Campus Connection

This summer the UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts presents a tale of murder, greed, fame — and all that jazz. The Tony-award winning show “Chicago” will be the SummerStage production at 7:30 p.m. June 26-27 and July 2-3 with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. June 28 and July 5 in the Toland Theatre, UW-L Center for the Arts. By the musical duo John Kander and Fred Ebb, “Chicago” follows the story of two rival murderesses, nightclub star Velma Kelly and hopeful housewife, Roxie Hart. Roxie is an ordinary woman dreaming of the glitz and glamor of 1920’s Chicago nightlife who gets thrust into the spotlight after she murders her lover and is sent to murderer’s row in the Cook County jail, run by the corrupt Mama Morten. Desperate to avoid conviction, Roxie dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate Velma Kelly, by hiring the slick and savvy attorney, Billy Flynn, to manipulate her crime into an extravagant story and sensational headlines. With a cast of fierce characters with vivid and colorful personalities, Chicago is sure to sizzle from beginning to end. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, June 22. Box office hours are 1- 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before show times. The box office will be closed July 4. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for senior/non-UW-L students and $10 for UW-L students. Call 608.785.8522.

If you go—

Who: UW-L Department of Theatre Arts What: “Chicago,” Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Where: Toland Theatre, UW-L Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets When: 7:30 p.m. June 26-27 and July 2-3; 2 p.m. June 28 & July 5. Admission: $20 for adults, $18 for senior citizens and non-UW-L students, $10 UW-L students. Call 608.785.8522. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, June 22. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before show times. Box office will be closed July 4. Cast: Kendra Andreska, Bobby Black, Lily Cornwell, John Divney, Olivia Dubiel, Gabby Fitzgerald, Erin Gassner, Mitchell Gray, Sophia Goodner, Beth Lakmann, Avital Maltinski, Quinn Masterson, Aamer Mian, Jenna Moilanen, Beth Ryan, Kara Shultz, Calahan Skogman, Michelle Walker, Julia Whalen, Lewis Youngren