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Chicago: With the Chicago Tribune Articles that Inspired It Review"This one's got the makin's: wine, woman, jazz, a lover."
The hugely popular Kander and Ebb musical, CHICAGO, meets its grandparent in Maurine Watkin's 1927 hit, CHICAGO (a.k.a. PLAY BALL).
For fans of the musical, this book provides a fascinating and almost documentary-style look at the real-life inspirations for Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly along with the original CHICAGO script. Also included are copies of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE articles Watkins wrote that not only made celebrities out of the two murderesses, but inspired the writing of CHICAGO itself.
CHICAGO fans will enjoy picking out lines and situations in the script that inspired the songs. But more than just a fun diversion, Watkins' script is a powerful reminder of how often we treat serious trials and news stories as entertainment and how manipulative and influential the media is. When reading the script, one can't help but recall O.J. Simpson's trial when Billy Flynn arranges a media circus for his client, and compare Monica Lewinsky's media make-over to Roxie Hart's.
Watkins leaves us with a scenario that sounds almost familiar. The Jazz Slayer, Roxie Hart, is found not guilty. Gunshots are heard down the hall. Another murder! This one worse than all the others, but what a story! The news reporters rush from the room and Roxie, who plans to use her celebrity status to become a vaudeville star, is instantly yesterdays news. Reporter Jake Callahan drags "Machine-Gun Rosie", as he has dubbed her, into the courtroom and despite her cries that the media leave her alone, ("No! I don't want in the papers!") Jake tells her, "Come on, sister, yuh gotta play ball: this is Chicago!"Chicago: With the Chicago Tribune Articles that Inspired It Overview

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