A dancer and actress, Pamela Blair's small-town-to-Broadway story became part of the character Valerie in the original cast of "A Chorus Line" and she defined one of the show's comedic highlights, a musical ode to cosmetic surgery and newfound curves.
As Val, one of the dancers in the hit Broadway musical, she sang a memorable song explaining how she got work by enhancing her body through cosmetic surgery.
Her portrayal of Valerie Clarke in "A Chorus Line" gave her original bragging rights to one of the most memorable characters in a Broadway juggernaut – which ran for more than 6,100 performances from 1975 to 1990.