The Nov. 8 signing of the Masterworks Broadway box set will be held at the Virgin Records store in Times Square. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 PM.
The box set, which coincides with the 10th anniversary gala performance of Chicago — Nov. 14 at the Ambassador Theatre — comprises two CDs and one DVD. The first CD is the complete Grammy-winning Broadway cast recording of the Kander and Ebb revival, which features performances by Neuwirth, Reinking, Naughton, Grey, Marcia Lewis and D. Sabella.
The second CD boasts performances of Chicago tunes by a mix of U.S. and international stars, including Liza Minnelli, Jerry Orbach, Melanie Griffith, Brooke Shields, Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera and Ute Lemper as well as demos of two songs cuts from the 1975 production of the musical. The demos were recorded by the show's composers, John Kander and the late Fred Ebb.
The DVD features interviews with various Chicago stars and creators, including actors Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking, director Walter Bobbie, composer John Kander, musical director Rob Fisher and producers Barry and Fran Weissler. The DVD also includes footage from international productions of the hit musical and The Story of "Ten Percent," one of the songs cut from the original production.
A 68-page booklet — with essays by Kander, Bobbie, Reinking, Fisher and Barry Weissler and images from the Chicago advertising campaign — accompanies the CD/DVD box set. The complete track listing for the two CDs follows:
CD1
"Overture" – The Band
"All That Jazz" – Bebe Neuwirth & Company
"Funny Honey" – Ann Reinking with Joel Grey & Michael Kubala
"Cell Block Tango" – Bebe Neuwirth & Girls
"When Your Good To Mama" – Marcia Lewis
"All I Care About" – James Naughton & Girls
"A Little Bit of Good" – D. Sabella
"We Both Reached For The Gun" – James Naughton, Ann Reinking, D. Sabella & Company
"Roxie" – Ann Reinking & Company
"I Can’t Do It Alone" – Bebe Neuwirth
"I Can’t Do It Alone (Reprise)" – Bebe Neuwirth
"My Own Best Friend" – Ann Reinking & Bebe Neuwirth
"Entr’ Acte" – The Band
"I Know A Girl" – Bebe Neuwirth
"Me and My Baby" – Ann Reinking & Boys
"Mister Cellophane" – Joel Grey
"When Velma Takes The Stand" – Bebe Neuwirth & Boys
"Razzle Dazzle" – James Naughton & Company
"Class" – Bebe Neuwirth & Marcia Lewis
"Nowadays" – Ann Reinking & Bebe Neuwirth
"Hot Honey Rag" – The Band "Finale" – Company
CD2
"Looping the Loop" – Fred Ebb & John Kander (demo, cut from original 1975 production)
"All That Jazz" – Anna Montanaro (sung in German)
"When You're Good To Mama" – Lynda Carter
"All I Care About" – John O’Hurley
"Roxie" – Brooke Shields
"Ten Percent" – Fred Ebb & John Kander (demo, cut from original 1975 production)
"Me And My Baby" – Melanie Griffith
"Razzle Dazzle" – Jerry Orbach
"Funny Honey"/“Me and My Baby"/“Nowadays" – Bianca Marroquin (sung in Spanish)
"My Own Best Friend" – Liza Minnelli
"All That Jazz" – Ute Lemper
"Nowadays" – Gwen Verdon & Chita Rivera
The suggested retail price for Chicago's 10th Anniversary CD/DVD Box Set is $34.98.
