Chicago by Rob Marshall (2003, Hardcover)

Synopsis
With the help of a stunning collection of photographs and stills, director Rob Marshall explains how CHICAGO the musical became CHICAGO the movie musical. He writes about the personalities involved, the costumes and sets, and the real-life murders on which the original was based--and includes the screenplay.

Key Details
Author:	Rob Marshall
Language:	English
Series:	A Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	155704578X
ISBN-13:	9781557045782

Additional Details
Editor:	Bill Condon, Fred Ebb, Peter Kobel

Size
Length:	192 pages
Height:	11.3 in
Width:	8.8 in
Thickness:	1 in
Weight:	31.7 oz

Publisher's Note
A magnificent visual book in full color with over 120 photos about the making of the major feature film Chicago, based on the award-winning musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse.
Everyone loves a legend, but in Chicago, there's only room for one. Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) burns in the spotlight as a nightclub sensation. When she shoots her philandering husband, she lands on Chicago's famed murderess row, retains Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), and is the center of the town's most notorious murder case, only increasing her celebrity.
Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger), seduced by the city's promise of style and adventure, dreams of singing and dancing her way to stardom. When Roxie's abusive lover tries to walk out on her, and she, too, ends up in prison. Billy recognizes a made-for-tabloids story, and postpones Velma's court date to take on Roxie's case. Infamy is Roxie's ticket to stardom. Billy turns her crime of passion into celebrity headlines, and in this town, where murder is a form of entertainment, she becomes a bona fide star—much to Velma's chagrin. As Roxie fashions herself as America's sweetheart, Velma has more than a few surprises in store, and the two women stop at nothing to outdo each other in their pursuit of fame and celebrity.
A new interpretation that takes the award-winning Broadway show into fresh and expansive cinematic realms, Chicago shifts adroitly from the reality of intrigue, rivalry and betrayal to spectacular fantasies of music and dance, offering tongue-in-cheek commentary on the cult of celebrity and the scandalous lengths to which people will go to attain it.
The lavish volume includes the illustrated story of the history of the musical/play Chicago and fascinating behind-the-scenes photos and sidebars. 120 color photos.

This colorful book celebrates the movie musical Chicago with complete script and lyrics and some 180 color film stills and behind-the-scenes candid shots, as well as notes on production, costume renderings, production drawings, and special effects photos. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)