Artist:
Chicago The Musical
Genre: Theater
Background: An over-the-hill
chorine murders her boyfriend, tries to
pin it on her husband, attracts a high-profile
lawyer, is found not guilty after a razzmatazz
carnival of a trial, and then parlays her
new-found fame into a vaudeville engagement.
Thanks to O.J. and subsequent similar media
circuses, Chicago in 1927 is eerily like
America today, and the revival of Bob Fosse's
sardonic entertainment, a mild success on
Broadway back in 1975, is a bona fide smash
hit, even in its eighth year.
Murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation,
adultery and treachery--all those things
we hold near and dear to our hearts."
So begins the musical Chicago--and creators
John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse never
back off from their bold and sinister promise.
Chicago is the kiss-and-tell tale of Roxie
Hart, a chorus girl who kills her lover
as a career move; Billy Flynn, a sharp lawyer
who turns Roxie into a celebrity; and Velma
Kelly, a dancing jailbird with an ear for
headlines and an eye for talent. Chicago,
winner of six 1997 Tony Awards, including
Best Musical Revival, is a loving look back
at vaudeville, a timely satire of the justice
system, and a reminder of what great theater
can be.
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