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CHICAGO THE
SHOW
Chicago the musical: a basic
introduction
The background of America in the
1920’s~30’s
The Jazz Age
CHICAGO----THE INTRO
DEBUT IN 1975 (THE ORIGINAL VERSION)
REVIVAL 1996
NOW ON THE Ambassador Theatre
Movie version released in 2002 directed by Rob Marshall
Based on a book written by reporter Maurine Watkins
The inspiration of the story is actually real news about two female murders.
In 1926 the theater version of Chicago was born .
In the 1960’s Gwen Verdon asked her husband Bob Fosse to make it a musical version of this show.
In 1969 the right of publish the musical version of Chicago was given .
Bob Fosse was the director and the choreography .
Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville
Chicago: The Musical
It opened on November 14, 1996.
Chicago: The Musical won six Tony Awards
Chicago is currently the eighth longest-running Broadway show ever
The background of America in the
1920’s~30’s
Prohibition
in the
US
Prohibition
in the
US
In the history of US, Prohibition, also known as The Noble Experiment, is the period from 1919 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were bannednationally.
Prohibition
in the
USAl Capone the gagster
Prohibition
in the
US Chicago Is a Kander and Ebb musical
set in prohibition era Chicago.
The Jazz Age
JAZZ AGE
The Jazz Age describes the period after the end of
World War I, through the Roaring Twenties, ending with the onset of the Great Depression.
JAZZ AGE
RAP= MUSIC+BAGGY CLOTHE+ BLINGBLINGS+……..
JAZZ AGE
In the 1920s referred to a "new breed" of young womenShort skirts Bob hair Jazz
THE FLAPPERS:
JAZZ AGE
jazz cabarets
This is the placewhere people go and enjoy performances with most of the time their dinner.
JAZZ AGE
Reference:
The Answer .com http://www.answers.com/topic/jazz-1Chicago Jazz by William Howland Kenney page xiiiLone Star College – Kingwood http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.htmlWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VaudevilleWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_the_musicalThe Tale of Two Cities , Charles Dickenshttp://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.htmlConversing with Ourselves:Canon, Freedom, Jazz by CATHERINE GUNTHER KODATSexual objectification, racial discrimination, and "all that jazz" By Alexander-Barr, RoxanChicago (Review) By Lane, Cara AnnWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wallWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s#United_States http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/jazz-age.html