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For Immediate Release
CHICAGO
BROADWAY’S BIGGEST SMASH HIT MUSICAL COMES TO MOODY GARDENS® CONVENTION CENTER JUNE 22, 23 AND 24
Galveston, TX…CHICAGO the hit musical makes its way to Galveston Island on June 22, 23 and 24 with four spectacular shows at the Moody Gardens® Convention Center. The talented cast features Tom Wopat as Billy Flynn, Michelle DeJean as Roxie Hart, Terra C. MacLeod as Velma Kelly, Carol Woods as Matron Mama Morton and Eric Leviton as Amos Hart.
CHICAGO, winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and a Grammy Award for its cast recording, has the distinction of being Broadway’s longest running revival, and celebrated its’ 10 year anniversary at the Ambassador Theatre in New York on November 14th, 2006. Its story of two real life murderesses and a lawyer who turns them into media celebrities is a page right of today’s newspapers
Produced by Tony Award winners, Barry and Fran Weissler and under the Tony Award winning direction of Walter Bobbie and spotlighting the Tony Award winning choreography by Ann Reinking in the style of the legendary Bob Fosse and re-created by Gary Chryst, CHICAGO features the “razzle-dazzle” music and lyrics of master Broadway multi-award winning composers John Kander and Fred Ebb, with book by Mr. Ebb and Bob Fosse.
The immense worldwide success of CHICAGO spawned the Academy Award winning film version. But, seeing it live is an experience you will never forget. The jazz, the style, the music, and the dancing all add up to an experience that will exhilarate.
CHICAGO continues to “razzle- dazzle” audiences since it opened to rave reviews at the National Theatre in Washington D.C. The Washington Post called it “Stylish and Bold! What you see is what you so gloriously get.” WRC TV entertainment reporter, Arch Campbell said “CHICAGO is one of this year’s great delights! The cast blows the roof off the joint!” “A killer production.” said Rohan Preston of the Star Tribune and Leslie Katz of the San Francisco Examiner proclaims CHICAGO is “smart, sassy and riveting!”
CHICAGO is a production not to be missed. And all the reviewers agree. Time
Magazine calls it "A Triumph," Newsweek raves "Smashing" and Entertainment
Weekly sums it up by calling CHICAGO "Broadway's Most Electrifying Show."
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Tickets are $30, $40 and $50 and are available at Ticketmaster locations, on-line and by calling 713/629-3700 or 409/833-7747. Show times are: Friday, June 22 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, June 23 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Sunday, June 24 at 1:00 pm. For more information about CHICAGO the musical at Moody Gardens® Convention Center, visit www.moodygardenshotel.com or call 800/582-4673.
Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.
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