Over 150 performers and musicians have united for a star-studded online fundraiser celebrating the 24th anniversary of the successful revival of Chicago on Broadway.
Presented by TheatreMAD for the Make A Difference Trust in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS, All That Jazz features former Broadway, West End and international tour company members in a digital celebration of Kander and Ebb’s much-loved musical.
The line-up includes a range of former Velmas, Roxies, Billys and Mama Mortons including: Michael Greco, David Hasslehoff, Ian Kelsey, Sue Kelvin, Debbie Kurup, Bonnie Langford, Ute Lemper and Sally Ann Triplett.
Supporting the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund, the event is now available to view HERE:
Based on the play by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The musical initially debuted in the US as Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville in 1975 and ran for just over two years.
The far more successful multi-award-winning 1996 Broadway revival directed by Walter Bobbie with choreography by by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse holds the record for the longest-running musical revival and longest-running American musical in Broadway history. The 1997 West End revival became the West End’s longest-running American musical with nearly 15 years in London and returned in 2018 to celebrate its 21st anniversary.
Angela Thomas
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