Chicago

First Preview: Oct 23, 1996

Opening Date: Nov 14, 1996

Open run

Running Time: 02:30

http://www.chicagothemusical.com

Playing @

Ambassador Theatre

219 West 49th Street, New York City, NY 10019

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Now in its 30th iconic year, CHICAGO is the longest-running show on Broadway and the longest-running American musical in history! With all that Fosse, all that scandal, and All That Jazz, Velma and Roxie’s story of fame and celebrity is still as entertaining as ever. It has everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake, dazzling audiences with astonishing dancing and one showstopping song after another. CHICAGO has been honored with 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy®, and thousands of standing ovations around the world. Come on, babe — join our 30th anniversary celebration and see why the name on everybody’s lips is still…CHICAGO.

Broadway Musical

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Age Guidance: 13

Audience Advisory: Adult themes & content. Herbal cigarettes are used on stage. Children under 4 years old will not be admitted.

Music

John Kander

Lyrics

Fred Ebb

Book

Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse

Director

Walter Bobbie

Choreographer

Ann Reinking

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$74.50 - $298.00

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Lottery & Rush

In-Person Rush: $49 tickets available at the Box Office only on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit 2 per customer. Subject to availability.

Standing Room: $27 tickets available at the Box Office, day of performance only when the performance is sold out. Limit 2 per customer. Subject to availability.

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Reviews

It's one of the great delights of Broadway in 2023 that the cast and crew of Chicago are still performing like it's opening night. ... If the veteran performers are the backbone of Chicago, the celebrity replacements (often derided as "stunt casting") are the lifeblood. ... These people bring fresh perspectives (and, crucially, new ticket-buyers) to the Ambassador Theatre. It's smart business and good dramaturgy in a musical that is all about the fleeting enchantment of public attention. ... The excellent ensemble does the rest, creating memorable moments within director Walter Bobbie's staging and the late Ann Reinking's precise Fosse-inspired choreography. ... All these performances pop within a design scheme (atypically spare set by John Lee Beatty, harshly theatrical lighting by Ken Billington, sexy sheer costumes by William Ivey Long) that establishes the essential mood of the piece with brilliant economy. ... Ten thousand performances later, it's still dazzling.

—Zachary Stewart, Theatermania (January 2023)

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Ever inspiring and feeling even more timely now then when it was written, the female driven double murderess song and dancer is a romp through the corrupt prison and court systems of the 1920s. It feels as upbeat, smart and on point today as when it was written in 1975. You know a musical is intelligent, witty and connivingly devilish when its choicest songs about press manipulation, betrayal and selfishness could feel equally at home either on the Broadway stage or in any of the Presidential campaign trails in this election year. ... Fosse's sexy, halting, riveting choreographic style is in clear relief from the first step ... The show is a testament to the power of the music and libretto, which blaze out past the absence of big sets and scenery. What started as a witty tear down of established story telling and personal mores has become a timeless classic poking fun at the sins and sinners we accept, if they're beautiful, and the ideals we live by, like honesty and justice, which we're ready to give up if we choose to forgive two desirable criminals, and we do, rooting for them right to the end.

—Philip David Morton, HuffPost (December 2017)

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It's one of the great delights of Broadway in 2023 that the cast and crew of Chicago are still performing like it's opening night. ... If the veteran performers are the backbone of Chicago, the celebrity replacements (often derided as "stunt casting") are the lifeblood. ... These people bring fresh perspectives (and, crucially, new ticket-buyers) to the Ambassador Theatre. It's smart business and good dramaturgy in a musical that is all about the fleeting enchantment of public attention. ... The excellent ensemble does the rest, creating memorable moments within director Walter Bobbie's staging and the late Ann Reinking's precise Fosse-inspired choreography. ... All these performances pop within a design scheme (atypically spare set by John Lee Beatty, harshly theatrical lighting by Ken Billington, sexy sheer costumes by William Ivey Long) that establishes the essential mood of the piece with brilliant economy. ... Ten thousand performances later, it's still dazzling.

—Zachary Stewart, Theatermania (January 2023)

Read More
Ever inspiring and feeling even more timely now then when it was written, the female driven double murderess song and dancer is a romp through the corrupt prison and court systems of the 1920s. It feels as upbeat, smart and on point today as when it was written in 1975. You know a musical is intelligent, witty and connivingly devilish when its choicest songs about press manipulation, betrayal and selfishness could feel equally at home either on the Broadway stage or in any of the Presidential campaign trails in this election year. ... Fosse's sexy, halting, riveting choreographic style is in clear relief from the first step ... The show is a testament to the power of the music and libretto, which blaze out past the absence of big sets and scenery. What started as a witty tear down of established story telling and personal mores has become a timeless classic poking fun at the sins and sinners we accept, if they're beautiful, and the ideals we live by, like honesty and justice, which we're ready to give up if we choose to forgive two desirable criminals, and we do, rooting for them right to the end.

—Philip David Morton, HuffPost (December 2017)

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Accessibility

Box Office

Ticket lobby on slight incline. Press call button at main entrance for assistance. Counters vary in height from 36.25", 39", and 42.75". The window closest to the lobby entrance can be reached by patrons using wheelchairs.
Curb Ramps

North west corner of 49th Street & Broadway; North east corner of 49th Street & 8th Avenue
Restroom

There is an A.D.A. Unisex bathroom adjacent to the ticket lobby. The door is 32" wide, the stall measures 78" by 90". Commode is 18" high. Grab bars are positioned around the toilet.
Elevator/Escalator

None
Entrance

The main entrance is up two steps with a handrail leading to double doors in a series: 1st set (each 27.5") to ticket lobby; 2nd set (each 26") lead to an inner lobby. The side entrance has no steps. To use the side entrance, please alert theatre staff upon arrival.
Folding Armrests

Six (6) row-end seats with folding armrests are in orchestra, Five (5) are in mezzanine.
Water Fountain

A water fountain is available in the ticket lobby. The spout is 36" high.
Assisted Listening System

Infrared assisted listening devices and neck induction (t-coil) loop receivers are available to borrow at the Shubert Audience Services kiosk. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Wheelchair Info

Wheelchair seating is located in the orchestra.

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