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  2. Chicago (musical) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago. (musical) Chicago is a 1975 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 a 1926 play of the same title by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals and crimes on which she reported. The story is a satire on corruption ...

  3. Chicago (band) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency [1]) in 1968, then shortened the name in 1969. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns ," their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop ...

  4. Chicago discography - Wikipedia

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    Chicago discography. Chicago in 2004 (L-R): Keith Howland, James Pankow, Bill Champlin, Walt Parazaider, Tris Imboden, Lee Loughnane, Robert Lamm (view blocked) and Jason Scheff. Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described " rock and roll band with horns " began as a politically charged, sometimes ...

  5. The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) - Wikipedia

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    The Wizard of Oz was a 1902 musical extravaganza based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.Although Baum is the credited bookwriter, Glen MacDonough was hired on as jokewriter after Baum had finished the script, and the book was largely ghostwritten by a man named Finnegan.

  6. Chicago (play) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is a play written by Maurine Dallas Watkins.The play, while fiction, is a satire based on two unrelated 1924 court cases involving two women, Beulah Annan (the inspiration for Roxie Hart) and Belva Gaertner (the inspiration for Velma), who were both suspected and later acquitted of murder, whom Watkins had covered for the Chicago Tribune as a reporter.

  7. Cell Block Tango - Wikipedia

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    Cell Block Tango" is a song from the 1975 musical Chicago, with music composed by John Kander and lyrics written by Fred Ebb. Description. At the Cook County Jail women's annex, six women explain their presence in the jail, all of whom stand accused of killing their significant others.

  8. Boop! The Musical - Wikipedia

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    The Musical is a 2023 musical based on the animated character Betty Boop, [1] with music by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and a book by Bob Martin. [2] The musical's original run in Chicago began with previews on November 19 and closed on December 24, 2023, [2] with Jasmine Amy Rogers starring in the titular role. [1] [2]

  9. Chicago (2002 film) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is a 2002 American musical comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. [4] The film stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and ...