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Discover Amazing Furniture at YELLOW MAGENTA in 1975. The 1996 revival of Chicago is the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, and is the second longest-running musical of all time (The Phantom of the Opera holds first place). Chicago remains, almost 100 years later, a uniquely American story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery. The iconic musical score includes one of the most famous opening numbers, “All That Jazz,” along with showstoppers such as “Mr. Cellophane,” “Razzle Dazzle,” and “Cell Block Tango.” To keep up on the latest details of the production and view its travel deals, visit www.lrpproductions.org. Opening night at the Florence Events Center is Nov. 6. Performances will be COURTESY PHOTO Fridays and Saturdays (Nov. 6-7 and 13- Cast members get into character for the Last Resort Players’ fall production of 14) at 7 p.m., and Sundays (Nov. 8 and 15) “Chicago.” Front row: Polly Fleming, Jennifer Marus, Sabrina Hand and at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, or $18 for Genevieve Meltzer. Back row: James Bonisteel, Chantal Guzman, Ceasar seniors or those in the military. Castillo, Erin Reinke and Jim Wellington. For ticket information, call the Florence It was made into a silent movie in 1927, Bob Fosse,with John Kander and Fred Events Center at 888-968-4086, visit and in 1942 it became a movie called Ebb, created “Chicago: A Musical www.eventcenter.org or stop by the FEC “Roxie Hart,” starring Ginger Rogers. Vaudeville,” which opened on Broadway box office at 715 Quince St. North Bend CYAN FLORENCE — The Last Resort Players has announced that it’s fall pro- duction will be the muscial, “Chicago,” based on a play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins. In 1924, the then 28-year-old Watkins arrived in Chicago, a city quickly becom- ing a mecca for crime, liquor and jazz. She went to work at The Chicago Tribune, where she was assigned to the Cook County Jail’s infamous “Murderess Row.” It was on Murderess Row that Watkins met and covered Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan, women she would later immortalize as Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart. Annan’s lawyers, William Scott Stewart and W.W. O’Brien, were merged into the smooth-talking lawyer, Billy Flynn. Watkins’ reporting was both sensational and satirical and it was clear from her cov- erage that she believed many of the women were guilty and they had gamed the system. She wrote a play titled “The Brave Little Women,” which was later performed under the title “Chicago” and opened on Broadway in 1926. BLACK Last Resort Players to present ‘Chicago’ musical production 2079 Sherman Ave. - North Bend (541) 756-7641 www.EnglesFurniture.com Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm; Sun 11am - 4pm O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 • A r t s & E n t e r t a i n m e n t • C OAST C ENTRAL • 1 9
