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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