Kelly Bishop talks about “A Chorus Line”
I love Kelly Bishop, seriously love her. I think she is as much a part of the glue that holds Gilmore Girls together as Lauren and Alexis. I was excited to see her get a little shout out in Entertainmentn Weekly in the “Who I Was Then” section.
I had been in the business about 10 years. I had quit chorus work — I wanted principal work. I’d given myself two years to either move up higher or chuck it all. I didn’t have much money and it literally never crossed my mind that I should wait a table or temp — I had to get a dancing job. This [role, Sheila] came along and I thought, ”Beautiful. There it is. The open door.” I honestly didn’t care if A Chorus Line was a hit. It was something I believed in, something I thought was wonderful. I didn’t expect everyone to like it; I thought people would say, ”What do they think they’re doing? Nobody cares about dancers.” Most of the story was culled from [our] real lives. ”At the Ballet” is me. The show was an extraordinary experience. And suddenly, I had a Tony award.
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