Kander & Ebb: Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (1996 Revival & 2002 Film)
Class Preparation
- The chapter of Kander, Ebb, & Lawrence's Colored Lights associated with this class is chapter 9 ("Chicago, the Movie").
- Book Synopsis and Lyrics to Key Songs (same as the document from last week's class)
- Handout of key slides
Links to Musical Numbers from the 2002 Film
- “All that Jazz” [4:45]
- “Funny Honey” 4:00]
- “When You’re Good to Mama” [4:25]
- "Cell Block Tango" [7:20]
- “All I Care About” [4:42]
- “We Both Reached for the Gun” [3:53]
- “Roxie” [3:06]
- “I Can’t Do It Alone” [4:06]
- “Mister Cellophane” [3:04]
- “Razzle Dazzle” [5:15]
- “Class” (Shot, but deleted from final cut of the film) [4:37]
- “Nowadays”/“Hot Honey Rag” [3:57]
- “I Move On” (in the film, this song is sung over the credits, so this is a “music video” with the song accompanied by a montage from various musical numbers in the film) [3:58]
Links to videos shown in class
- Radio City Rockettes pay tribute to Bob Fosse LINK
- Alex Newell singing "A Little Bit of Good" LINK
- Marilyn Miller singing Jerome Kern's "Look for the Silver Lining" in the film Sally. LINK (This link cuts to midway the number, when Marilyn starts singing.)
- John C. Reilly singing "Mister Cellophane" from the 2002 film of Chicago LINK
- Recording of Bert Williams singing "Nobody" accompanied by photographs of Williams LINK
- Ann Reinking singing "Roxie" in the 1996 Encores! production of Chicago, prior to its Broadway transfer LINK
- The ventriloquist/marionette number from the 2002 film of Chicago ("We Both Reached for the Gun" LINK
- "Remember My Forgotten Man" number from Busby Berkeley's Gold Diggers of 1933 LINK
- Funhouse mirror scene from Orson Welles's The Lady from Shanghai LINK
- Funhouse mirror echoes in "Roxie" from the 2002 film of Chicago LINK
Links to additional videos & resources
- Film footage of Texas Quinan (the model for Velma Kelly) at a speakeasy in the 1920s LINK
- Joel Grey sings "Mister Cellophane" in a 2013 Live from Lincoln Center concert LINK
- Brent Barrett performs "We Both Reached for the Gun" on tour in Korea, with Dylis Croman as Roxie LINK
- Broadway "Miscast" version of "Cell Block Tango" with an ensemble of Broadway's leading men LINK
- The great German singer/actor Ute Lemper performs "All That Jazz" in the National Tour of Chicago LINK
- Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking perform "All That Jazz" and "Hot Honey Rag" in the 1997 Tony Awards broadcast (cartwheels!) LINK
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