Nothing, also referred to as Montage Part 2, is a song from the musical A Chorus Line. It is sung by the Puerto Rican character Diana. "Nothing" was written in 1968 by Edward Kleban.

Synopsis

CityBeat explains "Diana Morales...talks about a teacher who berated her".[1] All About Theatre talks about "Diana's recollections of a horrible high school acting class".[2] The Independent describes it as "an account of her humiliations at the hands of a high-school Method Acting teacher".[3]

Critical reception

The Arts Desk describes it as "the song about theatrical pretension".[4] Metro Theatre Arts wrote the song had "the essence of a star waiting to bloom".[5] CT Theatre News and Reviews described the song as "dead-on and quite moving".[6] The Independent "hilarious, gutsy to attack...that is one of the best songs in Marvin Hamlisch's snappy, agile score".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "StackPath".
  2. ↑ "All About Theatre - Santa Cruz Theater Company - A Chorus Line". www.allabouttheatre.org. Archived from the original on 2006-10-12.
  3. ↑ "A Chorus Line, London Palladium". The Independent. 20 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "A Chorus Line, London Palladium". 20 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "'A Chorus Line' at the Arlington Players by Derek Mong". 30 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "CT Theater News and Reviews: "Chorus Line" Just a Couple of Beats off". 7 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "A Chorus Line, London Palladium". The Independent. 20 February 2013.
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