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A musical that is now in the top 3 of the musicals I've seen! This was very fun. Big enjoy. This was the winner of the Oscar Best Pictures poll.

Looking forward to your thoughts on this one too! Thanks so much for watching. 🥰

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Chicago (2002) | Full-Length Watchalong Reaction

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Rhiannon

All the main actors did their own singing! Also, it's my understanding that the lighting and color during Cell Block Tango is trying to convey that "Hunyak", the Hungarian young lady, was actually the only innocent one of the bunch.

Tyler Foster

Not only did Catherine Zeta-Jones do all that singing and dancing, she was pregnant at the time. Clarifying what happens in court near the end: Billy is the only one who knows the whole plan. With the heat off of Velma, Billy sees an opportunity to get two for the price of one. He takes Roxie's real diary, without her knowledge, and forges some entries with extra legal jargon to make it seem like it was planted, and then gives it to Mama Morton, who in turn passes it off to Velma as if it is the real article. Velma receives immunity for agreeing to testify, and then Billy undermines the credibility of the diary by making it seem like the DA was responsible for the forged entries. The woman that Roxie briefly talks to in the waiting room before Mama Morton is introduced is played by Chita Rivera, who starred as Velma Kelly in the original 1975 stage production. In addition to Best Picture, the movie won five other Oscars (Catherine Zeta-Jones for Best Supporting Actress, Art Direction, Costume Design, Editing, and Sound), and it was nominated for seven others (Rob Marshall - Best Director, Renee Zellweger - Best Actress, John C. Reilly - Best Supporting Actor, Queen Latifah - Best Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Original Song).