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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, and ran for a total of 936 performances, closing on Aug 27, It was revived with even greater success on Nov 14, reaching a total of 4234 performances as of Jan " 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 Hart Chicago murder wife jazz vaudeville prison Chicago affair dancer fosse triple threat Read more:

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 Screenplay 5. 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 jail Main characters Gloria and Roxie Theme Language English Spectacle 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, 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 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.Broadway46th Street Theatre [1]West End HOW LONG DID IT RUN ON BROADWAY? HOW MANY YEARS/PERFORMANCES ?

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