Mature ContentĬhicago opens with the line, “Welcome. In the song “Cell Block Tango,” six women inmates sing about what caused them to murder their husbands, including polygamy and adultery.Ī prisoner is hung for her crime. In two instances, a character shoots another character. Numerous songs reference drinking and smoking, and alcohol and cigarettes may be used as props. Throughout the show, dialogue and lyrics include references to sexual situations. Sexual InnuendoĪt the beginning of the show, two characters are in bed together. The words ass, bastard, bitch, crap, damn, hell, screwing, shit and whore are each said or sung. Dialogue and lyrics throughout the show also include mature language and references to sexual situations. The Muny’s production of Chicago practices non-traditional casting in lead and supporting roles. It includes well-known standards such as “Cell Block Tango,” “Mister Cellophane” and the notorious “All That Jazz.” Roxie and Velma thrive on the publicity that the trial offers, and the two beautiful headline hunters plot to use their notoriety to further their stage careers, as well as to win their acquittals.Ī six-time Tony Award-winner, Chicago is the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. A clever but shady lawyer, Billy Flynn, manipulates the press in his efforts to free both women.

Set during the prohibition era, the twenties are roaring, and merry murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly are both in Cook County jail awaiting trial for killing their lovers.

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