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At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.
MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements.
directed by Rob Marshall ; screenplay by Bill Condon ; produced by Martin Richards ; a Producer Circle Co. production ; a Zadan/Meron production ; a Miramax Films production.
Based on the musical play Chicago, directed and choreographed for the stage by Bob Fosse; based on the musical play by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb; based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reily, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore, Christine Baranski, Dominic West, Mýa Harrison, Deidre Goodwin, Denise Faye, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Susan Misner.
Music by John Kander ; lyrics by Fred Ebb ; production designer, John Myhre ; editor, Martin Walsh ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; choreographed by Rob Marshall ; co-producer, Don Carmody ; choreographic supervisor, John Deluca ; music supervised and conducted by Paul Bogaev ; original score music by Danny Elfman ; additional score adaptation and dance music arrangements by David Krane ; executive music producers, Ric Wake, Randy Spendlove ; executive producers, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Sam Crothers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Meryl Poster, Julie Goldstein, Jennifer Berman ; director of photography, Dion Beebe.
Academy Awards, 2003: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Marty Richards); Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Zeta-Jones); Best Achievement in Editing (Martin Walsh); Best Achievement in Costume Design (Colleen Atwood); Best Achievement in Art Direction (John Myhre, Gordon Sim); Best Achievement in Sound (Michael Minkler, Dominic Tavella, David Lee).
Golden Globes, 2003: Best motion Picture-Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by and Actor in a Motion Picture-Musica or Comedy (Richard Gere); Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy (Renée Zellweger).