Chicago
Broadway Musical Revival
Opened November 14 1996 at the Richard
Rodgers Theater
Transferred to the Shubert
Theater February 12 1998
Transferred to the Ambassador
Theater January 29 2003
Running Time 2 hrs 30 mins | 1
intermission
Tickets $69 to $130 | Some performances & holidays
higher
Rush $31.50 day of performance tickets
available when box office opens | Not available for Saturday 8:00P | Box office only | 2
per person | Limited availability
| Subject to change
Standing Room Only $26.50 day of
performance tickets
available if show is sold out | Box office only | Subject to change
Prices do not include any taxes,
service charges or other charges
Order at
Telecharge 212-239-6200 | Outside NY Metro Area 800-432-7250
Advisory Might not be appropriate for
children under 13
Restrictions Children under 4 years
old not permitted
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No Performances Added Performances
Curtain Changes
Creative
Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse book
John Kander music
Fred Ebb lyrics
Rob Fisher musical director
Ralph Burns orchestrations
Peter Howard dance arrangements
Ann Reinking choreographer
Walter Bobbie director
William Ivey Long costume design
Ken Billington lighting design
John Lee Beatty scenic design
Scott Lehrer sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Current Cast |
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Bebe Neuwirth |
Velma Kelly |
Deidre Goodwin |
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Ann Reinking |
Roxie Hart |
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz |
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James Naughton |
Billy Flynn |
Brent Barrett |
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Joel Grey |
Amos Hart |
Raymond Bokhour |
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Marcia Lewis |
Matron 'Mama' Morton |
Roz Ryan |
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D Sabella |
Mary Sunshine |
R Lowe |
What we think we know...
Deidre Goodwin as Velma Kelly thru Feb 7th
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz as Roxie Hart thru Feb 7th
Brent Barrett as Billy Flynn thru March 23rd | Obba
Babatunde plays Billy Flynn during Mr Barrett's vacation Jan 10th
thru 17th
Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart thru Jun 6th
Roz Ryan as Matron Mama Morton thru Feb 7th
R Lowe as Mary Sunshine thru March 14th
Synopsis
Chicago, Chicago, that wonderful
town, where everybody has a story and most of them are bad. Really
bad. What else can you expect when you hang out with dames named
Velma Kelly, Roxie Hart and Mama Morton, murderers all. When
vaudevillians and chorus girls pick up a gun it's always with
something else in mind -- celebrity and fame. Velma and Roxie take
off the gloves as they vie for the attention of the press, but the
limelight always seems to elude them. In the end they wind up
partners on the stage. Velma did, after all, need a new partner; the
person she shot was the other half of her 'sister act'
Broadway Show History
The original,
dramatic production of Chicago opened December 20, 1926, at
the Music Box
Theater. Francine Larrimore and Charles Bickford
starred
The Kander-Ebb-Fosse musical production opened June 3,
1975, at the then named 46th
Street Theater. Gwen Verdon, Jerry Orbach and Chita Rivera
starred. The production was nominated for eleven
1976 Tony Awards®, including
best musical, best book, best original score, best actor (Jerry
Orbach), best actress (both Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon), best
scenic design, costume design, lighting design, and Bob Fosse's two
noms for direction and choreography. All walked away empty handed
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Theatre Wing
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