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CHICAGO THE MUSICAL
Chicago is a musical, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. Its book was by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb,
music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Set in prohibition era Chicago, it is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice, and the concept of the
"celebrity criminal". Its satirically inverted moral values are very reminiscent of The Beggar's Opera.
The original production opened on Jun 3, 1975 - and ran for a total of 936 performances, closing on Aug 27, 1977. It was
revived with even greater success on Nov 14, 1996 - reaching a total of 4234 performances as of Jan 14 2007."
WHEN DID IT GO ON BROADWAY
WHO WROTE THE MUSIC
Chicago is a musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she reported on.
lyrics by Fred Ebb
WHO WROTE THE LYRICS
book by Ebb and Bob Fosse.
WHO WROTE THE BOOK
Rob Marshall is an American theater director, film director and choreographer. His most noted work is the 2002 Academy Award for Best Picture winner Chicago, for which he won a Directors Guild of
America
WHO DIRECTED IT
1.Martin Richards
2.Chicago, Producer
WHO PRODUCED IT
On November 18, 1997, Chicago: The Musical opened in London's West End. Like the New York revival, it was directed by Walter
Bobbie and designed by John Lee Beatty, with choreography by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse.
WHO CHOREOGRAPHED IT?
Boeing-Boeing (Gloria). National Tours: Sweet Charity(Charity); Beauty and the Beast (Babette); Chicago (Roxie); Vagina Monologues. Velma Kelly
Chicago
• murder
• vaudeville
• actor
• singer
• performer
• prison
• sister
• jazz
• alcohol
• famous
• dancer
• Chicago
• triple threat
• fosse
WHO STARRED IN THE ORIGINAL CAST?
Roxie HartChicago
•murder •wife •jazz •vaudeville •prison •Chicago •affair •dancer•fosse •triple threat
Read more: http://stageagent.com/characters/2291/chicago/roxie-hart#ixzz3Zr4zrGc8
Fred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful
collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote
for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera.
Did anyone listed in #4-10 above do any other significant things in the theatre world? If yes, what else have they done?
1.Academy Award for Best Actress
2.Academy Award for Best Director
3.Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
4.Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay5.
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
6.Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
7.BAFTA Award for Best Film
8.Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
WHAT AWARDS WAS IT NOMINATED FOR? WHAT AWARDS DID IT WIN?
All That Jazz
Cell Block Tango
Roxie
We Both Reached For the Gun
Mister Cellophane
WHAT ARE SOME SONGS FROM THE SHOW
WHAT IS THE MUSICAL ABOUT
Plot: Nightclub sensation Velma (Catherine Zeta-Jones) murders her philandering husband, and Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), is set to defend her. But when Roxie (Renée Zellweger) also winds up in prison, Billy takes on her case as well -- turning her into a media circus of headlines. Neither woman will be outdone in their fight against each other and the public for fame and celebrity.Setting set in the legendary city. Its about murderesses in a county jailMain characters Gloria and Roxie Theme Language EnglishSpectacle has everything that makes Broadway great.
Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville opened on June 3, 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre, and ran for a total of 936 performances, closing on August 27, 1977. The opening night cast starred Chita Rivera as
Velma Kelly, Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart, Jerry Orbach as Billy Flynn and Barney Martin as Amos Hart.
WHERE WAS IT FIRST PERFORMED? (NAME OF THEATRE)
The original Broadway production opened in 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre[1]and ran for 936 performances until
1977. Bob Fosse choreographed the original production, and his style is strongly identified with the show. Following a
West End debut in 1979 which ran for 600 performances, Chicago was revived on Broadway in 1996,
and a year later in the West End.
HOW LONG DID IT RUN ON BROADWAY? HOW MANY YEARS/PERFORMANCES?
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