 In addition to serving as a tribute to one of the award-winning collaborators of "A Chorus Line", "A Class Act" provides yet another behind-the-scenes glimpse at how a musical is created and brought to the stage.In contrast to "A Chorus Line" however, the piece offers a considerably more severe warning as well about how an artist’s personal life—including struggles with mental illness and cancer—can interfere with, obstruct, and eventually doom his professional as well as his personal pursuits.The musical was initially produced Off-Broadway by the Manhattan Theatre Club at Stage II, opening on October 3, 2000 and running through December 10, 2000.