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23 May 2026 Harrogate (United Kingdom)
Chicago
Jonny Best, piano, Susannah Simmons, violin, Jeff Davenport, percussion - Harrogate Theatre
Program Info: Sex, fame, and murder in Jazz Age Chicago
The Film Long before Bob Fosse’s Broadway hit, Cecil B. DeMille brought the true story of jazz‑loving murderess Roxie Hart to the screen. After killing her lover, Roxie teams up with slick lawyer Billy Flynn and fellow murderess Velma Kelly to turn her trial into a media circus. Sharp, satirical, and scandalous, Chicago is as outrageous as the real events that inspired it.
The Music This performance brings Cecil B. DeMille’s Chicago (1929) vividly to life with a trio of outstanding musicians. At the piano, Jonny Best leads the ensemble with his trademark flair for silent cinema, improvising a score that responds moment by moment to the drama on screen. He’s joined by Susannah Simmons, a violinist equally at home in jazz, tango, and the Opera North orchestra pit, and percussionist Jeff Davenport, whose silent film playing has been acclaimed around the UK. Together, they improvise as they watch alongside the audience - this is spontaneous film scoring, a one‑off, unrepeatable performance.
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