And all that jazz

Crafted by the incomparable John Kander and Fred Ebb, this musical romp is drenched in city cool and vaudevillian verve, all stitched together with the frenetic finesse of Jazz Age choreography.

Since its bombastic bow on the Broadway stage in 1975, Chicago hasn’t just carved out its niche—it’s fox-trotted over the competition to become the longest-running American musical on the Great White Way. Imagine a stage buzzing with the thumping strains of a live big band, not hidden away in a pit, but proudly perched for all to see, blasting their brassy tunes into the hearts of the audience—a splendid spectacle, I dare say, that elevates the entire affair.

Enter Peter Rowsthorn, a chap best known from Kath & Kim, who slips into cardigan and suit trousers to bring to life the pitiful Amos Hart, a cuckold so transparent he might as well be invisible.