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Article: SUMMER MUSICALS `HOW TO SUCCEED' AND `CHICAGO' OFFER SEASON OF EXCITING FIRSTS
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- February 22, 2004
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Everything old is new again. And then some. Such is the case with
the 2004 summer musicals.
The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. and its Public Education
Foundation are presenting "How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying."
The Warrick County School Corp. and its Warrick Public Education
Foundation are presenting "Chicago."
Both shows are firsts as summer productions.
"How to Succeed" premiered on Broadway in 1961; "Chicago"
premiered on Broadway in 1975.
Both had successful revivals, with "How to Succeed" receiving a
Best Revival of a Musical Tony nomination in 1995, and "Chicago"
winning the Best Revival Tony in 1997. And both Broadway hits spawned
movies.
"How to Succeed" ...