Maurine Dallas Watkins News

Hoy es el 25º aniversario del revival de CHICAGO, que convirtió el musical en un icono, incluso más que de la producción estrenada originalmente en 1975 que sólo logró mantenerse en cartel dos años en Broadway.

Whether an enthusiast of the hit Broadway show, or an admirer of the Academy Award winning musical, fans of Chicago are in for a treat this November as Huntington's Cinema Arts Centre presents a one-night livestream of the play's original film adaptation.

New photos of Faye Brookes as ‘Roxie Hart’, Sinitta as ‘Mama Morton’, Divina De Campo as ‘Mary Sunshine’, Darren Day as ‘Billy Flynn’, Djalenga Scott as ‘Velma Kelly’ and Joel Montague as ‘Amos Hart’ in CHICAGO have been released ahead of its run at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre later this month from Monday 25 – Saturday 30 October 2021.

The power and appeal of CHICAGO is on display at Arizona Broadway Theatre in a production, directed by Kurtis Overby, that sizzles with pizzazz and features vibrant and scintillating performances by Tiffany Sparks, Liz Fallon, and Kiel Klaphake. The show runs through October 30th.

The Muny is transporting audiences to the roaring 20s with Kander and Ebb's Chicago, the fifth and final show of the theatre's 103rd season, running Aug. 30 - Sept. 5. Get a first look at the show!

The Muny is prepping to transport audiences to the roaring 20s with Kander and Ebb's Chicago, the fifth and final show of the theatre's 103rd season, running Aug. 30 - Sept. 5.

The Muny announced today its complete cast, design and production team for Chicago, the fifth and final show of the theatre’s 103rd season. Chicago runs Aug. 30 – Sept. 5 and is proudly sponsored by Missouri Lottery.  

The St Louis Muny is Proud to Announce Principal Casting for their 2021 Season - tickets are available at Muny.org

After what will be a 23-month intermission, The Muny's 103rd season will open with the Muny premiere of Smokey Joe's Cafe, followed by The Sound of Music, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, On Your Feet! and Chicago.

David Ian in association with Barry and Fran Weissler have announced that West End and TV star Darren Day will play ‘Billy Flynn’ in the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of the international musical sensation CHICAGO opening at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow on Saturday 11 September 2021.

Darren joins the previously announced Faye Brookes as 'Roxie Hart', Sinitta as 'Mama Morton', Divina De Campo as 'Mary Sunshine', Djalenga Scott as 'Velma Kelly' and Joel Montague as 'Amos Hart'.

The 2021 Theatre Aspen summer season lineup has been announced. The 38th season, running from June 30 – August 31, will include two musicals, Chicago and Rock of Ages, the return of the organization’s developmental one-person show festival, Solo Flights, and multiple special events, as well as three Theatre Aspen Education productions.

The cast will also include Ishmail Aaron, Michelle Andrews, Delycia Belgrave, Joel Benjamin, Tanisha-Mae Brown, Callum Fitzgerald, Emily Goodenough, Billy Hardy, Aaron Jenkins, Liam Marcellino, Theo Reece, Hollie Jane Stephens and Harrison Wilde. 

This week's Theater Stories features the Music Box Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the theater's stage including August: Osage County, the lauded revival of Pippin, Dear Evan Hansen and much more!

This week's list includes new music from Josh Groban and Broadway songs from Seth MacFarlane. In addition, The SpongeBob Musical is coming to DVD, and the lyrics of Hadestown are now available!

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

Chicago will embark on a 2021 UK tour, opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on 12 March 2021.

Mint Theater Company Producing Artistic Director Jonathan Bank today announced that 'Meet Miss Baker,' scheduled to begin performances in May, would be postponed to summer 2021.

The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College is ready to present the longest running American show on Broadway, Chicago, for the first time in its twenty-eight-year history. Chicago was originally written as a play in 1926 by Chicago tribune courthouse reporter, Maurine Dallas Watkins. Chicago was famously turned into a Broadway musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb and directed and choregraphed by Bob Fosse. Chicago was the winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The 2002 film adaptation went on to win six academy awards including “Best Supporting Actress” and “Best Picture.”

Like many single-named celebrities, this show only needs a single moniker as well - Chicago! The 1926 play, written by reporter and playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins based on actual criminals and crimes that she reported on, has become an icon in American culture. The 1996 Broadway revival of Kander & Ebb's Chicago holds the record as the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, and, in 2002, the film version won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Chicago will be here in the Valley of the Sun at Arizona Broadway Theatre March 13 - April 19, 2020.