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Chicago

When: Nov 12-16, 7 pm; Nov 16 and 17, 2 pm

Where: Harbin Opera House, Heilongjiang province

Chicago is a musical from the United States. It was composed by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb, and words by Ebb and Bob Fosse.

Set in the legendary city during the roaring "jazz hot" 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderers locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma is serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Ambitious chorus girl Roxie's been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she's been cheating on her husband with. Not one to rest on her laurels, Velma enlists the help of prison matron Mama Morton and slickster lawyer Billy Flynn, who turn Velma's incarceration into a murder-of-the-week media frenzy, thus preparing the world for a splashy showbiz comeback.