Kander & Ebb: Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (1975)

Class Preparation

• The chapter of Kander, Ebb, & Lawrence's Colored Lights associated with this class is chapter 5 ("Chicago on Broadway"). Chapter 9 is specifically about the 2002 film of Chicago, which will be the focus of the next class.
• Book Synopsis and Lyrics to Key Songs (If you haven't seen Chicago recently, I recommend at least skimming the synopsis sections.)
• Handout of key slides

Links to videos shown in class

• "Who's Got the Pain?" dance number from film of Damn Yankees, featuring Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon
• "All That Jazz" from a 2017 touring production (1996 revival staging) in Korea, starring Terra C. Macleod as Velma
• "Funny Honey" featuring Sandy Duncan as Roxie, 1999 (revival staging)
• Helen Morgan sings "Bill" in the 1936 film of Show Boat 
• "When You're Good to Mama" sung by Queen Latifah in the 2002 film of Chicago
• "You've Got to See Mama Every Night" sung by Sophie Tucker (audio recording)
• "All I Care About" sung by Jerry Orbach as Billy Flynn on the 1976 Tony Awards broadcast
• Ted Lewis performing several selections that were the model for Billy Flynn's songs in Chicago​

Links to Audio Selections from Cast Recordings

• "All that Jazz" from the Original 1975 Broadway Cast Recording of Chicago featuring Chita Rivera as Velma. All of the songs from this album are available--you should be able to locate them easily once you play this track. 
  
• "All That Jazz" from Broadway Cast Recording of the 1996 Revival of Chicago. All of the songs from this album are available--you should be able to locate them easily once you play this track. A number of videos are available as well.​

 Class Feedback/Evaluation of Today's Class

What worked?

• Seeing the original artists being “channeled” by Kander and Ebb in Chicago was “a real treat” and “very fun” 
• Enjoyed participating in the Vamp game/quiz.
• Clips were wonderful. ​

What would make it even better?

• No comments offered