This weekend, singing and dancing meet adultery and murder- prepare to be razzle dazzled by Marblehead High School’s production of Chicago.
Students in the MHS theater department have been rehearsing (and rehearsing, and rehearsing) for their spring musical Chicago. This story of crime and injustice opens with Velma Kelly’s (Mari Aoki) rendition of All That Jazz in a nightclub in the city of Chicago. As Velma sings of gin, buckle shoes, and shimmying till her garters break, Roxie Hart (Cameron Saltsman) gets her big break into fame when she shoots and kills ex-boyfriend Fred Casely (Tomas Hancock). Roxie finds herself a prisoner in Cook County Jail with Velma and five other “merry murderesses.” Through jazzy music and fosse dance, MHS students tell the story of Roxie and Velma’s quest for freedom– and stardom.
Chicago has something for everybody. The script is jam-packed with drama and comedy. Billy Flynn (Alex Henrich) brings the glitz and glam to the courthouse; the six merry murderesses of Cook County Jail provide a warning to any man who steps out of line; a troupe of dancers sing and dance their way through murders, lies, and deceit with smiles plastered on their faces.
Come support Marblehead’s performing arts and their production of Chicago. Join us this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Marblehead Veterans Middle School performing arts center for crime, treachery, and all that jazz.