Chicago the Musical in New York, NY

We decided to see the show on a whim, and although we scored tickets for $99 each (normally $156), we were honestly disappointed. The production quality felt quite low for the price—almost like a high school performance. The set and costumes never changed, and the show ran about 2.5 hours, which felt longer than it needed to be. The theater itself also needs updating. The bathrooms are poorly designed, with a line that extends all the way downstairs—this is not only inconvenient but also a safety concern. The space is small, so expect to be packed in tight. Another issue was that staff constantly yelled at the audience throughout the show and shined flashlights in people’s faces. While I understand this is meant to prevent photos, the approach was disruptive and rude, detracting from the experience for everyone. If you’re spending that much money, I’d recommend considering other shows. For me, the constant singing and dancing wasn’t enough to keep my interest—it needed more substance. I also noticed the audience skewed older. Personally, I wouldn’t go back.

WOW! This has been on my bucket list for many, many years. It was everything & more than I expected! Unbelievably good. Something I wish I’d known - the theatre is quite small so all the seats are good. We paid a fortune for seats near the front - if I’d known I could have bought cheaper seats and seen another show too.

Alyssa Milano was excellent as Roxie Hart and she has real stage presence and charisma and her interactions with the audience come across as very spontaneous. As for the rest of the cast they are very average and Kimberley Marable as Velma Kelly is very wooden and boring and can’t dance and when she tries she is so stiff and her vocal don’t flow. Billy Flynn played by Max Von Essen has no stage presence or charisma and no chemistry with the rest of the cast. His vocals don’t come across as being live but I assume they are but his voice has no power and his diction is very poor. As for the band they are just not loud enough in my opinion. If it had not been for Alyssa Milano I would have left at the interval. There are must better musical to see on Broadway than this tired production.

Great show. Loved our evening. Very professional performance with enthusiastic cast. They had it coming, they had it coming.

Incredible experience. Absolutely blown away by this performance - the cast were incredible and we laughed the whole way through. Couldn’t recommend Chicago enough - worth every penny and a must see when you’re in New York.