Note to self: Boy, gotta write this fast. This crazy show with a bunch of fabulous singers and dancers and a plot about murder as a form of entertainment is only at San Diego Civic Theatre for a few more days.
You know the plot of “Chicago.” It’s about girls who make a living doing things that are thought of as indecent and often downright illegal, and what they do when they get caught.
From a 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, “Chicago” takes place in the late Roaring Twenties. With lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander, “Chicago is onstage through Feb. 18 at San Diego Civic Theatre.
It’s a touring show and a fabulous piece of entertainment, even if what they’re doing is something your mama would frown at. Its central characters are two women who can sing and dance like crazy, and will stop at nothing (including murder) to get what they want. Their names are Roxie Hart, played with great panache by Katie Frieden, and Velma Kelly, played brilliantly by Kailin Brown.
The cast of 22 is stuffed with terrific singers and dancers, aided by a fine onstage band of ten led by Cameron Blake Kinnear.
Given what these ladies do, it’s no surprise to find lawyer Billy Flynn (Connor Sullivan) hanging around, because he gets lots of work from them. When he sings that “All I Care About” (is love), you’ll have to decide for yourself whether he means it. But he does a great job on “Razzle Dazzle,” which is what this show has in spades. It’s won six Tony Awards, two Olivier awards and a Grammy. There’s a reason for that.
Don’t miss it. Get your shimmy-shake at “Chicago.”
“Chicago” plays through Feb. 18. Shows Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. For tickets go to broadwaysd.com
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