Komische Oper Berlin im Schillertheater
Chicago
Opera
Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin
A Musical Vaudeville
© Barbara Braun
Description
After West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, and La Cage aux Folles, Barrie Kosky now brings another great American musical to Komische Oper Berlin: Chicago. Going back to the original large-scale orchestral version, he once again demonstrates the genre’s artistic power. In the spotlight: Katharine Mehrling and Ruth Brauer-Kvam as the unbeatable showgirl duo Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly.
Chicago 1924: Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly—best frenemies forever. Both know what it takes to be a real star. Artistic talent is not enough: publicity is everything! To reach the limelight, they’re prepared to do almost anything. Anything? After the murder of her deceitful lover, Roxie lands in jail where she meets Velma, who’s been arrested after catching her husband having sex with her sister. And what makes for juicier headlines than a dramatic court case? Even as Roxie is acquitted, the next big scandal comes along and steals the show. The two arch-enemies now know there’s only one way forward: by sticking together. Because with two ice-cold sirens like them together on stage, even Chicago has never seen anything like it . . .
The story of the two killer showgirls Roxie and Velma is based on true events. In the early 1920s, the cases of Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan were covered by court reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins for the Chicago Tribune. Both cabaret singers had been accused of murdering their lovers and were ultimately acquitted. Doubting their innocence, Watkins wrote a play that was performed on Broadway in 1926 and released the following year as a silent film. The musical Chicago was based on that play, premiering in 1975 and eventually becoming one of the most successful Broadway productions of all time.
Did you know?
The show’s 1996 revival enjoyed worldwide success and resulted in six Tony Awards, two decades after the original premiere.
Chicago 1924: Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly—best frenemies forever. Both know what it takes to be a real star. Artistic talent is not enough: publicity is everything! To reach the limelight, they’re prepared to do almost anything. Anything? After the murder of her deceitful lover, Roxie lands in jail where she meets Velma, who’s been arrested after catching her husband having sex with her sister. And what makes for juicier headlines than a dramatic court case? Even as Roxie is acquitted, the next big scandal comes along and steals the show. The two arch-enemies now know there’s only one way forward: by sticking together. Because with two ice-cold sirens like them together on stage, even Chicago has never seen anything like it . . .
The story of the two killer showgirls Roxie and Velma is based on true events. In the early 1920s, the cases of Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan were covered by court reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins for the Chicago Tribune. Both cabaret singers had been accused of murdering their lovers and were ultimately acquitted. Doubting their innocence, Watkins wrote a play that was performed on Broadway in 1926 and released the following year as a silent film. The musical Chicago was based on that play, premiering in 1975 and eventually becoming one of the most successful Broadway productions of all time.
Did you know?
The show’s 1996 revival enjoyed worldwide success and resulted in six Tony Awards, two decades after the original premiere.
Cast
Adam Benzwi
Conductor
Barrie Kosky
Director
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Michael Levine
Stage
Victoria Behr
Costumes
Otto Pichler
Choreography
Johanna Wall
Dramaturgy
Jean-Christophe Charron
Choires
Olaf Freese
Lights
Katharine Mehrling / Maria-Danaé Bansen
Roxie Hart
Ruth Brauer-Kvam / Maria-Danaé Bansen
Velma Kelly
Jörn-Felix Alt / Nicky Wuchinger
Billy Flinn
Andreja Schneider / Sigalit Feig
Mama Morton
Ivan Turšić / Philipp Meierhöfer
Amos Hart
Hagen Matzeit / Nils Wanderer
Mary Sunshine
Petra Ilse Dam / Ann-Kathrin Wurche
Kitty
Mariana Souza
Liz
Martina Borroni / Anna Friederike Wolf
June
Paulina Plucinski
Annie
Danielle Bezaire
Mona
Lindsay Dunn
Hunyak
Matthias Spenke / Sascha Borris
Fogarty
Sascha Borris / Matthias Spenke
Aaron
Nikolaus Bender / Sven Marquardt
Fred
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Lorenzo Soragni / Jeffrey Socia / Michael Fernandez / Andrii Zubchevskyi / Shane Dickson / Benjamin Gericke / Ivan Dubinin
Tänzer
Komparserie
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Dates
Komische Oper Berlin im Schillertheater
Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin
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