DIED. Nicholas Dante, 49, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning co-librettist of A Chorus Line; of AIDS; in New York City. In conjunction with James Kirkwood, Dante, whose real name was Conrado Morales, based parts of the play on his experience as someone who strove to overcome his loneliness and poverty by winning dancing roles. The longest-running show in Broadway history, A Chorus Line had 6,137 performances between 1975 and 1990.