Chicago

Summary of the musical Chicago :

In 1920s Chicago, glamorous vaudeville star Velma Kelly murdered her husband and sister after finding them in bed together. Roxie Hart dreams of being a vaudeville star and she kills her lover after finding out that he was never going to make her famous. The two are incarcerated in Cook County Jail among other murderers. Enter Billy Flynn, the lawyer whose goal is not only to acquit his clients, but to make them famous. Yet there is only room for a legend in the headlines.
Through it all, Roxie and Velma may come to understand that beyond fame, their life or death can also be at stake.

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General information
  • Style : Tragedy, Dance, Comedy
  • Theme : Cabaret, Crime, United States, Horror, Lies, Politics, Power, Rivalry, Sexy
  • year of creation : 1949
Music
  • Composer :John Kander
  • Lyricist : Fred Ebb
  • Librettist : Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
  • Author (other) : Maurine Dallas Watkins
  • famous songs : "All That Jazz", "Cell Block Tango", "We Both Reached for the Gun", "When You're Good To Mama", "Mr. Cellophane", "Razzle Dazzle", "Class", "Nowadays" .
  • Famous performers : Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Joel Grey, Taye Diggs, Todrick Hall, Alan Thick, Wayne Brady, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Springer, Pamela Anderson.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins.
  • Exists in film : A 2002 film was directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall. We find Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones there.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : Nominated for 14 Tony Awards in 1976, the musical won only one, beaten by A Chorus Line. The 1996 Broadway revival won 14 awards.
  • Number of years on display : 28
  • Number of performances : 10800
  • anecdotes : It is the second longest running musical on Broadway after The Phantom of the Opera. On Broadway, Chicago is known for its "stunt casting", a formidable marketing effect which consists of casting stars in the main roles for a limited time. The stars Pamela Anderson, Wayne Brady, Mel B, Jennifer Holiday and Patrick Swayze played in the show on Broadway.
Currently on stage
  • New York :

    The play has been performed for 26 years in New York at the Ambassador Theater. You can buy your tickets by clicking here.