Nicholas Dante

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Nicholas Dante (born Conrado Morales in 1942, died May 21, 1991 of AIDS in New York City) was an American dancer and writer, best known for A Chorus Line.

Dante's early career was spent dancing in the chorus of Broadway musicals, only one of which, Applause, was a major success. In 1975, he was approached by friend Michael Bennett, who invited him to collaborate with James Kirkwood, Jr. on the book of a musical about Broadway "gypsies," the dancers who serve as a backdrop for the leading performers. The result was A Chorus Line, which earned him the 1976 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Book of a Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

He also authored a screenplay, Fake Lady, and a stage musical based on the life of entertainer Al Jolson entitled Jolson Tonite, but never again achieved the success he did with A Chorus Line.