Adelphi Theatre

MURDER, GREED, CORRUPTION, VIOLENCE, EXPLOITATION, ADULTERY, TREACHERY...
ALL THOSE THINGS WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS.

So begins the musical CHICAGO... and creators John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse never back off from their bold and sinister promise.

The kiss-and-tell tale of Roxie Hart, a nightclub singer who kills her lover; Velma Kelly the glamorous double-murderess vying to keep her press supremacy; and Billy Flynn, the slick lawyer who has the power to keep them from death row and make them in to stars.

The musical, which won the 1998 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production, includes the songs All That Jazz, Razzle-Dazzle, Class and All I Care About.

Their notoriety sets up Roxie and Velma as rivals for the public spotlight. The lurid details of their lives and crimes make them instant celebrities. But neither stays on top for long, and it becomes a difficult task to recapture the interest of the public once another sensational crime has been committed. There's an insatiable appetite for fresh blood, and, unless Roxie and Velma can come up with new revelations to keep them on the front page, they will be quickly forgotten - not only by the general populace, but by their camera-loving lawyer, as well.

After murdering her lover and trying to pin it on her hapless husband Amos, ambitious chorus girl Roxie Hart is sent to prison. Here she meets Velma Kelly - headline star and murderess. Desperate for fame, fortune and freedom the women enlist the help of Billy Flynn; a showbiz lawyer who has never lost a case. Both women will be hung for their crimes if they lose their cases and neither will stop at anything to escape execution...

Running Time [2hr 30m]

Location Information
ADDRESS
The Adelphi Theatre
The Strand
London WC2E 7NA

TRAVEL
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross/Embankment
Exit via Charing Cross Strand exit. Turn right (east) onto the Strand. The Adelphi Theatre is about 200m up the Strand on the north side of the road.

Parking: NCP Drury Lane, Upper St Martin’s Lane. Meters behind the theatre in Covent Garden. Please be advised that parking within central London can be difficult and expensive - use public transport if at all possible.