Book and Lyrics by Fred Ebb.
Music by John Kander.
November 12 - December 4, 2010
CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you've ever seen. Whether you're looking for your first Broadway musical, whether you've seen the Academy AwardŽ-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage or whether you've seen it before and want to recapture the magic, CHICAGO always delivers.
Director: Ann Arends
Choreographer: Crystal Dawn Munkers
Music Director: Paul Linnes
Scenic Design: Dan Suiter
Costume Design: Deane Middleton
Lighting Design: Richard Schaefer
Sound Design: Joshua Tillman
Properties Design: Charles Gift
Starring:
Lindsey Larson as Velma Kelly
Danielle Barnum as Roxie Hart
Doug Knoop as Amos Hart
Troy Johnson as Billy Flynn
Bradetta Vines as Mama Morton
R. McCabe as Mary Sunshine
Ensemble:
Bradley Stieger
Christine Riippi
Hailey Hays
Jeff Orton
Jenni Taggart
Kate Kingery
Krista Gibbon
Phil Lacey
Sheri Tipton
Taylor Richmond
William Shindler
Yusef Mahmoud
Setting: The Cook County Jail. Time: The Roaring Twenties. Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly vie for the full attention of the Press, and celebrity attorney Billy Flynn, as they prepare for two sensational murder trials. Chicago is a rousing story of fame, corruption, fortune, manipulation and heartbreak... and all that jazz...
Significantly different from the 2002 movie, the musical version employs a distinctly presentational and more abstract theatrical style. Many of the scenes are set in limbo and Dan Suiter's set design and costume designer Deane Middleton's costumes evoke the glitzy yet gritty Art Deco inspired Chicago of the 1920's.
Razzle-Dazzle choreography by Crystal Dawn Munkers, who was trained by long time Fosse collaborator Ben Vereen, and the show-stopping music of Kander and Ebb make Chicago a classic crowd-pleaser and one of Broadway's all-time favorites. Seattle Musical Theatre delivers every delightful moment in this lively production, the second of its current season.
