Chicago must have one of the best opening numbers in all musical theatre.
All That Jazz is just so rich. The wailing trumpet, the dark, sensuous staging, the slick, subtle and oh-so-sexy choreography - and last night's opener saw the incredible Djalenga Scott command the stage as Velma Kelly in a performance she literally did backwards and in heels.
The UK tour of Chicago has landed at Leeds Grand Theatre and it is just superb. Of course, it helps that the show is a stone-cold classic, with amazing songs, irresistible Fosse choreography and a brilliant story of sex, jazz and murder, but the cast are simply flawless. I even heard someone leaving the theatre proclaiming it was better than the production she'd seen on Broadway in New York.
