Applauding a film may be considered a theater faux pas but Rob Marshall's on-screen version of "Chicago" merits myriad accolades.
Musical theater breached the movie genre with a bang when "Chicago" hit select theaters earlier this month. Perhaps the 2001 success of "Moulin Rouge" paved the way for other musicals-turned-movies to make some headway -- but the two films take place on entirely different imaginative stages.
First written in 1926, "Chicago" was brought to Broadway by the acclaimed Bob Fosse in 1975. Revived in 1996, this story of murder, mayhem and music in the Roaring '20s proved both pertinent and captivating to stage audiences.
"Chicago" is the story of Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Ren
