{"id":160747,"date":"2026-04-08T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160747\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:50:07","slug":"chicago-returns-to-philly-for-a-limited-one-week-run-this-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160747\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago returns to Philly for a limited one-week run this May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"485\" data-start=\"343\">The Broadway musical \u201cChicago\u201d is set to return to Philadelphia for a limited run from May 12-17 at the Forrest Theatre.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"678\" data-start=\"487\">Set during the Jazz Age, the show follows vaudeville performer Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart, who become rivals while competing for headlines from jail after being accused of murder.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"936\" data-start=\"680\">\u201cChicago\u201d remains one of Broadway\u2019s longest-running productions, with more than 10,000 performances and major awards that include six Tony Awards and a Grammy. The revival is known for its stripped-down staging, jazz-driven score and stylized choreography.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1171\" data-start=\"1010\">Tickets start at $48, with higher-priced seats available depending on performance and availability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ensembleartsphilly.org\/series-and-subscriptions\/broadway-series\/chicago\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Chicago&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1171\" data-start=\"1010\">May 12-17<br \/>Forrest Theatre<br \/>114 Walnut St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19107<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1171\" data-start=\"1010\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the newsroom staff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Broadway musical \u201cChicago\u201d is set to return to Philadelphia for a limited run from May 12-17 at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[8590,36658,27562,13517,69,71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-160747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-forrest-theatre","10":"tag-musicals","11":"tag-performances","12":"tag-philadelphia","13":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","14":"tag-philadelphia-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}