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Chicago The Musical

@ Sunderland Empire

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“Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts”…so begins the international award winning Broadway and West End musical, Chicago, which comes to the Sunderland Empire this winter with West End and Celebrity Big Brother star John Partridge (EastEnders, Cats, A Chorus Line, Miss Saigon, Starlight Express) as Billy Flynn and Dancing on Ice winner and Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon (Emmerdale,  Grease, Mamma Mia!) as Roxie Hart.

Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.

Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy score includes “All That Jazz” and “Razzle Dazzle”. With 6 Tony, 2 Olivier, 1 Grammy, 2 Bafta and 6 Academy Awards, Chicago truly is ‘The sharpest, slickest show on the block’ (The Times).

A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it.

‘Still the sexiest most sensational musical’
Sunday Express

‘Sexy, sassy, sultry, seductive, sensual, slinky, sophisticated’ 
Independent on Sunday

‘Makes all other musicals look tame’
Daily Express

‘The most exciting musical of its generation’
The Times

‘A razzling-dazzling evening that is not to be missed’
The Sun

‘Sheer Theatrical bliss’
Daily Telegraph

13+ age guidance

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