question: What is the nationality of the man who wrote the music for A Chorus Line?
answer: American
context: Title: Marvin Hamlisch
  Passage: Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor.  Hamlisch was one of only twelve people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.  This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT".  He is one of only two people (along with Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize.
  Title: Tams-Witmark Music Library
  Passage: Tams-Witmark is an American company that provides to professional and amateur theaters license to Broadway musical scripts and scores.  Among the many notable properties handled by the company are "Kiss Me, Kate"; "My Fair Lady"; ""; "Bye Bye Birdie"; "Hello, Dolly! "; "Cabaret"; "Man of La Mancha" and "A Chorus Line".  The company has also acquired numerous properties often inspired by or based upon motion pictures or comic strips, such as 42nd Street, The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me In St. Louis, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Li'l Abner.  The company has also prepared for licensing simpler, shorter derivative works for performance by elementary and middle school students, such as an abbreviated version of "Bye, Bye Birdie".
  Title: Soul by the Pound
  Passage: "Soul by the Pound" is the third single from rapper Common's 1992 debut album, "Can I Borrow a Dollar? ".  Its beat, produced by Immenslope, is similar to much production from Common's second album, "Resurrection".  Its beat contains samples from "I Like It" by DeBarge and "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott.  It is considered to be a "black solidarity" track, but has been attacked for its misogyny.  Its chorus contains a sample from Tim Dog's verse on "A Chorus Line" by Ultramagnetic MCs.  A music video was made for the "Thump Mix" version of this song, but not for the album version.  The chorus of "Thump Mix" contains vocal samples from Q-Tip's verse in "Jazz (We've Got)" by A Tribe Called Quest, Redman's in "Tonight's Da Night" and Grand Puba's in "Check It Out."  The "Thump Mix" can be found on the Guidance Recordings compilation album "2001: A Rhyme Odyssey".
  Title: A Chorus Line
  Passage: A Chorus Line is a musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante.  Centred on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line, the musical is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical.  "A Chorus Line" provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers.
  Title: Ernest H. Martin
  Passage: Ernest Harold Martin (born Ernest Harold Markowitz; August 28, 1919 – May 8, 1995) was a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer who wrote the book for a musical, owned a Broadway theater and produced motion pictures, including "A Chorus Line" and "Cabaret" (1972 film nominated for 10 Oscars).  Best known for such hits as "Guys and Dolls", "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", and "Cabaret", Martin left his mark on American and international theatre and screen.
  Title: Cotton Club Boys (chorus line)
  Passage: The Cotton Club Boys were nationally acclaimed American chorus line entertainers who, from 1934, performed class act dance routines – that is, precision unison dance drills – as part of musical revues produced almost exclusively by the Cotton Club in New York until 1940 – when the Broadway Cotton Club closed – then as part of Cab Calloway's Revue on tour, until the end of 1942.  They debuted in the 24th edition of "Cotton Club Parade," spring 1934 — (i) a period that marked the beginning of the swing era, (ii) the post-Harlem Renaissance, (iii) about a year after the Prohibition, and (iv) the trough of the Great Depression.  The chorus line name often included a prefix that reflected the number of members; "viz. ," "The Six Cotton Club Boys," "The 12 Cotton Club Boys," and the like.
  Title: James T. Lane
  Passage: James T. Lane (born December 25, 1977) is an American actor and dancer.  He made his Broadway debut with the 2006 revival of "A Chorus Line", playing Richie Walters.  After that, Lane joined the cast of "Chicago: The Musical", playing the role of Aaron and Amos.  Other credits include an episode on "One Life to Live" as a James Brown impersonator.  Lane was last been seen on Broadway in "The Scottsboro Boys", playing the roles of Ozie Powell and Ruby Bates.  In 2013, Lane reprised his "A Chorus Line" role in The West End.
citations: Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus Line