H-ton Drama Club to Stage Chicago: Teen Edition

The Huntington High School drama club will stage the musical, “Chicago: Teen Edition” on Friday and Saturday, March 22-23. Information regarding auditions and rehearsals is expected to be announced soon.

Broadway’s longest-running American musical, “Chicago” is a dazzling and satirical look at fame, justice and the media machine. Set in the 1920’s, “Chicago: Teen Edition” is based on real-life murders and trials. It follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her boyfriend and is arrested, despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos to lie for her.

In the Cook County Jail, Roxie meets her hero, the famed double-murderess and nightclub performer Velma Kelly. When both acquire the same lawyer, the greedy superstar, Billy Flynn, tensions come to a head as they vie for the spotlight; though instead of onstage, they’re mugging for the flashbulb of the newspaper reporters.

With catchy music and timeless lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and a funny, intelligent, and utterly engaging book by Kander and Bob Fosse adapted in collaboration with iTheatrics, “Chicago: Teen Edition” is a musical spectacular that is as addictive as gossip magazines and as unforgettable as any trial of the century.

“There’s greed, scandal, betrayal and a dash of razzle dazzle,” said Michael Schwendemann, Huntington’s drama club faculty advisor. “‘Chicago’ is one of the longest running American musicals in Broadway history.”

The curtain will go up on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Senior citizens will be admitted free to the Saturday matinee.

Send a message to Mr. Schwendemann at mschwendemann@hufsd.edu for more information.