"EXHILARATING.
A MUSICAL FOR ALL AGES. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THERE
COULD BE SUCH BLISS? IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE IN THE WORLD, AUDIENCES
WILL BE EXULTING IN THE PARADE FOR MANY, MANY PERFORMANCES TO COME.”
- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO has been performed in English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, French and Japanese?
DID YOU KNOW that there are cast recordings of CHICAGO in English (U.S. and U.K.),
German and Dutch?
DID YOU KNOW that stars of the Broadway Company of CHICAGO have included
Bebe Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, James Naughton, Joel Grey, Marcia
Lewis, Jasmine Guy, Charlotte d’Amboise, Sharon Lawrence, Marilu Henner, Sandy Duncan,
Michael C. Hall, Wayne Brady, Melanie Griffith, Paige Davis, Jennifer Holliday, Robert Urich, Alan
Thicke, Angie Stone, Louis Gossett, Jr., Taye Diggs, Vicki Lewis, Nana Visitor, Brent Barrett, Tom
Wopat, Brooke Shields, Kevin Richardson, Huey Lewis, Robin Givens, John O’Hurley, Usher,
Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin, Aida Turturro, Vincent Pastore, Brian McKnight,John Schneider and Melora Hardin ?
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO has given the opportunity for the stars of foreign productions
to make their Broadway debuts including Bianca Marroquin (Mexico), Denise Van Outen (U.K.),
Terra C. Macleod (France and Canada), Petra Nielson (Sweden), Ute Lemper (U.K. and
Germany), Ruthie Henshall (U.K.), Anna Montanaro (Germany and Austria), Pia Dowes
(Holland), Marti Pellow (U.K.), Caroline O’Connor (Australia)?
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO received 6 Tony Awards (including Best Musical Revival), 5
Drama Desk Awards, 5 Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, 1 1998 Critics Circle Award, 1 Grammy
Award (for Original Cast Recording), 2 Astaire Awards, 1 Drama League Award, 2 Bay Area
Theatre Critics Circle Awards, 2 L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, 2 L.A. Ovation Awards, 1
Helen Hayes Award, 1 Black Theatre Alliance Award, 7 E.W. Awards, 2 Joseph Jefferson Awards
and 1 Elliott Norton Award for the Broadway and National Touring Companies?
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO received 1 Olivier Award (Best Musical Production), 3 ACE
Awards, 3 El Heraldo Awards, 3 Asociacion Mexicana de Criticos de Teatro Awards, 2 Helpman
Awards, 4 Guldmasken Awards, and 2 Premio Qualidade Brasil Awards for its international
productions?
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO has played worldwide since its opening in 1996 in the
following countries: England, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Scotland,
Switzerland, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece, Russia, South Africa, China, Japan, South Korea,
Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates?
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO has grossed over $300 million on Broadway since it opened
in 1996, and grossed over $850 million worldwide?
DID YOU KNOW that CHICAGO has played over 17,000 performances worldwide?
DID YOU KNOW that an estimated 18 million people around the world have seen CHICAGO?
And now Broadway’s longest-running musical revival celebrates its 13th record-breaking, razzle-dazzle year!
“STILL THE BEST DAMN SHOW IN TOWN!”
- Liz Smith, Syndicated Columnist
