A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach (Michael Douglas). After the initial eliminations, sixteen hopefuls remain. Arriving late is former lead dancer Cassie (Alyson Reed) who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach but left him to take a job in Hollywood. Now she hasn't worked in over a year and is desperate enough for work to even just be part of a member of the chorus line and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.