PHOTOS: Spring Musical Brings 'Chicago' to Lemont

 students brought the corruption and intrigue of the Prohibition era to the stage this weekend in their spring musical, Chicago.

The show will ran Thursday through Saturday in the school's Performing Arts Center, 800 Porter St.

Chicago satirizes the Prohibition-era corruption of the criminal justice system, as well as the phenomenon of celebrity criminals. The musical—made famous by the music of John Kander and choreography of Bob Fosse—originally debuted on Broadway in 1975, and is based on a 1926 play of the same name by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins. She based her story on the criminals and crimes on which she reported.

The Chicago of the 1920s featured hot jazz and cold-blooded killers—not all of whom were prototypical gangsters like Al Capone. Chicago’s audience will be treated to a wealth of music—from toe-tapping showtunes to dramatic ballads - as well as elaborate dance numbers.

Patrons were introduced to an eclectic cast of characters, including Velma Kelly, Roxie Hart, Billy Flynn, Mary Sunshine, “Mama” Morton, and many more.

Chicago was produced by Terry Redford, with direction from Heather Hutchinson, and vocal direction and sound design from Dave Nommensen. Choreograpy was coordinated by Amanda Tanguay, Roy Nees was in charge of set construction and served as a backstage technical supervisor, and David Lindley was the technical director and was charged with set design.

Designers for the production were Mike Kellner (lighting), Tom Kieffer (costumes) and Bob Kuper (make-up). Richard Sladek served as the accompanist, and Matt Doherty was house manager.

Photos from the Mega Band Concert were provided by Lemont resident Peter Marzano of La Vita Bella Photography. Check out the complete gallery at http://pmarz.zenfolio.com/p266343578.

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