Chicago
The smash-hit musical has brought its 1920s razzle dazzle — and all that jazz — back to Sydney.
Overview
It's the longest-running American musical in Broadway and West End history. It's the longest-running production now currently playing Broadway, too. It's been seen by over 34-million people worldwide in 38 countries, and played more than 33,500 performances in 525-plus cities. And, it's won six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy.
The show: Chicago. It has also made a return to Australia, including splashing a healthy dose of 1920s razzle dazzle in Sydney from Sunday, June 9, 2024 in the musical's big Aussie comeback. Come on babes, why don't we paint the town? With all that jazz, the record-breaking smash is shimmying back onto the Capitol Theatre stage to put on one helluva show.
Get ready to see Zoë Ventoura (Home and Away) as Velma Kelly and Lucy Maunder (Mary Poppins) as Roxie Hart, plus Aussie theatre star Anthony Warlow (The Phantom of the Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) as Billy Flynn.
Jeremy Daniel
Also featuring: Peter Rowsthorn (Kath & Kim) as Roxie's husband Amos, Asabi Goodman (Hairspray) as prison warden Mama Morton and S. Valeri as crime reporter Mary Sunshine.
Inspiring 2002's Renée Zellweger (Judy)- and Catherine Zeta Jones (Wednesday)-starring Academy Award-winning film of the same name, Chicago tells the tale of housewife and nightclub dancer Roxie Hart. In the decadent 1920s, she twirls through a whirlwind of murdered lovers, jail time, fierce rivalries and tabloid sensationalism — all set to a toe-tapping soundtrack.
Based on a 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, the production showcases music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and choreography by Tony Award-winner Ann Reinking.
Paul Kolnik
Top image: Jeff Busby. Updated Monday, June 17, 2024.
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