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Productions: Upcoming | Current | Past
No current productions are known by me. If you have a production of Chicago coming up, please let me know and I will add you here!
Productions: Upcoming | Current | Past
1926 (December 30 1926 to May 1927: 172 performances), Sam Harris Theater, New York City. Directed by George Abbott (after Sam Forrest left). The cast included: Francine Larrimore (Roxie Hart) after Jeanne Eagels left cast, Charles A. Bickford (Jake), Charles Halton (Amos), Dorothy Stickney (Liz), and Edward Ellis (Billy Flynn).
1927 (July to August), touring production of Chicago plays the Lurie in San Francisco. Directed by Lillian Albertson. The cast included: Nancy Carroll (Roxie), Clark Gable (Jake), Paul Fix (Amos), and Lydia Dickson (Liz).
1927 (September 11 to ?), Harris Theater, Chicago, IL. The cast included: Francine Larrimore (Roxie Hart), Charles Halton (Amos), and Dorothy Stickney (Liz).
1927 (December to ??), Kuenstler Theater, Berlin. Directed by Leo Mittler. The cast included: Carolin Neher (Roxie), Oskar Sabo (Jake), Senta Soeneland (Mrs. Morton), and Ralph Arthur Roberts (Billy Flynn).
1928 (November), Chicago plays Vienna, Austria, according to a letter written by Thomas Wolfe to Aline Bernstein 30 November 1928.
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1935 (March 13 to ??), Gate Theater, London.
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1998 (July 16 to August 01), Santa Fe Stages.
1999 (February 27 to October 30), Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), Ashland, Oregon.
(See: How Chicago Became Play Ball.)
2004 (November 6 to 20), Epicentre Theatre Company, Sidney, Australia. Staged as: Chicago a/k/a Play Ball by Maurine Watkins.
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2008 (September 12-27), Albany Civic Theater, Albany, Oregon. Directed by John Elliott. Photos and other information: MaurineWatkins.com/stagings_chicago-act.htm Staged as: Play Ball a/k/a Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins.
2008 (September 12-28 & Oct. 1), Crowded Kitchen Players, Barlieb-Wallace Productions, Ltd., Quakertown, PA. Directed by Ara Barlieb. Photos and other information: LinkToCome. Staged as: Play Ball by Maurine Dallas Watkins.
2010 (February 4 to 8), Richland High School TheatRebels, Richland High School Auditorium, 5201 Holiday Lane, E, North Richland Hills, TX 76180. Directed by Jerry Ayers. Staged as: PLAY BALL (The 1927 script that became CHICAGO) by Maurine Watkins.
2010 (March 12 to April 3), Geneva Underground Playhouse, 524 W. State Street, Geneva, IL 60132. Directed by Craig Gustafson. Photos and other information: Staged as: PLAY BALL (the comedy which inspired the musical 'Chicago') by Maureen Dallas Watkins [Note: the poster misspelled the name, but the press release has it correctly. Also in the press release, the play is titled this way: "Play Ball" or "Chicago – the Non-Musical" by Maurine Dallas Watkins.]
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