Chicago
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Script adaptation by David Thompson
In the roaring twenties Chicago, chorus girl Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap... until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal.
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Jazz Hands Productions staged a sold-out production of Chicago in December 2019, at the Keble O'Reilly Theatre.
Cast
Velma: Grace Albery
Roxie: Jessica Bradley
Billy: Joe Winter
Amos: Patrick Cole
Mama Morton: Imogen Edwards-Lawrence
Mary Sunshine: Priya Radhakrishnan
Fred Casely: Josh Willetts
Sergeant Forgarty: Franco Lopez
Liz: Viveka Herzum
Annie: Varuna Mitra
June: Lorelei Piper
Hunyak: Ellie Cooper
Mona: Darcy Dixon
Harry: Saul Garrett
Aaron: Harrison de Lisle
Judge: Nathan De Giorgi
Court Clerk: Connor Johnson
Go-to-Hell Kitty: Flora Clark
Male Dancer: Max Penrose
Male Dancer: Jake Edwards
Band
MD/Keys 1: Livi van Warmelo
Keys 2: Toby Anderson
Reeds: Alex Wilson, Katie Bunney, Carrie Craig
Trumpet: Finlay Dove, Ned Ashcroft
Trombone: Sam Padfield
Violin: Maz Sutton
Bass: Samuel Hopkins
Banjo: Jake de Jongh
Percussion: Theo Pedley
Accordion: Reuben E Tendler
Crew
Producer: Ana Pagu
Director: Emma Hawkins
Musical Director: Livi van Warmelo
Choreographer: Max Penrose
Production Manager: Juliet Dowley
Set Designer: Cosette Pin
Lighting Designer: Ben Darwent
Sound Designer: Loic Deraed
Costume Designer: Kat Cooper
Stage Manager: Kitty Foster
Deputy Stage Manager: Harvey Dovell
Marketing Manager: Pierce Jones
Assistant Producers: Olivia Wheeler, Hannah Belok
Assistant Directors: Ellie Greaves, Felix Westcott
Assistant Musical Director: Toby Anderson
Dance Assistants: Angelica Wolańska, Gabrielle Russo
Set Assistants: Alice Turner, Anja Segmueller, Daphne Burt, Rosalyn Murtagh, William Wikoff
Lighting Assistants: Dhea Bengardi, Friederike Pank, Nina Jurkovic, Tianwei Cheng, Ishani Shah, Finley Bettsworth
Sound Assistants: Ariadne Si Suo, Bethan Chalmers, Okorafor Ikeagwu, Zhuoyan Yu
Costume Assistants: Anna McDonald, Lucy Koster
Assistant Stage Managers: Imogen Albert, Nicola Wright, Rochelle Moss, Sneha Bansal
Marketing Assistants: Sarah Berwick, Mouki Kambouroglou
Reviews
''Oxford is graced with student vaudeville at its best.''
''Chicago: well-designed and well-executed … a must-see''
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'' The crème de la crème ''
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This amateur production of “Chicago” was presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD, a Concord Theatricals Company.