Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamworth Musical Society

DIRECTOR Larni Christie

CHOREOGRAPHER Breanna McFadyen

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Emma Kersley

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Stephen Carter

See page 73 for details Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins Script adaption by David Thompson

Set amidst the razzle dazzle decadence of the 1920’s…

Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, housewife and night club dancer who murders her 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, Billy Flynn, to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines .

The Tony Award winning revival version (1996) is set in Chicago in the ‘Age of Jazz’ and is the 2nd longest running Broadway musical after The Phantom of the Opera. Winning six Tony Awards in 1997, the musical was cemented into popular culture and elevated to an even higher status when Rob Marshall’s 2002 movie version won an Academy Award for Best Picture .

This ‘made in Tamworth’ production, by Tamworth Musical Society, takes a fresh look at this decadent and dazzling time to make Chicago as fun and relevant in 2022 .

Friday 21 October – Saturday 5 November

See pg 71 for detailed performance times

Capitol Theatre Tamworth 2 hours 30 minutes | Includes Interval

By arrangement with Origin™ Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Ltd ., a Concord Theatricals Company

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