Chicago (Broadway revival)
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Chicago (Broadway revival) is a long-running, Tony Award–winning Broadway musical revival of Kander and Ebb’s jazz-age crime satire, renowned for its minimalist staging, Fosse-inspired choreography, and rotating roster of celebrity performers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago (musical) | 2 |
| Chicago (Broadway production) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Broadway musical revival ⓘ |
| award |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
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ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chicago (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Bob Fosse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayStatus | long-running ⓘ |
| choreographer | Ann Reinking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyStyle | Fosse-inspired ⓘ |
| composer | John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Walter Bobbie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz-age crime satire
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasOrchestraConductorCharacter | "Fred Casely"-style bandleader figure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | jazz ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
onstage orchestra
ⓘ
rotating roster of celebrity performers ⓘ |
| notableFor | sparce sets and emphasis on performance and choreography ⓘ |
| notableOriginalCastMember |
Ann Reinking
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bebe Neuwirth NERFINISHED ⓘ James Naughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDateOnBroadway | 1996-11-14 ⓘ |
| orchestration | small jazz band sound ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Richard Rodgers Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previewsStartDateOnBroadway | 1996-10-23 ⓘ |
| producer |
Barry Weissler
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Fran Weissler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalOf | Chicago (1975 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleFeatured |
Amos Hart
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ⓘ
Billy Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ Matron "Mama" Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxie Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Velma Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stagingStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
celebrity culture
ⓘ
corruption in the justice system ⓘ crime ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ |
| subsequentBroadwayTheatre |
Ambassador Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shubert Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCostumeStyle | black rehearsal-wear aesthetic ⓘ |
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Chicago (musical)
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Chicago (musical)
this entity surface form:
Chicago (Broadway production)