"CHICAGO" will celebrate a decade of decadence in the West End with a
special charity gala performance at the Cambridge Theatre on Wednesday 5
December. Proceeds of the evening will be in aid of Breast Cancer Haven and
the Breast Health Institute. The evening is proudly supported by Gran
Centenario Tequila. Honorary patrons for the evening will be Elizabeth
Hurley, Mr and Mrs Julian Kitchener-Fellowes and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with
the support of "CHICAGO" producers Fran and Barry Weissler.
The event, which will be at 6.30pm followed by a black tie reception, will
include original London cast members Ute Lemper, Ruthie Henshall and Henry
Goodman, along with Brenda Edwards, Jennifer Ellison, Duncan James, Kelly
Osbourne, Gaby Roslin, Frances Ruffelle, Claire Sweeney, Denise Van Outen
and many more *. For details of sponsorship packages and ticket prices,
contact Linda Marley at lm@breastcancerhaven.org.uk or call 020 7384 0049.
For individual tickets, visit www.chicagolondon.co.uk or contact SEE tickets
on + 44 (0) 20 7087 7461.
To further benefit the charities, and in celebration of the 10th Anniversary
partnership, purchase any ticket to any performance of "CHICAGO" between 12
September and 31 December 2007 with the option to add £1 to the ticket price
that will go to aid Breast Cancer Haven and Breast Health Institute.
The London production of "CHICAGO" has played to an audience of over 4.5
million people at more than 4,000 performances. The smash hit West End
musical "CHICAGO" transferred from the Adelphi Theatre to the Cambridge
Theatre in April last year. The Cambridge Theatre was the London home of
"CHICAGO", when the first production of the show opened there on 10 April
1979, running for 603 performances "CHICAGO" became the longest running
production ever to play at the Adelphi Theatre on 17 October 2005, replacing
the previous record holder "Me and My Girl", which had run for 3,303
performances.
"CHICAGO" opened at the Adelphi Theatre on 18 November 1997 to rave reviews
and immediately became a sell-out hit. "CHICAGO" won the 1998 Laurence
Olivier Award for 'Outstanding Musical Production' as well as the 1998
Critics Circle Drama Award for 'Best Musical'. Currently playing in New
York, and on tour in America and the UK, with forthcoming productions
planned in Korea, Japan and Denmark, "CHICAGO" is produced in London by the
Broadway producers Barry and Fran Weissler.
"CHICAGO", which is based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book
by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
Scenic design is by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long,
lighting by Ken Billington and sound by Rick Clarke. Musical supervision is
by Rob Fisher and musical direction by Ian Townsend. "CHICAGO" is
choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and directed by
Walter Bobbie. The West End production of .CHICAGO. is staged by the entire
original Broadway creative team.
"CHICAGO" is now booking until 27 July 2008.
Visit the "CHICAGO" website on www.chicagolondon.co.uk
* Casting subject to change
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