Chicago - Original Cast Album 1975 Arista AL 9005 Jacket VG+ Vinyl NM
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Chicago is a 1975 American musical with music by , lyrics by , and book by Ebb and . Set in in the , the musical is based on a by reporter , about actual criminals and the crimes on which she reported. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal".
The original production opened in 1975 at the and ran for 936 performances, until 1977. Bob Fosse choreographed the original production, and his style is strongly identified with the show. It debuted in the in 1979, where it ran for 600 performances. Chicago was revived on Broadway in 1996, and a year later in the West End.
The 1996 Broadway production holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. It is the second , behind only . Chicago surpassed on November 23, 2014, when it played its 7,486th performance. The West End revival became the longest-running American musical in West End history. Chicago has been staged in numerous productions around the world, and has toured extensively in the United States and United Kingdom. The of the musical won the .
