Tag: Chicago

Windy City revival is a winner

Posted by | May 16, 2024 |

Instead of hiring a soap star, Oldham Coliseum took the bold step of recruiting an ensemble cast of unknowns for the first revival of Chicago in a decade – and the gamble paid off. This intimate space reminds you that this...

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Roxie and Velma come to Oldham

Posted by | May 16, 2024 |

The movie of Bob Fosse’s Broadway epic Chicago picked up numerous Oscars and the live version has toured endlessly with, to my mind, a series of soap actors blunting its cynical edge. Now it is being revived for the first time...

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