In August 2013 , ACL alumna Melissa R. Randel ( " Judy Turner " ) mounted her original production , '' The Hat '' , at The New York International Fringe Festival – FringeNYC . '' The Hat '' was inspired by her experience as a young Broadway dancer who learns on the eve of a performance that her father has died . " The curtain rises on her 87th performance of a hit Broadway musical , but no one tells Ruth her father has died . Forevermore , her heart clings to a gold-studded chorus girl ’s top hat . LIGHTS UP ! 5-6-7-8 ! " Randel appeared in more than 2,000 performances from 1981 to 1985 at Broadway 's Shubert Theatre and on National and international tours , and can be seen as a featured dancer in Richard Attenborough 's film , '' A Chorus Line ''
The New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
A Chorus Line