Every Little Step, like A Chorus Line itself, should prove catnip for any self-respecting, self-flagellating actor-dancer.

| Oct 20, 2014

There's a terribly interesting story behind the creation of the musical phenom A Chorus Line, but don't look to this confused and often self-congratulatory documentary to tell it.

| Original Score: 2/6 | Nov 16, 2011

It's all up there on the screen in this impassioned, exhilarating documentary. They want to dance for you. It's what they did for love.

| Aug 23, 2009

All the dancers who move towards the final cut are so good that the line between success and failure seems cruelly arbitrary and the disappointment of those who don't make it is acute. But nobody's giving up.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 9, 2009

There are still plenty of engrossing aspects to the film, moments in the audition process that demonstrate the complexity of performance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 2, 2009

A riveting documentary from James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 19, 2009

Every Little Step never rises above being a very good showbiz documentary. But it's an engaging tribute to a groundbreaking musical.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 4, 2009

You can't judge A Chorus Line by its film version; it's one of the lousiest movie musicals ever. But you can assess the stage original's influence by the wonderful new documentary Every Little Step.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 29, 2009

Fans of choreographer Michael Bennett's blockbuster, which broke new ground when it opened in 1975, will find much to love here.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 29, 2009

Every Little Step is an uncommonly tender and observant documentary.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 28, 2009

Every Little Step is a feat of editing and sound design.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 22, 2009

Some of the documentary's best moments capture the expressions of Avian and his assistants as they are caught unawares by an unexpectedly powerful audition.

| May 22, 2009

It instills an appreciation for the tremendous amount of work and passion that the performers put into their craft.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 21, 2009

The exuberant documentary Every Little Step revisits the genesis of the landmark show about the gestation and delivery of a Broadway musical.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2009

Their history of the show, studded with clips from Bennett's original audiotapes, adds a fascinating subtext: in chronicling Broadway, A Chorus Line changed it forever.

| May 14, 2009

We should be kneeling on concrete to remind ourselves what dues these artists pay.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2009

The film is as much about the creation of the original show back in 1975 and the genius of the late Michael Bennett, who masterminded it, as it is about the newer version.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 8, 2009

[An] engrossing backstage documentary -- OK, pre-backstage.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 30, 2009

A must-see for fans of the original stage musical A Chorus Line.

Full Review | Apr 23, 2009

Life imitates art imitating life in James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's heartfelt doc, Every Little Step, tracking the audition process of director Bob Avian's 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line.

Full Review | Apr 23, 2009