“It’s been redone and remade to a point where it’s more current now and it plays to even younger audiences and the themes have stayed strong throughout.” “Chicago is one of those musicals that has been a mainstay on Broadway long enough now that it’s something that we think of when we think of Broadway, we think of Chicago,” Brooks said. Jeff Brooks, who plays Billy Flynn in the national tour of Chicago, recently joined the tour and will be making his debut performance as Billy Flynn during the tour’s stop in Utica.
The musical has also had productions staged around the world and a film adaptation in 2002, which went on to win numerous accolades including the Academy Award for best picture. The musical is commemorating the 25th anniversary of its presence on Broadway and its status of being the longest running American musical. As they navigate through an impressionable criminal justice system and the easily influenced media, the two women enlist the help of lawyer Billy Flynn and prison matron Mama Morton to help prove their “innocence.” The musical brings showstopping numbers like “All That Jazz,” “Call Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle” to help tell the story of fame and corruption during the era of vaudeville and jazz in Chicago almost 100 years ago. The story of Chicago follows Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, two women accused of murdering their loved ones. for just one night only tonight at 7:30 p.m. The tour will be stopping at the Stanley Theatre, 259 Genesee St. Subscribe now to not miss a thing.UTICA - The Broadway Theatre League of Utica is ready to razzle dazzle audiences with the national tour of the Broadway musical Chicago. We’ll send you a handful of interesting San Antonio stories every morning. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, .Ĭoming soon: SA Current Daily newsletter. Sunday, April 16, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Mama begins accepting bribes from Roxie in exchange for press coverage to bolster her eventual vaudeville comeback, but Velma is also in on the action, creating an all-out media circus.Ī showstopping lineup of musical numbers, including the Broadway classic "All That Jazz," combines with energetic choreography and a dramatic storyline to make Chicago a humorous and thought-provoking account of the crime and corruption underlying celebrity during the Roaring '20s. Things eventually look up for Roxie when she learns that one of the prison guards, Matron "Mama" Morton, has connections to local media. It's bad enough that Velma and Roxie have been torn away from their glamorous showbiz lifestyles, but tensions rise further when the two develop a seething dislike for one another. When Velma and Roxie are each arrested for murdering their romantic partners, they must trade in their shimmery leotards and hotel rooms for prison uniforms and neighboring cells at the Cook County Jail. One of Broadway's longest-running musicals, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudeville performers, starlet Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart. Chicago features a showstopping lineup of musical numbers.
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