Based on a 1926 play by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a chorus girl who murders her two-timing boyfriend, tries to pin it on her clueless husband, and then manages not only to avoid prison with the help of razzle-dazzle lawyer Billy Flynn, but uses the trial to propel herself to showbiz stardom along with another murderous chorus girl, Velma Kelly. A dark parable of American justice, the Kander & Ebb musical includes several show-stopping numbers such as “All That Jazz”, “Razzle-Dazzle”, and “Class”.
Deborah Gibson stars as Velma Kelly.