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Come on, Cassettes, why don't we paint the town? This week, we're releasing part 1 of our two-part episode on\xa0Chicago,\xa0the Oscar-winning movie musical from 2002!\nBased on a 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago is an endlessly entertaining satire that highlights the problem with celebrity worship and corruption in the criminal justice system. It\u2019s packed with musical numbers inspired by vaudeville and the music of the jazz age, performed by an incredibly talented cast that seemed to fit their roles like a glove.\xa0\nThis episode focuses on the real-life history behind the play that became a musical, that eventually became a hit film!