Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Directed by Lil Williams
Choreographer Shannon Crites
Music Director Don Gilmore
Pianist Meredith Todd


Performances
February 15-20, 1982

at the Goddard Center


Premiering in 1975 and the hit of the 1997 Broadway season in a production that originated at City Center's Encore! series, Chicago won six Tony Awards including Best Revival.

 

In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap...until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie.
 


Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess" Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame , fortune and acquittal. This sharp edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse.



Courtesy of Samuel French