Now a long-running fixture of Broadway, **Chicago** traces two women accused of murder as they learn how fame is manufactured in the press and the courtroom. Set in the Jazz Age, it frames crime as entertainment and turns legal defense into a performance. The musical first reached New York in 1975, and its revival has helped define Times Square’s modern era of durable, repertory-style hits. It is currently playing at the **Ambassador Theatre** in New York City.