Chicago

New Wimbledon Theatre

4.5/5 based on 174 reviews (read reviews)

Opens: Friday, 5 February 2027 -
Booking until: Monday, 15 February 2027

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Famously hot, wonderfully sassy, incredibly sexy – Chicago is a legend.

Kander and Ebb’s brilliant musical Chicago hits London's New Wimbledon Theatre for 2027, the twentieth anniversary of its epic London run, and the buzz has already begun. The show has won six Tony Awards, an amazing achievement in itself. Add two Oliviers and a Grammy, and the fact it's the longest-running musical on Broadway and the West End, and you can see what all the fuss is about.

A dazzling satire exploring corruption in criminal justice, this is a tale of criminals who manipulate their stories to become celebs. Based on a 1926 novel by journalist and playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins, it's a masterpiece in gritty realism.

A book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb deliver a plot set in the Roaring Twenties, in decadent Chicago, Illinois, where Roxie Hart is a housewife by day and a nightclub dancer after dark. When her lover threatens to leave her, she kills him. Desperate to stay out of jail, she hires hotshot criminal lawyer Billy Flynn to manipulate the story and turn it into a tabloid sensation. Will she pull the wool over the eyes of the public, the newspapers, her cellmate, and the system?

This show, like the Broadway production, comes with choreography by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse. A constant stream of iconic show tunes including Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango and All That Jazz plus a stunning minimalist set contribute to a sophisticated, sleek West End musical experience.

Let the magic begin. Buy Chicago tickets and lose yourself in the glamorous world of crime, US-style.