Mama recommends Billy Flynn, a man who has never lost a case for a woman, and who only costs $5,000. On both stage and screen, Roxie and Velma salvage their meagre existence after prison when they come together, putting aside their instincts to compete with each other in order to dazzle twice as much as a double act. There is a story. The matron of the Cook County Jail who believes that all favors she gives should be reciprocated or paid for. And even folks who never attended law school can tell how he managed to defend Roxie Hart. "If Jesus Christ had lived in Chicago," he explains, "and if he'd had $5,000, and had come to me--things would have turned out differently." Even if she seems to be silly and childish, also she can be really dangerous. Instead of interrupting the drama with songs, Marshall and screenwriter Bill Condon stage the songs more or less within Roxie's imagination, where everything is a little more supercharged than life, and even lawyers can tap-dance. A topnotch vaudeville performer, Velma Kelly was incarcerated for her murder of her husband and her sister after catching them in bed. No wonder it was labeled as an act of desperation. Welcome to our analysis of Chicago the Musical. "My great-grandmother and I would play dress up," recounts Flynn. Sometimes I consider her character as a commentary about journalists that got so persuaded with one presentation of the case that they almost went biased towards it. So we spoke to @, In the depths of January, its easy to be hard on ourselves. BUY TICKETS. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. And this is vaudeville where people are too happy to react to murders going on. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! Hayden McAllister, a junior who plays Billy Flynn, watched several productions of Chicago to help him prepare for his role. Review of the movie Chicago - Mega Essays Eddie George Leaps to 'Chicago' From the N.F.L.