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• Chicago is a musical based on a novel written by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse set in prohibition era Chicago. Ebb and Fosse also directed and choreographed the original 1975 production. The musical was revived in 1996 and adapted into a successful film in 2002.

• Fast Facts

  1. Music: John Kander
  2. Lyrics: Fred Ebb
  3. Book: Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse
  4. Based on the1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins
  5. Original Choreographer: Bob Fosse
  6. More than 4,684 performances
  7. Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
  8. Material was the basis of a 1927 silent film and the 1942 film Roxie Hart starring Ginger Rogers

• Cast

  • Roxie Hart
  • Velma Kelly
  • Billy Flynn
  • Amos Hart
  • "Mama" Morton

• Productions

  • 1975 Broadway
  • 1996 Broadway
  • 1997 West End
  • 2005 United States:U.S. Tour
  • 2006 United Kingdom:UK Tour

• Musical Numbers

  • "Overture"
  • "All That Jazz"
  • "Funny Honey"
  • "Cell Block Tango"
  • "When You're Good to Mama"
  • "A Tap Dance"
  • "All I Care About"
  • "A Little Bit of Good"
  • "We Both Reached for the Gun" aka "The Press Conference Rag"
  • "Roxie"
  • "I Can't Do It Alone"
  • "My Own Best Friend"
  • "I Know A Girl"
  • "Me and My Baby"
  • "Mr. Cellophane"
  • "When Velma Takes the Stand"
  • "Razzle Dazzle"
  • "Class"
  • "Nowadays"
  • "Hot Honey Rag"

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Chicago Movie | Chicago (Film) | Bob Fosse | Gwen Verdon | Chita Rivera | Ann Reinking | Bebe Neuwirth | All That Jazz

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