Chicago (musical)
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| Name: | Chicago |
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| Creator: | music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse |
| Date(s): | 1975; many other stagings 2002 Film adaption |
| Medium: | Musical |
| Country of Origin: | US |
| External Links: | official site (archived), Wikipedia:Chicago (musical) |
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Chicago is a Broadway musical about female inmates in a prison in 1920s Chicago. It was written in 1975 and based on a 1926 play of the same title by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins (which was in turn based on real news stories Watkins reported on). The musical has seen multiple popular or long-running revivals, and a lot of the fandom is also based on the 2002 movie.
Canon
The plot centers on Roxie, a woman who murders her lover when he attempts to end their affair, and Velma a Vaudeville performer who murdered her husband and her sister when she caught the two having an affair. The story follows Roxie's trial and incarceration, experience in prison, and both women's eventual release. The story particular focuses on the public reaction to all of these events, and both womens' (and the reporters, lawyers, and prison staff around them) attempt to manipulate public opinion for their own ends.
Notable Songs
- All That Jazz
- Cell Block Tango
- We Both Reached for the Gun -- see Tiktok trend
- Roxie
- Razzle Dazzle
- Mr. Cellophane
- more
Fandom
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Shipping
Definitely Velma/Roxie, probably more?
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanart
- ✨Razzle Dazzle✨ by parrythefloof, 2024
- My Chicago the Musical Cast, Archived version by Detective88, 2020 -- apparently there was a meme of making fancasts for the musical, this might be a parody
- Chicago Velma Kelly by newbadone80 -- fanart of Velma based on the 2002 film
- Cell Block Tango by LittleMsArtsy, 2015
- chicago chicago by voidagain, 2024
- Matron Mama Morton by Bendy96, 2024
Links & Resources
- Wikipedia:Chicago (musical)
- Chicago (2002) and Chicago - Kander & Ebb & Fosse works on AO3
- #chicago musical and #chicago 2002 tags on Tumblr
- https://chicagothemusical.com/cast/
- Chicago the Musical fan club on Facebook