Photo Coverage: CHICAGO Revival Celebrates 18 Years On Broadway!
By: Jennifer Broski Nov. 15, 2014
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Yesterday, the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's hit musical Chicago celebrated 18 years playing on Broadway. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you pictures of the star-studded celebration!
With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is now the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. It is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording. The Broadway revival is produced by Barry and Fran Weissler.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Tony Award winner Ann Reinking, Chicago features set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington and sound design by Scott Lehrer.
Photo credit: Jennifer Broski
Donna Marie Asbury, Christopher Fitzgerald, Amy Spanger, Stephanie Pope, Barry Weissler, Raymond Bokhour
Raymond Bokhour, Amy Spanger, Donna Marie Asbury, Stephanie Pope, Barry Weissler
Amy Spanger, Donna Marie Asbury, Stephanie Pope
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