Show biz snazz

'A Chorus Line' is, surprisingly, a film I come back to more frequently than any other. I don't think it's the greatest film out there, but I touch base with it for several reasons. I do love the song-and-dance numbers, including 'Tits and Ass', 'She's the One', and 'I Can Do That'. Maybe this last song is the clue to the film's appeal for me: the idea that even the members of a show's chorus can do extraordinary things, that their ordinary human spirit is 'special'. This movie cheers me up.