With this year's Festival de wiltz approaching the end of this summer's run, this Friday and Saturday 22 & 23 July will see the Broadway Musical Chicago performed in the amphitheatre of the Wiltz Chateau by the Brno City Theatre of the Czech Republic (performed in English).
"Chicago" is the longest-running American Musical in Broadway history. No wonder, the musical has been honoured with six Tony Awards, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations. A true new York City institution, "Chicago" has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping song after another, and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. It’s also no surprise that "Chicago" has wowed audiences all around the world, from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa. Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma’s serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie’s been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover with whom she’s been cheating on her husband. Not one to rest on her laurels, Velma enlists the help of prison matron Mama Morton and slickster lawyer Billy Flynn, who turn Velma’s incarceration into a murder-of-the-week media frenzy, thus preparing the world for a splashy showbiz comeback. But Roxie’s got some of her own tricks up her sleeve…
Please remember there is a special Wiltz Festival train where ticket holders can get a discount when parking their cars at the Luxembourg-Gare (and other) train stations and taking the train to/from the venue. See www.cfl.lu.
Tickets: €69 (€54); €60 (€47); €42 (€33); U12s free (prices excl. postage). See www.festivalwiltz.lu for reservations and further details.
