Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is presenting the legendary Kander & Ebb musical “Chicago,” one of few musicals to win a Tony, Grammy, and the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The second-longest-running show in Broadway history will take the stage in Rock Island through Saturday, July 5, featuring a gifted cast and crew.
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and 5:30 p.m., Sundays, and Wednesday matinees at 1:15 p.m. The Bootleggers, the theater’s wait staff, will provide pre-show entertainment. Ticket prices are $68 for the Friday-Sunday dinner and show productions and $61 for Wednesday matinee or evening performances.
Reservations can be made through the Circa ’21 ticket office at 1828 Third Ave., Rock Island, by calling (309) 786-7733, ext. 2, or online at www.circa21.com.
Set in 1920s Chicago and based on real-life murders and trials, “Chicago” tells the story of Roxie Hart, an aspiring vaudevillian who murders her lover. In jail, she meets her idol, double-murderess Velma Kelly. Both women hire the lawyer Billy Flynn and compete for the spotlight of newspaper reporters.
With music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Kander and Bob Fosse, “Chicago” offers a satirical look at fame, justice, and the media. Iconic songs include “All That Jazz,” “Razzle Dazzle,” “Mr. Cellophane,” “The Cell Block Tango,” and “They Both Reached for the Gun.”
