line song)

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Nothing is a song from the musical A Chorus Line. It is sung by the Hispanic character Diana.

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Production

This song is the major centerpiece of Montage - Part 2.

Synopsis

City Beat explains "Diana Morales...talks about a teacher who berated her". All About Theatre talks about "Diana's recollections of a horrible high school acting class". The Independent describes it as "an account of her humiliations at the hands of a high-school Method Acting teacher".

Critical reception

The Arts Desk describes it as "the song about theatrical pretension". Metro Theatre Arts wrote the song had "the essence of a star waiting to bloom". CT Theatre News and Reviews described the song as "dead-on and quite moving". The Independent "hilarious, gutsy to attack...that is one of the best songs in Marvin Hamlisch's snappy, agile score".

References

Nothing (A Chorus Line song) Wikipedia