Bob Fosse, John Kander and Fred Ebb based the melodic "Chicago" on actual homicide trials from the twenties.The Original "Chicago"
An enterprising Journalist, Maurine Watkins, capitalized on the dramaturgy surrounding both of trials and turned her observations into a Broadway play, "Chicago," in 1926. Watkins based the characters of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly on Annan and Gaertner, respectively.
The 1996 revival prepared the euphonious noted.
Background
Dependable events in 1920s Chicago inspired the mellifluous "Chicago." In 1924, Beulah Annan killed an intruder who was truly her lover, and police arrested Belva Gaertner for her Spouse's homicide.Two films followed the folio play in 1928 and 1942.
Fosse's Version
Bob Fosse used Watkins's fictional version to constitute the Broadway melodic "Chicago: A Melodic Vaudeville" in 1975. John Kander wrote the heavy metal, and Fred Ebb was the lyricist. According to Martin Gottfried, the mellifluous received hard up reviews and only ran for 936 performances.
Revival
A Broadway revival of Fosse's "Chicago" in 1996 won critical acclaim, including six Tony awards. Productions of "Chicago" have appeared encircling the world in the wake of the revival's success.
"Chicago" in Film
Miramax's film adaptation came out in 2003. The movie starred Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere; it won six Academy Awards.
