A 2021 UK tour of the multi award-winning musical CHICAGO has been announced today. The show will open at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on 12 March 2021. Tour schedule below with further dates and casting to be announced soon. www.chicagothemusical.com
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO’s sexy, sassy score includes the show-stopping songs “Razzle Dazzle”, “Cell Block Tango”, and “All That Jazz”. Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, CHICAGO is the longest running American musical in Broadway and West End history.
Since it opened in New York in 1996, CHICAGO has played in 36 countries worldwide, and been performed in English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, French, Danish, Japanese and Korean. Worldwide it has been seen by an estimated 33 million people, grossed over $1.7 billion has played over 32,500 performances.
CHICAGO, which is based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1996 Broadway revival of CHICAGO was choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse, directed by Walter Bobbie, and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler.
Tour Dates:
FRIDAY 12 – SATURDAY 20 MARCH 2021
BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA THEATRE
MONDAY 22 – SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2021
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE THEATRE
MONDAY 29 MARCH – SATURDAY 3 APRIL 2021
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 APRIL 2021
WOKING NEW VICTORIA THEATRE
MONDAY 12 – SATURDAY 17 APRIL 2021
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
MONDAY 19 – SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2021
EASTBOURNE CONGRESS THEATRE
TUESDAY 27 APRIL – SATURDAY 1 MAY 2021
HAWTH THEATRE CRAWLEY
MONDAY 3 – SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021
TORQUAY PRINCESS THEATRE
MONDAY 10 – SATURDAY 15 MAY 2021
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
MONDAY 17 – SATURDAY 22 MAY 2021
MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE
MONDAY 24 – SATURDAY 29 MAY 2021
EDEN COURT INVERNESS
MONDAY 31 MAY – SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2021
SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION
MONDAY 28 JUNE – SATURDAY 3 JULY 2021
STOKE REGENT THEATRE
MONDAY 5 – SATURDAY 10 JULY 2021
IPSWICH REGENT THEATRE
MONDAY 12 – SATURDAY 17 JULY 2021
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 2021
PLYMOUTH THEATRE ROYAL
MONDAY 4 - SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER 2021
NORTHAMPTON DERNGATE THEATRE
MONDAY 8 – SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2021
HULL NEW THEATRE
TUESDAY 16 – SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2021
MAYFLOWER THEATRE SOUTHAMPTON
FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON