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After only an extraordinarily rehearsal period of only three weeks, “Chicago?? opened before audiences at the Agassiz Theater this past Thursday. Directed by Chris N. Hanley ’07 and musical director Alexander D. Gordon ’06, and co-produced by Hanley and David S. Jewett ’08, the musical is the first rendition of “Chicago?? that has shown in the northeast in ten years. The production will run on the Agassiz stage until March...
...Chicago?? follows the story of Roxie Hart (Samantha G. Barnard ’09), a vaudeville wannabe who murders her lover after he walks out on her. Sent to jail, she quickly discovers that she can win both freedom and fame by playing off of the sympathy of the scandal-loving city of Chicago. Meanwhile, fellow jailbird and vaudeville legend Velma Kelly (Anna Haas) jealously tries to win back the spotlight as the year’s most sensational murderess...
...staff and crew of “Chicago?? set the bar high for its performers...
...delivers an impressive performance. Glaser is stunningly convincing as Roxie’s pathetic husband, tottering clumsily and bashfully around on the stage. He has not simply reenacted John C. Reilly’s version of the character from the 2003 Rob Marshall film adaptation of “Chicago??—instead, Glaser puts his own spin on his character, playing Amos with an almost childish eagerness and gullibility...
Beyond some natural talents in the acting department, “Chicago?? also boasts some excellent dancers in its cast, and an overwhelming strength of the production lies in the choreography, courtesy of Christine M. Fitzgerald ’07, Michaela B. “Mimi” Owusu ’07, and Megan M. Powell ’08, and Nicola E. Ulibarri...