Last week, both me and Jamie went to see Chicago The Musical at the Alhambra Bradford, and after having a fantastic time, I thought that I would tell you all about it.

A poster of a tall blond woman wearing a long black dress that has Chicago written in bright red twinkling lights next to it, on a white background.

A picture of the Chicago The Musical logo.

Here’s what Chicago say about themselves.

A sexy and sassy Musical.
Featuring such amazing Songs as Cell Block Tango and All That Jazz, it’d be criminal to miss!
Starring Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes (Dancing On Ice, Grease and Legally Blond), as Roxie Hart, international Recording Artist and Pop Star Sinitta as Matron ‘MaMa’ Morton, West End and TV Star Darren Day (Joseph, We Will Rock You, Doctors, and Celebrity Big Brother), as Billy Flinn, Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star Davina De Campo as Mary Sunshine, and West End Stars Djalenga Scott (Annie, Chicago and West Side Story), as Velma Kelly and Joel Montague (Waitress, Fat Friends and School of Rock), as Amos Hart.
Set amongst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920’s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a Housewife and Nightclub Dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the Media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest Criminal Lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s Tabloids.
Created by the Musical Theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago has a sexy, sassy score with one show-stopping Song after another, including Razzle Dazzle, Cellblock Tango, and All That Jazz. With six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations, Chicago remains a phenomenon.

What happened when I went to see Chicago The Musical at the Alhambra Bradford.

Once we had finally arrived in Bradford, and had been for something to eat, we eventually headed to the Alhambra Bradford, which is located next door to Bradford Live on Morely Street in Bradford City Centre.

Then once we had walked into the beautiful Foyer, we looked around for a couple of minutes before Jamie eventually found a sign that said Stalls on it with a very long queue in front of it. Then after about ten or so minutes of us queuing, we finally reached the front where a really nice woman said hi and took our Tickets. We said hi back and asked if it would be possible for someone to show us to our seats as neither of us can see very well in the dark, and after handing us our Tickets back, she said that would be fine and that there should be an attendant at the end of the corridor to help us. We then said thanks and headed down the very long corridor to try and find the attendant. Then once we had reached the bottom of the corridor, a really nice woman said hi and asked us if she could help us. We said hi back, and asked her if she could help us find our seats, and after she had looked at our Tickets, she showed us to some really comfy seats that were opposite the stage.

Then after we had gotten comfy and had been chatting for about ten or so minutes, a really loud recording of a woman with a very thick midwestern accent welcomed us to the show and reminded us to turn our Phones off before the show eventually started.,

What I thought of the Show.

It’s opening.

I really liked that they opened the show with Velma welcoming us to the show and performing an outstanding performance of All That Jazz as well as simultaneously showing us parts of what was going on in Roxie’s Bedroom, as I thought that it instantly set the scene of the entire show and quickly introduced us to most of the main characters.

Everyone’s performances.

I really liked everyone’s performances, as I thought that they all embodied the mix of women that you would probably find locked up inside a high-security Prison, from Mama Mortan who wants to help everyone but at a price whilst still being the matriarch of the Prison, to Velma who wants to get off scot free, and even Katalin who is constantly protesting her innocence.

I also really liked the chemistry between everyone, as I really believed that Roxie and Velma despised each other, that Billy was out to make as much as he could out of Roxie and her situation, and that Mama Mortan cared for every inmate of the Prison whilst still looking after number one.

I also really liked everyone’s accents, as with it being set in 1920’s Illinois, everyone had to speak with a very thick midwestern accent and I thought that everyone pulled it off perfectly, as I couldn’t really tell that most of the cast were actually from the UK. I did however think that Darren Day’s accent was a little bit over the top though, as every so often he kind of reminded me of John Barrowman.

The songs.

I absolutely loved all of the songs, as I thought that they were all performed beautifully, especially some of my favourites including All That Jazz, Cellblock Tango, and Roxie Hart, but the one that vividly sticks in my mind definitely has to be A Little Bit Of Good by Mary Sunshine as it was incredibly haunting and showed just how brilliantly Divina De Campo can sing.

The story.

I really liked the story of Roxie trying to get away with murder and making herself famous, Velma feuding with Roxie because she stole her thunder and ideas, and Billy trying to trick the public into thinking that Roxie is a wronged woman and is completely innocent when she’s clearly guilty of murder.

I also really liked that they had included most of the story from the Movie but had slightly changed a few parts and characters to make the stage show a little bit more interesting and fast-paced. I did however think that it was much better if you hadn’t seen the movie though, as if you had you could get a little bit bored.

Even though it was called a drama, it did have a few funny parts in it, including all of the catty interactions between Roxie and Velma and the entire Press Conference scene where Billy uses Roxie as a Ventriloquist’s Dummy.

My overall thoughts.

Overall I would have to rate Chicago The Musical a nine out of ten. I absolutely loved it and thought that it was a fantastic show that had some dramatic, some funny and some sad parts to it that was performed brilliantly. The only thing that I didn’t particularly like about it though was that it contained quite a lot of visual only sequences, which with me being Visually Impaired kind of passed me by. But other than that I thought that it was a brilliant show that I highly recommend everyone go see whilst they still can.

Then once the show had finally finished, wee grabbed our Bags and headed off back into Bradford to catch our Bus.

If you would like to find out more about Chicago The Musical, including where you can buy your Tickets from, then you can find it online here.
Have you seen Chicago The Musical yet? What did you think of it? What’s some of your favourite Musicals? Please let me know down below.

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