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* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/CatherineZetaJones was originally approached to play Roxie. Zeta-Jones asked "Who gets to sing 'All That Jazz'?" and when they said "Velma Kelly," she ''immediately'' requested to be cast as Velma, even though it was a smaller part, ''just'' so she could sing that song.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/CatherineZetaJones was originally approached to play Roxie. Zeta-Jones asked "Who gets to sing 'All That Jazz'?" and when they said "Velma Kelly," she ''immediately'' requested to be cast as Velma, even though it was a smaller part, ''just'' so she could sing that song. It ultimately worked out for her, though, as she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the part. As noted under DyeingForYourArt, Zeta-Jones also cut her long brown hair into a bob to make sure that everyone knew she was doing her own dancing.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/CatherineZetaJones was originally considered for Roxie Hart before being offered Velma Kelly.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/CatherineZetaJones was originally considered for Roxie Hart before being offered Velma Kelly. Interestingly, the change came because Zeta-Jones herself requested it--she wanted to sing "All That Jazz" so badly that she took the smaller part.
* CreatorCameo: Right before "When You're Good to Mama," a middle-aged inmate smoking a cigarette turns to Roxie and chats with her briefly. The inmate is played by legendary Broadway actress Chita Rivera, who originated the role of Velma in the first production of ''Chicago.''
* CreatorCameo: Right before "When You're Good to Mama," a middle-aged inmate smoking a cigarette turns to Roxie and chats with her briefly. The inmate is played by legendary Broadway actress Chita Rivera, who originated the role of Velma in the first production of ''Chicago.''
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* ChannelHop: Started at Creator/ColumbiaRecords before signing with Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records (though their last two album under their contract were released through Warner's Reprise label instead), then did a one-album deal with Giant Records before going indie. They later signed with Rhino (who had acquired the band's Columbia albums when the rights to the masters reverted to the band in 1995) for two albums before going indie again.
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* ChannelHop: Started at Creator/ColumbiaRecords before signing with Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records (though their last two album albums under their contract were released through Warner's Reprise label instead), then did a one-album deal with Giant Records before going indie. They later signed with Rhino (who had acquired the band's Columbia albums when the rights to the masters reverted to the band in 1995) for two albums before going indie again.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''Chicago XIV'' was hit with this badly, as Columbia wasn't sure about the band's appeal after ''Hot Streets'' and ''Chicago 13'' failed to impress. They gave the album no advertising to speak of, refused to fund a concert tour, and declined to release any singles for it. Bear in mind, Columbia had re-upped the band to a ''million-dollar-per-album'' contract, so they lost a lot more money on ''XIV'' than normal. Columbia ultimately bought the band out of their contract, and the [[ContractualObligationProject legally-owed]] ''Greatest Hits: Volume II'' was dumped right up against Music/{{Queen}}'s own ''Greatest Hits'' compilation.
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* StarMakingRole: While he'd had plenty of experience in high profile films before, this was the movie that made Creator/JohnCReilly one of the most popular actors of the 2000s.
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* StarMakingRole: While he'd had plenty of experience in high profile films before, this was the movie that made Creator/JohnCReilly one of the most popular actors of the 2000s. Furthermore, it was this movie, along with ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' and ''Literature/TheHours'', that made him one of only two actors in the 21st century to star in three Best Picture Oscar-nominated films in one year as of 2020 (the other being Creator/MichaelStuhlbarg).
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* FakeAmerican: Welsh actress Creator/CatherineZetaJones as Velma Kelly.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/AliciaSilverstone, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/AliciaSilverstone, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, Creator/DebraWinger and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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* CreatorCameo: Chita Rivera has a couple lines in the scene before Mama Morton arrives.
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** There was indeed a woman convicted partially due to her inability to speak English. In reality, she was Italian, not Hungarian. She was later shown to be innocent.
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** There was indeed a woman convicted partially due to her inability to speak English. In reality, she was Italian, not Hungarian. She was later shown to be innocent.
innocent thanks to a defense lawyer taking up her appeal and getting the case dismissed.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows (despite the bitter rivalry between their respective choreographers, Creator/BobFosse and Michael Bennett), but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html argued]] that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac." Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now not only second only to ''Phantom of the Opera'', it holds the record for longest running revival.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows (despite the bitter rivalry between their respective choreographers, Creator/BobFosse and Michael Bennett), but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html argued]] that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac." Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, it and is now not only second only to ''Phantom of the Opera'', it holds the record for longest running revival.
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* TroubledProduction: The original play took a while to find its feet; it didn't help that the lead actress Gwen Verdon, who played the first Roxie, inhaled a feather and needed surgery mid-season. Liza Minelli stepped in and replaced her, which kept the show from closing early. It wasn't until the second Broadway revival, however, that the musical found an audience.
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** The musical wouldn't have been made, period, if Maurine's estate hadn't agreed to sell the rights to Ben Fosse after her death. It's interesting to ponder what would have changed if Maurine had sold it from the bat.
** Gwen Verdon was the first Roxie; if she hadn't inhaled a feather during a show, she would have kept the part.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The musical wouldn't have been made, period, if Maurine's estate hadn't agreed to sell the rights to Ben Fosse after her death. It's interesting to ponder what would have changed if Maurine had sold it from the bat.
** Gwen Verdon was the first Roxie; if she hadn't inhaled a feather during a show, she would have kept the part.
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* RealitySubtext: The play is VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, adapted from cases the author had reported on. The woman Velma was based on attended the original premiere of the play.
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** The woman Velma was based on attended the original premiere of the play.
** The woman Velma was based on attended the original premiere of the play.
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* CutSong: A few from the stage show, the most notable being Velma's "I Know a Girl", Roxie and Velma's "My Own Best Friend", and Velma and Mama Morton's "Class". The latter was actually recorded for the film and included on the soundtrack album, but cut from the original print for time.
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* CutSong: A few from the stage show, the most notable being Velma's "I Know a Girl", Roxie and Velma's "My Own Best Friend", and Velma and Mama Morton's "Class". The latter was actually recorded for the film and included on the soundtrack album, but was cut from as it didn't fit the original print for time.MusicalWorldHypothesis that the songs are either stage performances or imagined by Roxie.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now not only second only to ''Phantom of the Opera'', it holds the record for longest running revival.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, shows (despite the bitter rivalry between their respective choreographers, Creator/BobFosse and Michael Bennett), but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" html argued]] that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac." Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now not only second only to ''Phantom of the Opera'', it holds the record for longest running revival.
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* StarMakingRole: While he'd had plenty of experience in high profile films before, this was the movie that made Creator/JohnCReilly one of the most popular actors of the 2000s.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: They had initially been signed to play at Woodstock, but they had a contract with concert promoter Bill Graham which allowed him to move their concerts at the Fillmore West. He rescheduled some of their dates to August 17, thus forcing them to back out of the concert. Graham did so to ensure that Santana would take their slot at the festival, as he managed them as well.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now second only to ''Phantom of the Opera''.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that ''Chicago'' and ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now not only second only to ''Phantom of the Opera''.Opera'', it holds the record for longest running revival.
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* ChannelHop: Started at Creator/ColumbiaRecords before signing with Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records (though their last two album under their contract were released through Warner's Reprise label instead), then did a one-album deal with Giant Records before going indie. They later signed with Rhino (who had acquired the band's Columbia albums when the rights to the masters reverted to the band in 1995) for two albums before going indie again.
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** Music/{{Madonna}} was offered the role of Velma Kelly, but she was busy touring. Other candidates included Creator/ToniCollette, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/WinonaRyder.
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** Music/{{Madonna}} was offered the role of Velma Kelly, but she was busy touring. Other candidates included Creator/ToniCollette, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/WinonaRyder.
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** Music/{{Madonna}} was offered the role of Velma Kelly, but she was busy touring. Other candidates included Creator/ToniCollette, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/WinonaRyder.
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** Music/{{Madonna}} was offered the role of Velma Kelly, but she was busy touring. Other candidates included Creator/ToniCollette, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/WinonaRyder.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/AliciaSilverstone, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/AliciaSilverstone, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that Chicago and Theatre/AChorusLine were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now second only to ''Phantom of the Opera''.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that Chicago ''Chicago'' and Theatre/AChorusLine ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now second only to ''Phantom of the Opera''.
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* DuelingWorks: Probably not intended by the creators of the respective shows, but Ben Brantley (chief theater critic for the New York Times) has argued that Chicago and Theatre/AChorusLine were this: both are musicals that opened in 1975, and center on aspiring stage performers, but while "''A Chorus Line'' was built on the premise that if you scratch the surface of an entertainer, you'll find a trembling, vulnerable child; ''Chicago'' scratched that same surface to uncover a manipulative egomaniac. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/04/theater/theater-review-musical-s-brief-revival-mixes-joy-and-contempt.html]]" Additionally, while the original production of ''A Chorus Line'' held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for many years, the revival of ''Chicago'' has since surpassed it, and is now second only to ''Phantom of the Opera''.
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** The film rights were bought back in the 1970s, with Creator/BobFosse to direct. Creator/GoldieHawn, Creator/LizaMinelli and Music/FrankSinatra were announced as stars. Fosse's sudden death caused the project to be shelved.
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** The film rights were bought back in the 1970s, with Creator/BobFosse to direct. Creator/GoldieHawn, Creator/LizaMinelli Creator/LizaMinnelli and Music/FrankSinatra were announced as stars. Fosse's sudden death caused the project to be shelved.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/AliciaSilverstone, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/HughJackman was offered the role of Billy Flynn, but he turned it down, as he felt that he was too young for the part. Later, he admitted that he regretted making that decision. Creator/JohnTravolta was repeatedly offered the part but kept turning it down. He too later said he regretted it. Other candidates were Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/KevinSpacey.
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** Creator/HughJackman was offered the role of Billy Flynn, but he turned it down, as he felt that he was too young for the part. Later, he admitted that he regretted making that decision. Creator/JohnTravolta was repeatedly offered the part but kept turning it down. He too later said he regretted it. Other candidates were Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/RupertEverett, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/KevinSpacey.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JulietteBinoche, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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* DyeingForYourArt: An interesting example. Even though the script didn't call for it, Creator/CatherineZetaJones decided to cut her hair short for the role because she was afraid that her ordinarily long hair might obscure her face during the dancing scenes, making the audience think that she had a double doing her dancing for her. With the bob haircut that she wears in the movie, there's no doubt that it's really her.
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* DyeingForYourArt: An interesting example. Even though the script didn't call for it, Creator/CatherineZetaJones decided to cut her hair short for the role because she was afraid that her ordinarily long hair might obscure her face during the dancing scenes, making the audience think that she had a double doing her dancing for her. With the [[TwentiesBobHaircut bob haircut haircut]] that she wears in the movie, there's no doubt that it's really her.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: You'd think a movie named ''Chicago'' would be shot in [[UsefulNotes/Chicago the eponymous city]], wouldn't you? Nope, it's mostly Ontario. Naturally, this annoyed many Chicago viewers. When asked what he thought of the movie ''Chicago'', then-Mayor Richard M. Daley replied, "I would have liked it better [[TakeThat if it had been filmed in Chicago]]!" To a Toronto viewer who didn't see it as a big deal, Chicago film critic Creator/RogerEbert retorted, "If a musical named 'O Canada' were currently being filmed in Chicago, how would that make you feel?"
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* CaliforniaDoubling: You'd think a movie named ''Chicago'' would be shot in [[UsefulNotes/Chicago [[UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} the eponymous city]], wouldn't you? Nope, it's mostly Ontario. Naturally, this annoyed many Chicago viewers. When asked what he thought of the movie ''Chicago'', then-Mayor Richard M. Daley replied, "I would have liked it better [[TakeThat if it had been filmed in Chicago]]!" To a Toronto viewer who didn't see it as a big deal, Chicago film critic Creator/RogerEbert retorted, "If a musical named 'O Canada' were currently being filmed in Chicago, how would that make you feel?"
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
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** Creator/MilosForeman and Creator/BazLuhrmann were offered the chance to direct.
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** Creator/MilosForeman Creator/MilosForman and Creator/BazLuhrmann were offered the chance to direct.
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
** #98, "All That Jazz"
* AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #12
* AwardCategoryFraud: Catherine Zeta-Jones was nominated at the Oscar and BAFTA awards for Best Supporting Actress, even though the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago previously earned Bebe Neuwirth a Leading Tony.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Catherine Zeta-Jones was originally approached to play Roxie. Zeta-Jones asked "Who gets to sing 'All That Jazz'?" and when they said "Velma Kelly," she ''immediately'' requested to be cast as Velma, even though it was a smaller part, ''just'' so she could sing that song.
** #98, "All That Jazz"
* AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #12
* AwardCategoryFraud: Catherine Zeta-Jones was nominated at the Oscar and BAFTA awards for Best Supporting Actress, even though the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago previously earned Bebe Neuwirth a Leading Tony.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Catherine Zeta-Jones was originally approached to play Roxie. Zeta-Jones asked "Who gets to sing 'All That Jazz'?" and when they said "Velma Kelly," she ''immediately'' requested to be cast as Velma, even though it was a smaller part, ''just'' so she could sing that song.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/JohnCReilly is such a clown enthusiast he insisted on designing his own clown make-up for 'Mr. Cellophane'. It was also his idea to incorporate Amos' application of the make-up during the number.
* AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Songs:
** *** #98, "All That Jazz"
* ** AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #12
* AwardCategoryFraud:Catherine Zeta-Jones Creator/CatherineZetaJones was nominated at the Oscar and BAFTA awards for Best Supporting Actress, even though the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago previously earned Bebe Neuwirth Creator/BebeNeuwirth a Leading Tony.
* AwesomeDearBoy:Catherine Zeta-Jones Creator/CatherineZetaJones was originally approached to play Roxie. Zeta-Jones asked "Who gets to sing 'All That Jazz'?" and when they said "Velma Kelly," she ''immediately'' requested to be cast as Velma, even though it was a smaller part, ''just'' so she could sing that song.
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* DyeingForYourArt: An interesting example. Even though the script didn't call for it, Catherine Zeta Jones decided to cut her hair short for the role because she was afraid that her ordinarily long hair might obscure her face during the dancing scenes, making the audience think that she had a double doing her dancing for her. With the bob haircut that she wears in the movie, there's no doubt that it's really her.
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* DyeingForYourArt: An interesting example. Even though the script didn't call for it, Catherine Zeta Jones Creator/CatherineZetaJones decided to cut her hair short for the role because she was afraid that her ordinarily long hair might obscure her face during the dancing scenes, making the audience think that she had a double doing her dancing for her. With the bob haircut that she wears in the movie, there's no doubt that it's really her.
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* TheOtherMarty: Charlize Theron was cast as Roxie when Nicholas Hytner was set to direct. After he dropped out, she had to audition again for Rob Marshall - and lost the part to Renee Zellweger.
* RealitySubtext: Renee Zellweger had no singing or dancing training before the movie, mirroring how Roxie is an inexperienced character who has to learn along the way.
* RealitySubtext: Renee Zellweger had no singing or dancing training before the movie, mirroring how Roxie is an inexperienced character who has to learn along the way.
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* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/CatherineZetaJones was actually a couple months pregnant in this film when she started to show they would sometimes use a body double from the back and then shoot her from waist up so you could not see the slight bump that started to appear in certain scenes.
* TheOtherMarty:Charlize Theron Creator/CharlizeTheron was cast as Roxie when Nicholas Hytner was set to direct. After he dropped out, she had to audition again for Rob Marshall - and lost the part to Renee Zellweger.
Creator/ReneeZellweger.
* RealitySubtext:Renee Zellweger Creator/ReneeZellweger had no singing or dancing training before the movie, mirroring how Roxie is an inexperienced character who has to learn along the way.
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** Creator/HughJackman was offered the role of Billy Flynn, but he turned it down, as he felt that he was too young for the part. Later, he admitted that he regretted making that decision. John Travolta was repeatedly offered the part but kept turning it down. He too later said he regretted it.
** Film rights were bought back in the 1970s, with Bob Fosse to direct. Creator/GoldieHawn, Creator/LizaMinelli and Music/FrankSinatra were announced as stars. Fosse's sudden death caused the project to be shelved.
** Film rights were bought back in the 1970s, with Bob Fosse to direct. Creator/GoldieHawn, Creator/LizaMinelli and Music/FrankSinatra were announced as stars. Fosse's sudden death caused the project to be shelved.
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** Creator/HughJackman was offered the role of Billy Flynn, but he turned it down, as he felt that he was too young for the part. Later, he admitted that he regretted making that decision. John Travolta Creator/JohnTravolta was repeatedly offered the part but kept turning it down. He too later said he regretted it.
it. Other candidates were Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/KevinSpacey.
**Film The film rights were bought back in the 1970s, with Bob Fosse Creator/BobFosse to direct. Creator/GoldieHawn, Creator/LizaMinelli and Music/FrankSinatra were announced as stars. Fosse's sudden death caused the project to be shelved.shelved.
** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
** Music/{{Madonna}} was offered the role of Velma Kelly, but she was busy touring. Other candidates included Creator/ToniCollette, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/WinonaRyder.
** Rob Marshall originally wanted Creator/KathyBates to play Matron Mama Norton, but she was scheduled to film ''Film/AboutSchmidt''. Music/{{Beyonce}} campaigned for the role. Other candidates included Creator/AnjelicaHuston, Creator/WhoopiGoldberg, Creator/PamGrier and Creator/BetteMidler.
** Marshall wanted Creator/KeanuReeves for Amos Hart. Creator/CharlieSheen read for the part.
** Creator/MilosForeman and Creator/BazLuhrmann were offered the chance to direct.
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** Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/CateBlanchett, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/HeatherGraham, Creator/RachelGriffiths, Creator/AngieHarmon, Creator/HelenHunt, Creator/MillaJovovich, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/RhonaMitra, Creator/BebeNeuwirth, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/MarisaTomei, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for Roxie Hart.
** Music/{{Madonna}} was offered the role of Velma Kelly, but she was busy touring. Other candidates included Creator/ToniCollette, Creator/CameronDiaz, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/WinonaRyder.
** Rob Marshall originally wanted Creator/KathyBates to play Matron Mama Norton, but she was scheduled to film ''Film/AboutSchmidt''. Music/{{Beyonce}} campaigned for the role. Other candidates included Creator/AnjelicaHuston, Creator/WhoopiGoldberg, Creator/PamGrier and Creator/BetteMidler.
** Marshall wanted Creator/KeanuReeves for Amos Hart. Creator/CharlieSheen read for the part.
** Creator/MilosForeman and Creator/BazLuhrmann were offered the chance to direct.
