{"product_id":"2940170778850","title":"All That Jazz: The Life and Times of the Musical Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1975, the Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e brought together a host of memes and mythsamp;mdash;the gleefully subversive character of American musical comedy, the reckless glamour of the big-city newspaper, the mad decade of the 1920s, the work of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, and the Wild West gangsterville that was the city of Chicago itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale of a young woman who murders her departing lover and then tricks the jury into letting her off, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e seemed too blunt and cynical at first. Everyone agreed it was show biz at its brilliant best, yet the public still preferred \u003ci\u003eA Chorus Line\u003c\/i\u003e, with its cast of innocents and sentimental feeling. Nevertheless, the 1996 \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e revival is now the longest-running American musical in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs author Ethan Mordden looks back at \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e's various moving partsamp;mdash;including the original 1926 play that started it all, a sexy silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, a talkie remake with Ginger Rogers, the musical itself, and at last the movie of the musicalamp;mdash;we see how the American theater serves as a kind of alternative news medium, a town crier warning the public about the racy, devious interior contradictions of American society. Opinionated, witty, and rich in backstage anecdotes, \u003ci\u003eAll That Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e brings the American musical to life in all its artistry and excitement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105142751472,"sku":"2940170778850","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170778850_p0.jpg?v=1763717500","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170778850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}