Roxie Hart
The gal who became a national pastime!
ComedyRomancechicago, illinoisbased on play or musicalsocial satirefemale prisonertap dancemurder trial1920smusical actstabloid journalism
A brisk, vaudeville-inflected musical comedy about a woman's rise to fame through scandal and tabloid manipulation in 1920s Chicago, told with theatrical charm and satirical wit.
A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.
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