Shows · Chicago
Chicago
Opened 1975
936 performances
Musical, Revolution
Chicago is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Chicago in the Jazz Age, the musical is based on the 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins, then a journalist covering the city's courthouse beat.
"a musical vaudeville,": the show's own period marketing line.
- Music
- John Kander
- Lyrics
- Fred Ebb
- Book
- Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse
Productions4 productions: 3 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
1926
172 performances
1975
936 performances
1996
9,999 performances
2006
Songs9 songs
All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, Razzle Dazzle, Mr. Cellophane, Roxie, All I Care About, My Own Best Friend, Class, Nowadays
Recordings 23 recordings
Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Masterworks Broadway
1996
Chicago (1975 original Broadway cast)
Arista 07822-18952-2, released November 12, 1996
United States 
1998
Chicago: The London Cast Recording
RCA Victor 09026 63155-2, released July 28, 1998
United States
2003
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
Epic 510532 2, released January 13, 2003
United Kingdom
2003
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
Sony CMG, released January 13, 2003
United Kingdom
2003
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. D146336; Epic EK 87018; Sony Music So…, released January 14, 2003
United States
2003
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
Epic EK 87018, released January 14, 2003
United States
2003
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
Sony Classical 510532 2, released January 23, 2003
Germany
2003
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
Epic ES 87018, released July 15, 2003
United States
2006
Chicago: The Musical (10th Anniversary Edition)
Masterworks Broadway 82876-89784-2, released October 3, 2006
United States
2009
Chicago (1975 original Broadway cast)
Masterworks Broadway 88697 56209-2, released October 6, 2009
United States Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available (amateur only) |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | withdrawn |
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