CHICAGO

Theater, especially musical theater, has been a very important part of my life. It is an escape of sorts, a way of living in someone else’s shoes for a moment or two. This is true not only for the performer but for the audience as well. Musical theater can take you to a different time, to meet different people, to a place you have never been. It can educate as well as entertain and even inspire. There are many different aspects of musical theater that can make either a strong or weak production. Some of these elements are storyline, music, and choreography. In the musical “Chicago,” I think these three elements come together to make a very entertaining, strong production.
In most straight plays you will see many different subplots and storylines that lead you in different directions. Although, for the most part, all plots come together at the end, there are many characters to remember and numerous details that are important to understanding the show. With all this ...