Beth, Enich, Paige, Mike and I are working hard on our skit for the Tuesday vaudeville performance. We were hesitated to choose this piece from the musical Chicago since it came out much later after vaudeville shows were popular. To our surprise that after some research we found that the original name of Chicago the musical is called, Chicago, a musical Vaudeville. I watched parts of the movies and listened to the whole soundtrack of the broadway version one more time this weekend. The story of Chicago to me, is told in the form and language of vaudeville. Every songs and scene is in the style of a vaudeville act. The main theme of Chicago is that in our country and culture, crime and other dangers could be glamorized into entertainment. Yet the most popular entertainment during the period, is vaudeville, through which this theme is played. Two main characters, Velma and Roxie, became famous vaudeville stars because they had committed crimes of murder. This satirical approach shows that anyone who was famous for any reason could become a famous vaudeville star.
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