Show Report

Chicago

   
I have never seen the Broadway show Chicago, but i would absolutely love to go watch it. I have always liked the movie Chicago because it has such an interesting story line. It is all about murder, greed, violence, and adultery, which is always entertaining. On Broadway.com, it states that the show has minimal scenery and simple black costumes, which suits this play because if i went to go see it i would focus on the musical aspect of it and not the visual aspect. I have always enjoyed listening to the soundtrack of Chicago.

     Chicago is about a woman named Roxie Hart who is trying to make it big in the music industry, but when her boyfriend (who she is cheating on her husband with) refuses to help her out she kills him. Roxie ends up on death row with a bunch of other women who murdered people as well, but most importantly Velma Kelly. Velma was already a big star, and she killed her sister and her husband after finding them in bed together. Roxie ends up getting a lawyer named Billy Flynn, who ends up making Roxie a huge hit to the public by making everyone believe that she is a sweet innocent woman. Roxie’s story becomes huge, and Velma is forgotten about. Soon enough, another woman gets caught for multiple murder charges and both Roxie and Velma are left in the dust. This is when they join forces to try one last time to get in the spotlight.

     This play is directed by a man named Walter Bobbie, who is not only a director but also a choreographer and an occasional actor himself. Walter Bobbie began directing Chicago in 1996, and also directed Footloose in 1998.

     Chicago strikes an interest in me because it is a very dramatic movie, and drama has always been exciting to watch. I remember when Chicago first came out as a movie, i went to go see it in theaters at least five times with one of my good friends. We were both obsessed with the movie for months and would listen to the soundtrack on repeat everyday. Anybody can relate to this show because everybody wants to be in the spotlight, and if at one point you had everything you could ever dream of and then all of a sudden it was taken away from you, most would do anything to get it back.