chicago grid
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Chicago (1975 BROADWAY /2000 FILM)KEY FACTS
MUSIC: John Kander LYRICS: Fred Ebb
BOOK:…………………………………..DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: Fosse
BASIS:……………………………………………………….NARRATIVE:
Takes place in the20’s.Vaudeville.Roxy Kills someone and she goes to prison, Amus hires a lawyer- Billy Flyn. Velma also wanted the spot light (like Roxy).Roxy meets Velma in prison and they become a team and became a double act.
MAIN CHARACTERS:Billy Flyn.Roxy Hart.Amus.Matron Mama Morton.Marry Sunshire.Velma Kelly.
THEMES:
Show business- a show within a show.Relates to Fosse’s background of night clubs, the Burlesque style.Death.Love.Law.Court.
FORM/STYLE/STRUCTURE:
Musical Vaudeville.What happens real life reflects on Vaudeville- realism.Dark musicalCorruption and exploitation.Fosse’s favourite show business.Chicago a metaphor for what’s happening.
KEY SCENES:
All That Jazz, introduces Velma Kelly, introduces the theme of murder and death.Razzle Dazzle- court room Billy Flyn.1970’s there was no justice- they had already made their choice before they had even got into the court room.
DANCE & MUSIC STYLES:
Common Fosse styles- The Rake, The Stack, The Drip, The Crane, Linkage and Steam Heat.
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He also liked to use hats and canes within his work.Fosse also included small gestures such as finger clicks often.Fosse loved his sound effects!!He preferred to work with a small ensemble of dancers.
In the photograph below there are a few of Fosse’s key actions that I have previously mentioned within his motifs: