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Key facts
- Music
- John Kander
- Lyrics
- Fred Ebb
- Book
- Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse
- Basis
- Chicago , by Maurine Dallas Watkins
- Premiere
- June 3, 1975: 46th Street Theatre , New York City
- Productions
- 1975 Broadway 1979 West End 1996 Broadway revival 1997 North America tour 1997 West End revival 2018 West End revival 2021 UK Tour
- Awards
- 1996 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical , 1997 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production
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Official website
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Chicago the Musical. The longest-running American musical in Broadway history playing at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City.
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Chicago is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Chicago in the Jazz Age, the musical is based on the 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins, then a journalist covering the city's courthouse beat. A satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice, the plot follows felons who manipulate their stories to develop celebrity status.
The original Broadway production opened in June 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 936 performances, closing in August 1977. Fosse directed and choreographed the original production, and his style is strongly identified with the show. The original West End production opened in 1979, running for 600 performances.