On November 14, 1996, a sexy, stripped-down version of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse’s Chicago opened at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre after a much-lauded Encores! debut. An immediate hit, the show won six 1997 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, Best Actress (Bebe Neuwirth as merry murderess Velma Kelly) and Best Actor (James Naughton as lawyer Billy Flynn). Sixteen years and two thea…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:05PM on November 14, 2012