'Chicago' to Adopt New Saturday Schedule Starting 9/27

Effective September 27, 2008, the hit Broadway musical CHICAGO will adopt a new Saturday playing schedule -- with performances at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
 
With the change, the new regular weekly playing schedule for CHICAGO is as follows:
 
     Monday at 8 p.m.
     Tuesday at 8 p.m.
     Wednesday DARK
     Thursday at 8 p.m.
     Friday at 8 p.m.
     Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
     Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

CHICAGO plays on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). Tickets are available by visiting www.ChicagoTheMusical.com or by calling Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200.
   
Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Ambassador Theatre Box Office. Regular Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Now celebrating eleven sinfully sizzling years on the Great White Way, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is currently the eighth longest-running production in Broadway history, as well as Broadway's longest-running musical revival...and it still shows no sign of ever slowing down!
 
CHICAGO currently stars Michelle DeJean as Roxie Hart, Tony Award nominee Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly, two-time Tony nominee Tom Wopat as Billy Flynn, two-time Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin as Amos Hart and Carol Woods as Matron "Mama" Morton.
 
As previously announced, Mexican native Bianca Marroquin returns to the starring role of Roxie Hart on Monday, September 15, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.

With a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, CHICAGO is directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Ann Reinking, and features set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington and sound design by Scott Lehrer. 

Visit ChicagoTheMusical.com for more information.

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