How well do you know 'Chicago?' Take our quiz and find out

Posted February 04, 2009 10:00 pm

The Broadway musical "Chicago" returns to the Chicago stage Wednesday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, March 8, at the Oriental Theater - and you can win tickets.

Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of the play, its history and its biggest stars. Submit your answers and have a chance to win two free tickets to a performance. We'll randomly select winners from among entrants who answer the most correct questions. Submit answers by e-mail to sweepstakes@dailyherald.com, with the subject line CHICAGO. Mail-in entries may be submitted to CHICAGO Sweepstakes, c/o Daily Herald, P.O, Box 280, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 13.

Have fun!

• "Chicago" songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb also wrote the musical "The Happy Time." Name the actor who won a Tony Award for his role in this Kander and Ebb Broadway musical. (Hint: this actor played Lancelot in "Camelot.").

• What two John Kander/Fred Ebb collaborations have won Tony Awards for best musical?

• Bob Fosse began his professional stage career in what appropriate city?

• Maurine Dallas Watkins, the author of the original play "Chicago," had how many hit Broadway plays after "Chicago"?

• How many Academy Awards did the film win?

• What popular German cabaret singer originated the role of "Velma" in the Award winning production in London?

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