Chicago

Synopsis

Chicago is a play written by Maurine Dallas Watkins. The play, while fiction, is a satire based on two unrelated 1924 court cases involving two women, Beulah Annan (the inspiration for Roxie Hart) and Belva Gaertner (the inspiration for Velma), who were both accused and later acquitted of murder, whom Watkins had covered for the Chicago Tribune as a reporter. Watkins wrote the script (originally titled Brave Little Woman) as a class assignment while attending the Yale Drama School. Produced by Sam H. Harris, the play debuted on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on December 30, 1926, directed by George Abbott, where it ran for 172 performances. The play serves as the inspiration for the stage musical of the same name. To avoid confusion between the two, after the musical version came out, the original was licensed for performance under the title Play Ball.

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Details

Type

Book

Release date

January 1, 1926

Genres

satire

Created by

Maurine Dallas Watkins

Countries

United States