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Come on, babe – experience it live and in person! The one,the only CHICAGO . It's Broadway's most popular musical –a razzle-dazzle tale of sin and celebrity. And now, you can see it LIVE. The recipient of six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations, CHICAGO is the sensation that just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

The masterminds behind CHICAGO are theatrical elite who joined together to create this mega-hit. The legendary director and choreographer Bob Fosse had the vision for CHICAGO in 1975 when he obtained the rights from the original book writer Maurine Watkins. He joined forces with the musical team of John Kander & Fred Ebb to create the first version of the musical CHICAGO which starred Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera and Jerry Orbach and ran for two years. Cut to 1995 when director Walter Bobbie who was Artistic Director of the City Center Encores! Series decided to revisit the work, paying homage to the late Mr. Fosse, and along with Mr. Fosse’s long time protégé, Ann Reinking who created original choreography in the style of Bob Fosse, brought this new version to the stage. Producers Barry and Fran Weissler, with four Tony Awards to their credit, moved the show from the City Center stage to the Broadway stage where it opened on November 14th, 1996.



CHICAGO ROCKS THE WORLD!

New York • London • Sydney • Vienna • Stockholm • Berlin • Amsterdam • Buenos Aries • Mexico City • Milan • Sao Paulo

“Hervorragend,” “espactaculo,” and “astonishing”— Critics around the world have praised CHICAGO as the show the world has been waiting for. CHICAGO continues to razzle-dazzle the world over with productions currently running in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Brazil. The production has played in 19 countries worldwide in over 260 cities in the seven years since its revival.

CHICAGO continues to be one of the most successful international musical hits of all time. CHICAGO’s international appeal stems from its enticing tail of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery—characteristics the entire world is drawn to. Think of it——the trademark opening number “All That Jazz” has been sung and spoken over 250,000 times in nine different languages. The number has been performed with symphony orchestras, dance programs, Olympic ice skating routines and even for the President of the United States at the Inauguration of Bill Clinton in January of 1997.

CHICAGO even started a cross cultural star exchange with the Broadway debuts of Ute Lemper (from London), Ruthie Henshall (from London), Petra Nielsen (from Sweden), Anna Montanaro (from ermany and Austria), Bianca Marroquin (from Mexico) and Denise Van Outen (from London). These talented stars in their own countries were brought to star in the Broadway production by producers, Barry & Fran Weissler. Their Broadway debuts created a sensation of press opportunities and brought an international flavor and spirit to the American stage.

 
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