The 1975 staging starred Gwen Verdon as Roxie and Chita Rivera as Velma. 11, 1996, and talks of a film version have lasted nearly as long. The Chicago revival opened on Broadway on Nov. Along the way, such names as Goldie Hawn, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell were bandied about as casting possibilities, and Larry Gelbart and Wendy Wasserstein were mentioned as possible scribes.
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Plans to make a movie version of Chicago have dragged on for years.
The score by composer Kander and lyricist Ebb is considered one of the best from the team, and includes "Razzle Dazzle," "All I Care About," "Cell Block Tango," "A Little Bit of Good," "I Can't Do It Alone," "My Own Best Friend," "Roxie" and "All That Jazz." *
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The stage show has a free-wheeling, presentational vaudeville frame - the story is told as a series of vaudeville specialty numbers (the fan dance, the ventriloquist act, the sad clown number, etc.). It is not yet clear how screenwriter Condon is adapting the libretto by Ebb and Fosse into a film script. The movie is expected to be released at Christmas 2002. Paul Bogaev (TV's "Cinderella" and "Annie") is music director. (Britney Spears has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the bit part of "Go to Hell Kitty.") Reilly as Amos and R&B singer Mya as cellblock girl Mona.
12 in Toronto for the new feature-film musical, "Chicago," which draws on elements from the smash 1975 John Kander-Fred Ebb-Bob Fosse musical that is still enjoying a hit revival run on Broadway.ĭirected and choreographed by Rob Marshall, who scored big with TV's "Annie," the film is produced by Marty Richards and Miramax's Harvey Weinstein and executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron of Storyline Entertainment.Ī spokesman confirmed that the picture (with screenplay by Bill Condon) will star Renee Zellwegger as Roxie, Catherine Zeta Jones as Velma, Richard Gere as Billy Flynn, Queen Latifah as Matron Mama Morton, Christine Baranski as Mary Sunshine, John C. Tickets for the performance of Chicago can be purchased in person at the Stanley Theatre box office, over the phone by dialing 31, or online at is expected to begin Dec. “Everybody better get ready, because it is sexy and it is dark and it is fun and it does not let up one bit, it’s in your face, it tells a wonderful, wonderful, fun story and it does it in a way that you’re going to be on the edge of your seat the entire time,” Brooks said. Brooks noted that audiences can expect to be razzle dazzled once again. The musical has previously toured in Utica back in 2018. Tonight’s performance will mark the return on Chicago at the Stanley Theatre. “The direction, Walter Bobbie’s original direction and Bob Fosse’s original choreography, you’re never going to find anything of its ilk in anything else, it’s so unique and it stands the test of time and it helps these shows age even more and more and more and even better like a fine wine,” Brooks added. “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.
UTICA - The Broadway Theatre League of Utica is ready to razzle dazzle audiences with the national tour of the Broadway musical Chicago.
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