Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, & Amazon. Hot Honey Rag - Orchestra36. JUDGE: Male, 40-65 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Judge overseeing Roxie’s Trial. Chicago’s hit holiday musical Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas!A DIE HARD Musical Parody breaks new ground with its full-length musical release on YouTube. Martin Harrison: assistant district attorney who prosecutes Roxie. [6], † In the 1975 Original Broadway Production and its Playbill, there are a few contradicting song lists. RICK NIELSEN Jan 29 His parents supported his interest, enrolling him in formal dance training. The total essence of corruption. The Musical, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Come From Away, My Fair Lady, The Devil Wears Prada, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Disney’s Frozen. "Velma Takes the Stand" Exit - Ensemble Men27. Roxie convinces Amos to pay for Billy Flynn to be her lawyer ("A Tap Dance"), though Amos lacks the funds. Musical Director ROB BOWMAN Rob Bowman returns to Chicago having served as musical director/conductor for the U.S. tour, Broadway production, 1st national touring company (1997) and music supervisor for companies in Paris, Berlin, Holland, Australia, Stuttgart and Seoul. With both Roxie and Amos furious at each other for the other's betrayal, Roxie confesses and is arrested. After asking the right questions, he manages to get Roxie to confess. Supported Charities It features the female criminals explaining how they ended up in jail. All right, this is what we gonna do. 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[63] The production featured on ITV's reality show, The Big Audition, to cast the replacement Velma. The musical Chicago is based on a play of the same name by reporter and playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins, who was assigned to cover the 1924 trials of accused murderers Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner for the Chicago Tribune. As promised, Billy gets Roxie acquitted, but just as the verdict is announced, some even more sensational crime pulls the press away, and Roxie's fleeting celebrity life is over. Kitty Baxter: An heiress who murders her boyfriend and his two mistresses after finding all three of them in bed together. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. [16] The show was on the verge of closing, when it ran into another setback: Gwen Verdon had to have surgery on nodes in her throat after inhaling a feather during the show's finale. 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. Six 1997 Tony® Awards, including Best Revival of a MusicalWinner! Chicago The Musical | A true New York City institution, CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great, now in its 22nd Year on Broadway. Favorite Add to Chicago the Musical Custom Print dawnofdrawing. Selp-you God.”, “A pulse-racing revival that flies us right into musical heaven.” – The New York Times, “As dazzling a demonstration of the craft of musical theatre as you're ever going to see on a Broadway stage.” – The New York Post, “Fosse’s best work, uncompromising and with real strength showing in every idea and image.” – Newsweek, 1976 Tony Awards-Original Broadway Company. He tries to get her to confess to speed along the trial. "[10] During rehearsals, "Razzle Dazzle" was originally staged as an orgy on the steps of the courthouse. Broadway will be back in 2021. While a date to resume performances is yet to be determined, stay tuned here for details about Chicago's new re-opening date. Sergeant Fogarty: Police officer who arrests Roxie and investigates Fred's murder. Sob sister reporter from the Evening Star. This list covers more than 500 professionally produced musicals that are currently available for amateur performances in the United States. "Class" - Velma & Matron32. Hungarian Prisoner at Cook County Jail. AMOS HART: Male, 30-50 (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4)Roxie’s faithful husband. Chicago Public Library 1 Willard Theatre, Various acts [date unknown] Various acts; Turning the tables; How Patsy went to war; Drummer and the maid; Devil, the servant, the ma… Hampton, Mabelle, Newton, Bassett, McGuire, William Anthony, 1885-1940, Evans, Lizzie, Jefferson, Lloyd That's exactly what Ms. Reinking and her ensemble do. Barry and Fran Weissler brought the Encores! With frequent collaborator Fred Ebb, he composed the score to dozens of Broadway musicals, including Cabaret, Zorba, Chi ... Robert Louis Fosse was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 23, 1927. The Tribune reported that Annan played the foxtrot record Hula Lou over and over for two hours before calling her husband to say she killed a man who "tried to make love to her". [33] The Encores! The Who psych out! A second company started in December 1997 in Tampa, Florida. Musical Revival IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia! [35] Ben Brantley, in his review for The New York Times, wrote " 'Make love to the audience' was another Fosse dictum. The cost and license availability quoted are estimates only and may differ when you apply for a license. License, stream or remote record your next amateur production with MTI. [72] The most recent tour started in November 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina and starred Tom Wopat as Billy Flynn, Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Terra C. MacLeod as Velma Kelly and Roz Ryan (later replaced by Carol Woods) as Matron "Mama" Morton. GO-TO-HELL-KITTY: Female, 21-40 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Steals the spotlight when she Murders her husband along with three other woman. We added them...and as soon as he heard the finger snaps, he loved the song. Harrison only appears during the trial but is mentioned earlier. This tool is unavailable at the moment. [59], To celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the West End revival production, Chicago returned, this time at the Phoenix Theatre opening April 11, 2018, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Billy Flynn, Sarah Soetaert as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, and Ruthie Henshall as Mama Morton. In the 1960s, Gwen Verdon read the play and asked her husband, Bob Fosse, about the possibility of creating a musical adaptation. The total essence of corruption. "Mister Cellophane" - Amos25. Billy takes Roxie's case before realizing Amos doesn't have the money; to make up the difference, he turns the case into a media circus and rearranges her story for consumption by sympathetic tabloid columnist Mary Sunshine ("A Little Bit of Good"), hoping to sell proceeds in an auction. That’s the angle I’m after. [11] Two other sections termed "Keep It Hot" and "RSVP" were cut from the finale as well. Those with tickets for canceled or postponed performances should contact their point of purchase for information. Read More "And All That Jazz" - Velma & Company3. Accepts bribes for favors from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. The longest-running American musical in Broadway history! New York, NY 10107-0102. He spends most of the show trying to make Roxie take interest in him or even just acknowledge his existence. By his early teens, Fosse was dancing professionally in local nightc ... You'll have to sign in before you share your experience. is a full service musical theatre licensing company. Courtroom Scene - Company30. The former Mary Sunshine, revealed during the trial to actually be a man in drag, takes his natural male form as a pushy vaudeville promoter, shaping Roxie and Velma's dance ("Hot Honey Rag") to make it as sexy as possible. "A Little Bit of Good" - Mary Sunshine10. [46], The cast recording of the revival was released on January 28, 1997, on RCA Victor. Ann Reinking, who would go on to star in the highly successful 1996 revival[21] and choreograph that production in the style of Bob Fosse, was also a cast replacement for Roxie Hart during the show's original run. This estimator is only for non-equity/amateur productions. While a date to resume performances is yet to be determined, stay tuned here for details about Chicago's new re-opening date. Roxie’s faithful husband. AMOS HART: Male, 30-50 (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4). Murders her lover after he has a round of affairs with other woman, and an occasional man. He tries to get her to confess to speed along the trial. I personally love the musical but some schools don't believe it is appropriate for school. Sweetest little Jazz killer in Chicago. The trial date arrives, and the now freshly terrified Roxie runs back to Billy, who calms Roxie by suggesting she will be fine so long as she makes a show of the trial ("Razzle Dazzle"). According to Shelley, Chicago co-star Chita Rivera did not approve: “That’s the great Gwen Verdon up there, and look what they’re doing,” she commented to another production member. FILE - Event signage appears above the red carpet at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. OVERTURE ORiGiN™ Theatrical is an Australian Independent music company owned and managed by Philip Walker and Philip Mortlock. Thanks Roxie, upset with being treated like a "common criminal" and considering herself a celebrity, has a heated argument with Billy and fires him; Billy warns her that her kind of celebrity is fleeting and that she would be just as famous hanging from a noose. It debuted in the West End in 1979, where it ran for 600 performances. Kander explains: "I remember when we wrote "Razzle Dazzle", before we took it in and played it for Bob, you [Ebb] said with absolute confidence 'Try adding a couple of finger snaps to it. Note that high school and youth organizations may not produce the standard version of Chicago; instead they must apply for Chicago: High School Edition. The final scene cuts to a Chicago vaudeville theater, where Roxie and Velma (acquitted off-stage) are performing a new act in which they bittersweetly sing about modern life ("Nowadays"). Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe anything she is fed that matches her beliefs. Velma Kelly is a vaudevillian who welcomes the audience to tonight's show ("All That Jazz"). Billy uses Amos as a pawn, turning around and insisting that Amos is actually the father of Roxie's child. Sydney Theatre Company's production also toured to the Hong Kong Arts Festival in February 1983. Bows - Orchestra38. Velma returns to introduce the opening act, resentful of Roxie's manipulation of the system ("I Know a Girl") and ability to seduce a doctor into saying Roxie is pregnant; as Roxie emerges, she sings gleefully of the future of her unborn (nonexistent) child ("Me and My Baby"). [47] The cast recording won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. (Her last name. duties. Chicago and Drill Music Go Hand in Hand, But There’s More to the Story The city's multifaceted music scene has roots in blues, gospel and spoken word By Billboard Staff For tomorrow morning, I’m gonna have Roxie’s name at the front page of every newspapers in town. Now On Broadway! Chicago can still seem glibly cynical and artificially cold, especially in its weaker second act. "We Both Reached For the Gun" - Billy, Roxie & Company12. According to James Leve, "Chicago is cynical and subversive, exploiting American cultural mythologies in order to attack American celebrity culture. It is jurisprudence-as-showbusiness and trial-by-publicity. HUNYAK: Female, 25-45 (Range: Non-Singing Role). [54] Robin Cousins joined the cast as Billy Flynn on July 17, 2012. The longest-running American musical in Broadway history! Simply … When will CHICAGO be back on Broadway?. Prisoner at Cook County Jail. Chicago the Musical - SYNOPSIS Act I In the mid-1920s in Chicago, Velma Kelly is a vaudevillian who murdered both her husband and her sister when she found them in bed together. [80], In Perú, the musical opened on June 16, 2012 starring Tati Alcántara, Denisse Dibós, and Marco Zunino at Teatro Municipal de Lima in Lima. [77] The Melbourne leg of the tour starred Jason Donovan as Billy Flynn. She stops at nothing to render a media storm with one goal: to get away with it. The film could be nominated for best feature, comedy or musical, along with acting nods for Sacha Baron Cohen (also a contender for his supporting performance in “The Trial of the Chicago 7") and Maria Bakalova. Find out what made TIME’s list of the best theater of 2018, from 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' to 'My Fair Lady.' Whenever one of our titles is performed, we are the exclusive source of authorised performance rights and show materials. 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Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia! ANNIE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Prisoner at the Cook County Jail. FRED CASELY: Male, 30-50 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible). She is represented by Billy Flynn and competes with Roxie Hart for him. “When you’re good to Moma, Moma’s good to you.”. Bob Fosse choreographed the original production, and his style is strongly identified with the show. Synopsis: Chicago is a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery, and treachery-all those things we hold near and dear to our heart. Two police officers testified that they had seen a woman getting into the car and shortly thereafter heard gunshots. [81] The show was also staged using a Spanish translation in Costa Rica in 2017 starring Silvia Baltodano and Isabel Guzman. Scripts and rental materials are not included in this estimate. Fosse took an early interest in dance, displaying unusual skill. The piece was cut and replaced with "Nowadays". The case against Beulah May Annan, the model for Roxie, was very close to her story in Chicago. MATRON "MAMA" MORTON: Female, 30-50 (Range: Alto, F#3-Bb4)Leader of the prisoners of Cook County Jail. The show received both good box-office sales and newspaper notices and was mounted on Broadway in 1926, running 172 performances. Chita Rivera joined the tour for several weeks. Just days apart, separate juries acquitted both women.[5]. ORiGiN™ Theatrical is the market leader in Australia and New Zealand for secondary market theatrical exploitation into amateur, community, schools, pro-am, small professional, fringe, regional, stock and repertory productions. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but herself and her attempt to get away with murder. instead. [79], The first Japanese-language production of the Tony-winning revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago debuted in October 2008 at the Akasaka ACT Theatre in Tokyo, Japan, followed by an engagement at Osaka's Umeda Art Theatre. Stage Musical Rights Index - USA Compiled by John Kenrick. Every musical moment in the show was loosely modeled on someone else: Roxie was Helen Morgan, Velma was Texas Guinan, Billy Flynn was Ted Lewis, Mama Morton was Sophie Tucker." 6 Tony® Awards including Best Revival of a Musical * * PLEASE NOTE - THE RIGHTS FOR CHICAGO ARE HEAVILY RESTRICTED AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL FOR ALL PRODUCTIONS * * Premiering in 1975 and the hit of the 1997 Broadway season in a production that originated at City Center's Encore! MONA: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Prisoner at Cook County Jail. The original Broadway production opened in 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre[1] and ran for 936 performances, until 1977. Russell, Robert. [23] It commenced in the West End with most of the Sheffield cast, and was produced by Larry Parnes and choreographed by Gillian Gregory. VELMA KELLY: Female, 25-40 (Range: Alto, E3-D5)Vaudville performer who is accused of murdering her sister and husband. production to Broadway, after some revision and expansion, but retaining the spare and minimalist style in costumes and set. I know one school that has done Chicago, but it is a risqué musical and not all schools would be comfortable doing it. [45] Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton, and Joel Grey returned for cameo appearances. Soundtrack from the 2002 American musical starring, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger In the early 1920s, Chicago's press and public became riveted by the subject of homicides committed by women. “Blah, Blah, Truth, Truth. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of mainstream hip hop and popular music in general.. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream … series, CHICAGO won six Tony Awards including Best Revival and later, the … Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection. Hotels near Chicago the Musical: (0.05 km) Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan (0.08 km) citizenM New York Times Square (0.06 km) The Time New York (0.08 km) The Pearl Hotel (0.14 km) Hilton Garden Inn Times Square; View all hotels near Chicago the Musical on Tripadvisor Presented by Barry and Fran Weissler in association with Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. and Kyodo Tokyo Inc., the b production starred Ryoko Yonekura as Roxie Hart, Yōka Wao as Velma Kelly and Ryuichi Kawamura as Billy Flynn. is a full service musical theatre licensing company. “One of those Mormons, ya’ know.”. "Review: Chicago s Razzle Dazzle frazzle at Starlight", Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production, longest-running show to ever run on Broadway, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, "Chicago Broadway @ 46th Street Theatre | Playbill", "CHICAGO's missing character, or, WHO is Henry Glassman? [43] Chicago: The Musical has run for more than 9,000 performances[43][44] and holds the record for longest-running musical revival on Broadway. Tickets Selling Fast. A lore arose that, in Chicago, feminine or attractive women could not be convicted. "I Can’t Do It Alone" - Velma16. Velma tries to show Billy all the tricks she has planned for her trial ("When Velma Takes The Stand"), which Roxie treats skeptically. Marks, Peter. [82], A French-language production of Chicago, based on the Broadway 1996 revival, opened on September 18, 2018 at Théâtre Mogador in Paris with Sofia Essaïdi as Velma Kelly, Carien Keizer as Roxie Hart and Jean-Luc Guizone as Billy Flynn. On Nov 14, 1996, a revival of the show opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. 1. Last Updated: Spring 2016. "Finale" - Ensemble37. The original finale was "Loopin' the Loop", a doubles act with Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera; however, "the scene seemed too much like an amateur act so Fosse asked for something more 'glamorous in pretty gowns'".
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