MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 03, 1975
Closing Date
Aug 27, 1977
1st Preview
May 12, 1975
1st Preview
May 12, 1975
Previews
24
Performances
936
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Jun 03, 1975 - Aug 27, 1977)
Setting
Chicago, Illinois. The late 1920s.
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Theatre Owned / Operated by Coronet Theatre Corporation (Lester Osterman and Richard Horner)
Produced by Robert Fryer and James Cresson; Produced in association with Martin Richards, Joseph Harris and Ira Bernstein
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Based on the play "Chicago" by Maurine Dallas Watkins; Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky; Music orchestrated by Ralph Burns; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard
Directed by Bob Fosse; Choreographed by Bob Fosse; Assistant Choreographer: Tony Stevens
Scenic Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Abe Jacob; Hair Design by Romaine Green; Miss Rivera's Hairstyles by Rocco Morabito
General Manager: Joseph Harris and Ira Bernstein; Associate to General Managers: Nancy Simmons; Managerial Associate: Frank Scardino
Production Stage Manager: Phil Friedman; Stage Manager: Robert Corpora and Paul Phillips; Assistant Stage Mgr: Nick Malekos
Assistant to Mr. Fosse: Kathryn Doby; Assistant Conductor: Art Wagner; Assistant to Messrs. Fryer and Cresson: Paul Nesbitt; Orchestra Contractor: Mel Rodnon; Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus and Al Miller
Assistant to Mr. Walton: John Kasarda; Assistant to Ms. Zipprodt: Ben Benson; Assistant to Mr. Fisher: Maxine Flouros; Assistant to Mr. Jacob: O.B. Lewis; Assistant to Ms. Greene: Werner Sherer
Casting Consultant: Michael Shurtleff; General Press Representative: The Merlin Group, Ltd.; Press Representative: Cheryl Sue Dolby and Harriett Trachtenberg; Press Assistant: Harold Lubin; Advertising Representative: Matthew Serino and The Blaine Thompson Company; Dance Captain: Graciela Daniele; Artwork logo by Tony Walton
Jerry Orbach
Billy Flynn
Chita Rivera
Velma Kelly
May 12, 1975 - Jul 27, 1976
Gwen Verdon
Roxie Hart
May 12, 1975 - Jul 29, 1975
Barney Martin
Amos Hart
Mary McCarty
Matron
M. O'Haughey
Mary Sunshine
Candy Brown
June
Hank Brunjes
Dance Alternate
Christopher Chadman
Fred Casely
Cheryl Clark
Liz
Graciela Daniele
Hunyak
Gene Foote
Aaron
Gary Gendell
Court Clerk
Richard Korthaze
Sergeant Fogarty
Michon Peacock
Annie
Charlene Ryan
Go-To-Hell-Kitty
Ron Schwinn
Judge
Paul Solen
Harry
Pamela Sousa
Mona
Monica Tiller
Dance Alternate
Michael Vita
Martin Harrison
Standby: Marsha Bagwell (Matron, Mary Sunshine) and Lenora Nemetz (Roxie Hart)
Understudies: Richard Korthaze (Amos Hart) and Michon Peacock (Velma Kelly)

46th Street Theatre (Jun 03, 1975 - Aug 27, 1977)

Stage Manager: Craig Jacobs (1976 - 1977)

Cast

Lenora Nemetz
During Gwen Verdon's illness
Roxie Hart
Jul 30, 1975 - Aug 07, 1975
 
Velma Kelly
Jul 28, 1976 - Aug 27, 1977
Ann Reinking
Roxie Hart
Feb 07, 1977 - Aug 27, 1977
Gwen Verdon
Roxie Hart
Sep 15, 1975 - Feb 05, 1977
Georgia Creighton
Matron
Jul 1977 - ?
Rex Everhart
Amos Hart
Feb 20, 1976 - ?
Richard Korthaze
Amos Hart
Aug 1977 - ?
P.J. Marinos
Mary Sunshine
May 17, 1976 - ?
 
Mary Sunshine
Jun 06, 1977 - ?
Alaina Reed
Matron
Jan 10, 1977 - Jul 13, 1977
David Rounds
Henry Glassman
Role was cut during previews
Mace Barrett
 
 
Joan Bell
Annie
May 10, 1976 - ?
Jeremy Blanton
Aaron
Sandra Brewer
Hunyak
Karen G. Burke
June
Carla Farnsworth
Liz
Fern Fitzgerald
Go-To-Hell-Kitty
Gary Gendell
Fred Casely
Laurent Giroux
Aaron
David Kottke
Judge
Debra Lyman
Mona
Ross Miles
Court Clerk
Liza Minnelli
Roxie Hart
Aug 08, 1975 - Sep 13, 1975
Sally Neal
June
Gena Ramsel
Go-To-Hell-Kitty
Ron Schwinn
Harry
Candace Tovar
Hunyak
Jerry Yoder
Martin Harrison
Standby: Elaine Cancilla (Velma Kelly), Steve Elmore (Billy Flynn), P.J. Marinos (Mary Sunshine), Lenora Nemetz (Velma Kelly) and Candace Tovar (Roxie Hart)
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb
Act 1
Sung By
All That Jazz
Velma Kelly and Company
Funny Honey
Roxie Hart
Cell Block Tango
Velma Kelly and the Girls
When You're Good To Mama
Matron
Tap Dance
Roxie Hart, Amos Hart and Boys
All I Care About
Billy Flynn and Girls
A Little Bit of Good
Mary Sunshine
We Both Reached For The Gun
Billy Flynn, Roxie Hart, Mary Sunshine and Company
Roxie
Roxie Hart and Boys
I Can't Do It Alone
Velma Kelly
Chicago After Midnight
The Band
My Own Best Friend
Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly
Act 2
Sung By
I Know a Girl
Velma Kelly
Me and My Baby
Roxie Hart and Boys
Mister Cellophane
Amos Hart
When Velma Takes the Stand
Velma Kelly and Boys
Razzle Dazzle
Billy Flynn and Company
Class
Velma Kelly and Matron
Nowadays
Roxie Hart
Nowadays (Reprise)
Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly
R.S.V.P.
Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly
Keep It Hot
Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1976 Nominee
Produced by Robert Fryer and James Cresson
 

Best Book of a Musical

1976 Nominee
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
 

Best Original Score

1976 Nominee
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Music by John Kander
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1976 Nominee
Jerry Orbach
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1976 Nominee
Chita Rivera
Gwen Verdon
 

Best Scenic Design

1976 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tony Walton
 

Best Costume Design

1976 Nominee
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
 

Best Lighting Design

1976 Nominee
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher
 

Best Choreography

1976 Nominee
Choreographed by Bob Fosse
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1976 Nominee
Directed by Bob Fosse

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1976 Nominee
Jerry Orbach

Outstanding Lighting Design

1976 Winner
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher
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