chicago

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last weekend, john and i went to see chicago, one of broadway's best musicals! we showed up at the incredibly large burswood casino theatre not really knowing what to expect. sure, i'd seen the movie version, but in my experience, it rarely does justice to the actual musical. and now i can confidently say that it didn't.

the theatre version of chicago was awesome! even with minimal set- some chairs and good lighting- and the band stand on the main stage, you could really feel what they were doing. i suppose it just shows that good singing and acting can go a long way. the show was also surprisingly funny, which i hadn't really expected.

the australian cast was incredible. i wasn't certain about that idea at first (no offense to aussies of course) but they won me over rather quickly. they were acted and sang with north american accents (very chicago sounding, actually) which i imagine can't be easy. apparently the lead roles are quite well-known aussies but uhm, ya, i had no idea.

some interesting facts about chicago:

-it's been performed in over 10 languages
-an incredibly large amount of "famous people" have had roles in it
-it received 6 Tony awards in 1996, the year it opened
-it's grossed over 300 million on broadway alone (850 million worldwide)
-an estimated 18 million people worldwide have seen the show

and i am now one of them. i would highly recommend chicago to anyone looking for a fun night out. it's funny, the music is catchy, the costumes are nifty and all that jazz (wah wah).

but seriously, if you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it, i betcha you would have done the same!
xo