It was with much fanfare that my sister went with me to the show that was to be put up on Esplanade. We made a point to dress up for fun and took loads of pictures along the way.
Anyhow, the theatre was full house and it was the 2nd last performance with the last ending today 9 May 2010.
What is my verdict? Strong performances from the 2 leads. Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart were fleshed out adequately and the dance choreography is expertly executed. The cast was well supported by the slinky Lawyer Billy Flynn and Amos. Sufficient interaction with the audience was weaved in and music by a 'live' orchestra contributed to an overall good experience. There were fun, funny, sexy and bittersweet scenes accompanied with whoops & claps for every set of performance.
All in all, I had witnessed a world class act right in the comfort of my home city. It helped too that Chicago is one of my favourite musical and the movie musicals had been watched countless times to death by me!
