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Drama Workshop is pleased to present CHICAGO.
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 and later the
Academy Award as Best Picture of the Year.
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.