Corruption and murder set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties come to Hayward’s Chabot College with Plethos Productions’ “Chicago.” Featuring John Kander and Fred Ebb’s sultry jazz, Bob Fosse’s classic choreography and a tantalizing storyline, “Chicago” has been a crowd favorite since it premiered in 1975. “After six seasons of trying to make it happen, we are thrilled to finally bring this crowd favorite to our community,” said Plethos Executive Director Karin Richey.
“Chicago” only has six performances from May 30 through June 2. For tickets, go to . Related Articles An extravaganza of sound and dazzling visuals exploded across Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre in the world premiere of “Galileo” earlier this month.
The rock musical’s story of the egotistical scientist’s love/hate relationship with the Catholic Church runs through June 23. Galileo’s concepts of the universe seem reasonable to us now, but in the 17th century they threatened the Church as it faced battles, both political and physical, on several fronts. Composers Michael Weiner and Zoe Sarnak with writer Danny Strong add rock-and-roll and contemporary sensibilities to the age-old theme of truth versus power to make the story resonate in today’s culture.
Brilliantly directed by Michael Mayer, “Galileo” impresses visually before the play begins with a geocentric map of the spheres of the heavens created by Portuguese cartographer Bartolomeu Velho in 1561. A team of sc.
