Feathers, sparkles and dazzling lights bring cabaret spectacle to London's 1920s Bloomsbury Ballroom, as "Roxie Rocks Chicago", a show inspired by the 2002 movie Chicago, launches in the UK capital. Where the film leant on a black and white aesthetic to depict the Chicago Jazz Age, "Roxie Rocks Chicago" ramps up the colour. "What we tried to do in this show is completely the opposite of the musical," says Doni Fierro, artistic director of the London Cabaret Club which is putting on the show.
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00:00And it's actually inspired by the movie, the film Chicago in 2002, and what we tried to
00:27do in the show is completely opposite of the musical, instead of being full-blood costume,
00:33we have every single number, all with bright costumes, feathers, sparkles, and it's basically
00:41her dreams being on a stage, that's what we are putting up here at the London Cowboy Club.
00:49There are a lot of original ideas from us, and trying to do completely different than
00:55the musical so that people see a unique Chicago version. We brought some Chicago songs from
01:02Franz Sinatra, we have some songs from actually Tango before Cellblock Tango, and it's very
01:09unique, people need to come and see it because it's a totally different experience.
01:25So we try and tie in with the venue, we're in a
01:541920s Art Deco, Grade II lesson ballroom here, the venue itself lends itself to a 1920s show,
02:02so that was one of the inspirations, and just the idea of bringing Roxy to life on stage,
02:08bringing her to London and seeing her hit stardom on a London stage.