THIS SHOW CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE AND MATURE SUBJECT MATTER

September 11-14, 2003, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, on the campus of U of M
Directed by Wendy Sielaff

• SYNOPSIS:   Hot off a smash revival on Broadway, Chicago brings showgirl wannabe Roxie Hart and chanteuse Velma Kelly to A2CT for a rollicking, sizzling, murderously entertaining evening of musical fun.

• CONTACT THE DIRECTOR, Wendy Sielaff

• CAST LIST:
  Roxie Hart - KATHY WAUGH
  Velma Kelly - JANUARY PROVENZOLA
  Billy Flynn - GLENN BUGALA
  Matron 'Mama' Morton - AVA RODGERS
  Amos Hart - ANTHONY PROVENZOLA
  The MCs - AARON RABB & CHRISSY KLAVITTER
  Mary Sunshine - MICHAEL LAFLAMME
  The Five Merry Murderesses - RACHEL FRANCISCO, KIERSTEN DAHMER, CAITLIN FRANKEL, EMILY KARPIUK, MICHELE GASCO
  Kitty - MELANIE HEARSCH
  Female Chorus - EMILY PERRYMAN, EMILY RAYMOND, JESSICA OBERHOLTZER, JEN BUEHRER, KIANNA WOODS
  Male Chorus - MICHAEL FINKBEINER, JOEY KLEI, DANIEL LONG, BEN SWEETSER, JASON MATLEY, MATT BAKER, CRAIG NICHOLS, SEAN WALLS, NICK KITTEL, BRANDON CAVE, CHRIS PERNINO
  

• PRODUCTION STAFF:
  Director - Wendy Sielaff
  Producer - John Reiser
  Stage Manager and Set Builder - Cathy Cassar
  Assistant Director - Amanda Diaz
  Music Director - Zachary Ryan
  Choreographers -  Jenn White and Tawna Dabney
  Set Design - Mike Sielaff
  Props Design - Linda Wark
  Costume Design - Alix Berneis
  Lighting Design - Don Smith
  Sound Design - Bob Skon
  

• DIRECTOR COMMENTS
  Chicago is in rehearsals and we’re on fire! We are sol ucky to have that beautiful new rehearsal space to use; it already feels like "home." We were right in the middle of rehearsing when our old studio went up in flames. We dubbed that "The Great Chicago Fire" The cast amazes and delights me every night in rehearsal. This is really a family affair for some of the cast. The Bugalas, Provenzolas and Waughs all have new babies. Not only are there water bottles and dance shoes, there are play pens and baby toys. The babies are passed around and held by all the cast. Wish there was a way to put those cuties in the show; they have been to enough rehearsals! As we come closer to show date we are all anxious to "Razzle Dazzle" the audience with stunning performances from this multi-talented cast. Mark your calendars and be sure to catch the show, you won't be disappointed.

• LINKS:
  Read the entire Chicago film script here.
  Information on the Ginger Rogers movie, Roxie Hart, on which the play is based.   Click here.
  Libretto of the play.  Click here.
  How about Chicago in Spanish?

• VIEW PRODUCTION STILLS

  HEAR PRODUCTION SONGS
  Click on "Listen" to hear a :30 sample of each song (from BestBuy.com)

  Listen	1.	Overture
  Listen	2.	All That Jazz
  Listen	3.	Funny Honey
  Listen	4.	Cell Block Tango
  Listen	5.	When You're Good To Mama
  Listen	6.	All I Care About
  Listen	7.	Little Bit Of Good
  Listen	8.	We Both Reached For The Gun
  Listen	9.	Roxie
  Listen	10.	I Can't Do It Alone
  Listen	11.	My Own Best Friend
  Listen	12.	Me And My Baby
  Listen	13.	Mr. Cellophane
  Listen	14.	When Velma Takes The Stand
  Listen	15.	Razzle Dazzle
  Listen	16.	Class
  Listen	17.	Nowadays
  Listen	18.	All That Jazz (Reprise)

• Look at the lyrics to "Chicago" songs here!

• "Chicago" Press Release

• THE PREVIEW:  In the University of Michigan Record, Friday, September 5, 2003
  In the Ann Arbor News, Sunday, September 6, 2003

• THE REVIEW:
  In the Ann Arbor News, Friday, September 12, 2003