CHICAGO (High School ed) in Final Weeks of Rehearsal

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Grace Szczepkowski in rehearsal with CHICAGO cast

The long-running hit musical Chicago (High School Edition) will be presented by Mainstage Center for the Arts at the Dennis Flyer Theatre on the Blackwood campus of Camden County College on November 16 and 17. 
Chicago has been presented on Broadway for over 9,107 performances since the revival opened in 1996, and won six Tony awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. The original production, directed and choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse, opened in June of 1975 and was nominated for nine Tony awards.
Billed as “a musical vaudeville,” Chicago is based on a play by the same name written in 1926 by Maurine Dallas Watkins. It tells the story of Roxie Hart, who finds herself on Murderer’s Row in the Cook County Jail after shooting her lover. Smooth-talking attorney Billy Flynn agrees to take on Roxie’s case and manipulates the Chicago press to make Roxie a celebrity. Roxie has a rival for the media’s attention, however: another Billy Flynn client named Velma Kelly. Chicago is a cynical look at America’s celebrity culture and its corrupt judicial system, presented through the highly stylized language of song and dance.
Leading the production of Chicago is director Francine Odri, an MCA veteran director, actor, and choreographer. Musical Direction provided by Jillian Clark, the Music Director for Addams Family, Grease, and Legally Blonde. The choreography is by Grace Szczepkowski, veteran Mainstage director, and our Harmony Schow Choir Choreographer. 
Appearing as Roxie Hart is a newcomer to Mainstage, Isabella Negrete.  Cassie Matteo, who is also making her MCA debut will play the role of Velma Kelly, while lawyer Billy Flynn is played by Anthony Magnotta, a Mainstage favorite. Playing the role of Mama Morten is Lexi Schreiber and Gabriel Echevarria as Amos. An ensemble of talented dancers & vocalists round out the vaudeville cast.
Chicago runs Nov, 16-17 for three performances. Tickets are $18, $15 for students and seniors and are available online at www.mainstage.org. All seats are reserved. 


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