November 14, 1996
CHICAGO opens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway.
February 4, 1997
CHICAGO moves to The Shubert Theatre on Broadway.
April 16, 1997
First National American Touring Company opens at Washington D.C.’s National Theatre.
June 1, 1997
CHICAGO wins six Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, Best Direction & Best Choreography.
November 18, 1997
London Company opens at The Adelphi Theatre, The Strand.
December 12, 1997
Second National American Touring Company opens at Barbara B. Mann Theatre in Ft. Myers, Florida.
February 15, 1998
CHICAGO in London wins two Laurence Olivier Awards including Outstanding Musical Production.
February 25, 1998
CHICAGO wins the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
July 4, 1998
Australian Company opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne.
September 23, 1998
First German Language Company opens at Theatre An Der Wien in Vienna, Austria.
February 17, 1999
First Swedish Language Company opens at Eriksberg Hall in Gothenberg, Sweden.
March 1999
CHICAGO Touring Company plays Tokyo, Japan.
May 9, 1999
First Dutch Language Company opens at The Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht, Holland.
November, 2000
CHICAGO Touring Company plays in Lisbon, Portugal.
January 23, 2001
First Spanish Language Company opens at The Teatro Opera in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
September 14, 2001
First United Kingdom Tour opens at The Opera House in Manchester, UK.
October 17, 2001
Second Spanish Language Company opens at The Centro Cultural Telmex in Mexico City, Mexico.
October 4, 2002
First Russian Language Company opens at The Estrada Theatre in Moscow, Russia.
December 27, 2002
Miramax film version of CHICAGO opens.
January 29, 2003
CHICAGO moves to the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway.
June 2003
CHICAGO Touring Company plays Tokyo, Japan.
June 10, 2003
Third National American Touring Company opens at Washington D.C.’s National Theatre.
July 2003
CHICAGO Touring Company plays in Seoul and Dae Gu, South Korea.
July 17, 2003
First French Language Company opens at Theatre Maisonneuve Place des Arts in Montreal, Quebec.
January 26, 2004
First Italian Language Company opens at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan.
March 3, 2004
Second French Language Company opens at Au Casino de Paris in Paris.
April 28, 2004
First Portuguese Language Company opens at the Teatro Abril in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
December, 2004
CHICAGO Touring Company plays in Beijing, China.
April 28, 2005
South African Company opens at The Nelson Mandela Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
July 20, 2005
South African Company opens at Artscape Opera House in Cape Town, South Africa.
August 2005
CHICAGO Touring Company plays in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.
October 17, 2005
London production becomes the longest running production at the Adelphi Theater, and also the longest running Broadway musical in West End Theatre history.
April 28, 2006
London production transfers to the Cambridge Theatre, where original production of CHICAGO ran for 603 performances in 1979.
May 4, 2006
CHICAGO Touring Company plays at Madinat Jumeirah Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
September 14, 2006
CHICAGO surpasses MISS SAIGON to become the 8th longest running show in Broadway history.
October 3, 2006
Masterworks Broadway release a 10th Anniversary Box Set edition of the CHICAGO cast album recording.
November 14, 2006
CHICAGO celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a star-studded benefit performance featuring the original cast members and celebrity alums.
February 8, 2007
CHICAGO Touring Company plays in Tokyo, Japan.
May 17, 2007
CHICAGO Touring Company plays The Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
September 14, 2007
First Danish Language Company opens in Denmark.
September 18, 2007
First Korean Language Company opens in South Korea.
November 18, 2007
CHICAGO London Company celebrates 10 years in the West End.
March 18, 2008
South African Company reopens in Cape Town, South Africa.
July 11, 2008
Second Korean Language Company opens in South Korea.
September 10, 2008
Second Danish Language Company opens in Denmark.
October 2008
First Japanese Language Company will open.
November 11, 2008
10th U.S. National Touring Company opens in Charlotte, NC.
November 14, 2008
The Broadway production of CHICAGO celebrates its 5,000th performance.
March 2009
Second Australian Company will open in Brisbane.
May 2009
Australian Company will open in Sydney.
May 2009
Second Spanish Language Company will open in Argentina.
August 2009
Spanish Language company will re-open in Spain.
August 2009
Australian Company will open in Melbourne.
November 2009
Second Dutch Language Company will open in Holland.
February 2010
Australian Company will open in Perth.
