Blog8: Musical "CHICAGO"

Hi, this is Fumika. How are you? I’d like to write about a musical I watched this summer. I love musical, especially “CHICAGO”. The first time I watched it was in last February, at Broadway, N.Y. It was amazing, so I hoped I could watch it again. A couple months ago, I heard a piece of news from my friend that the “CHICAGO” would come to Japan from Broadway! That was exactly what I wanted! I bought the ticket immediately and I got a good seat. It was performed at Akasaka Act Theater. Ryoko Yonekura played the heroin. I like her, but she was not so good when compared with other Broadway’s casts. The story of “CHICAGO” is in 1920s, a woman whose name is Roxie killed her ex-boyfriend. But she doesn’t want to be arrested, so she hire an able lawyer and make up a story. Meanwhile, she becomes famous because of her crime, and reporters treat her like a star. Velma, who also is a murderer and famous, but because of Roxie, her fame would decline. In this musical, they express crime and fame with song, dance and joke. I was impressed by the songs and dances, and laugh at the jokes. I really want to recommend it to everyone to watch. Here is "CHICAGO" official web site.