Razzle Dazzle

This summer, Marina discovered a version of “The Cell Block Tango” from Chicago on YouTube. After that she was very interested in the musical. I gave her the movie soundtrack to listen to. We were both excited when a local theatre group announced Chicago as their summer musical.
Marina was unsure what to wear, so I suggested her black dress with silver sequins. All night she got comments that her dress was perfect for the show!

Chicago was being performed in a space we had never been there before, so we needed a little help finding it. It turned out to be a covered entrance which led to an elevator. We took it up to the fourth floor which led us to the theater space. It was a nice area with a small lobby with a bar which led to the theater.

In the lobby we met up with, the director of the show. I had met her before and I introduced her to Marina. We told her how excited we were to see it. We got drinks before finding our seats.
The stage space was small and it was set up like a jazz club. Seated next to us was a man and his ten year-old daughter. Marina seemed to connect with them easily. So we all chatted until the show started.

The performance was spectacular. Our seats were in the front row so we were practically in the middle of the action. During the song “Razzle Dazzle” our friend who was splaying Billy Flynn, actually knelt down in front of me and touched my hand! Even though the content was often mature, Marina handled it well.

After the show, Marina said she loved it. We waited in the lobby to see our friend. He was gracious a always. And despite having a lot of people waiting to see him, he spent quite a bit of time with us. There was a dog in the cast and it was in the lobby as well. Marina was so happy that she was able to pet the dog. I think he liked her too!

Marina had hope to meet the actress who played Velma. But she didn’t come out. But as we were leaving, I ran into the actress who played Roxie. She and Marina had quite a nice talk. After that we headed home. We both thought it was a fantastic show.