Chicago - Show Information
Roxie, a chorus girl who has murdered her lover manages to get acquitted and teams up with another murderess to form an unusual night-club act.Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, violence, adultery, treachery.....so begins the musical Chicago. The twenties are roaring with with hot jazz and cold-blooded killers. Hoodlums are making headlines and the press are hungry for more.
Chicago is the story of Roxie, a chorus girl who has murdered her lover but manages to get acquitted with the help of a sleazy lawyer. Roxie dreams of headlining in a vaudeville show but she only achieves celebrity status when she rides on the wave of publicity surrounding her acquittal. She teams up with another murderess to form an unusual nightclub act which they hope will keep them in the public eye.
Chicago The Musical is based in the roaring 1920's with lots of hot jazz - and cold-blooded killers!.....songs include 'All That Jazz', 'Funny Honey', 'Mr Cellophane', 'Nowadays' and 'Razzle Dazzle'.
Chicago was first produced in New York in 1975 and was considered by many to be ahead of its time. This production is based on the 1996 smash-hit Broadway revival, and is stamped with the unique Bob Fosse signature of minimalist razzmatazz.
| Author(s) | Book: Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins |
| Lyrics | Fred Ebb |
| Music | John Kander |
| Notes | Age Recommendation 10+ |
| Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
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| Awards | The Broadway production of Chicago won 6 1997 Tony Awards including 'Best Revival of a Musical', 'Best Lighting Design', 'Best Choreography' and 'Best Direction of a Musical'. The musical Chicago won the 1998 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production The film Chicago based on the musical won a string of awards at 2003 BAFTA Awards and the Oscars. |
| Reviews | "A show-stopping show, a gaudy, glorious, glittering hit... a killer thriller" The Sunday Times "As sharp as a stiletto, as brilliant as a diamond, as sour as a lemon and as intoxicating as bourbon" The Times "As close to musical theatre heaven as you are likely to get" The News of The World "Sexy, Sassy, Seductive, Sensual, Sinuous, Sleazy, Slinky, Sophisticated, Sultry" Independent on Sunday "Kill For A Ticket" Mail on Sunday |