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Nothing (A Chorus Line song)

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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]

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