hide
Refer Friends. Get $10*

Pittsburgh

Search U.S. by State:

  • A
  • C
  • D
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Canada
  • Other Countries
x hide

Oh no... You're too late for this Groupon!

Sign up for our daily email so you never miss another Groupon!

Broadway at Heinz Hall presents "Chicago" – Heinz Hall

$36 for Musical on November 11 at 6:30 p.m. (Up to $65 Value)

$36
Buy
No Longer Available
Sun Nov 11 04:59:59 UTC 2012
Value
$65
Discount
45%
You Save
$29
  • T460x279
  • Musicals
  • Date Night
  • Girls Night Out

In a Nutshell

Scintillating Broadway tale of crime and celebrity slinks across the historic Heinz Hall stage

The Fine Print

Musicals have always brought impossible dreams to life on stage, from cats that can talk to humans who can sing in public without feeling weird. Escape from reality with this GrouponLive deal to see Chicago, part of the Broadway at Heinz Hall series presented by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. For $36, you get one ticket for seating in center-orchestra rows E–Z or grand-tier rows C–T on Sunday, November 11, at 6:30 p.m. (up to a $65 value, including all fees). Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Chicago dazzles with cool jazz, cold crimes, and dry humor performed by a talented cast. Broadway beauty Roxie Hart attempts to spin murder into fame and a plate into shattered porcelain in this satirical tale on the seductive powers of corruption. The music and lyrics, constructed by famed tunesmiths John Kander and Fred Ebb, rollick across stage with glitzy costumes and sultry dances inspired by original Chicago choreographer Bob Fosse.

The tale was ripped from the headlines at the time the original play was written at the height of Prohibition, and it's been in constant performance since its Broadway adaptation in 1975. Brassy voices clamor in replication of courtroom sophistry and a sensationalistic media storm as a bevy of murderous women strut their stuff in instantly recognizable songs such as "All That Jazz" and the cheekily sinister "Cell Block Tango."

Please note that the Pittsburgh Symphony does not perform in this Broadway show

Pittsburgh Symphony

Pittsburgh Symphony was founded in 1896, and its ambitions were as big as its sound right from the start—Andrew Carnegie, an early backer, and Victor Herbert, a flashy conductor with a taste for the theatrical, reportedly claimed that theirs was the best orchestra in the country. The century that followed was no less dramatic, studded with conductors who made a lasting impression with their own distinct styles, a Depression-era hiatus, and even a run-in with the law for flouting a statute forbidding secular music-making on Sundays. The resulting controversy renewed public interest in the Symphony, vaulting it once again to its current status as a nationally renowned organization.

Converted from an opulent movie palace into the Pittsburgh Symphony's home in 1971 when Americans swore off movies in favor of high culture forever, the magnificent Heinz Hall delights audiences with stellar acoustics. Two 15-foot crystal chandeliers and an array of Levanto marble columns cast a glow over the Great Hall.

Ask a Question

Groupon Says

Dem_teaser_cat

The Groupon Guide to: Rhyming Sayings about Musical Genres

Everyone knows Duke Ellington’s famous lyrical throwing down of the gauntlet: “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” But what most people don’t know is that every genre of music has since answered Mr. Ellington’s assertion. Here are their rhymes:

  • “If the music’s not punk, it’s stupid boring junk."
  • “If it ain’t rock ‘n’ roll, throw it in toilet bowl."
  • “Music not classical is certainly crass, not droll."
  • “If it ain’t Afro-Caribbean jazz, don’t expect razzmatazz."
  • “If it isn’t dubstep, * the sound of computers from the '80s falling down some stairs onto many scared dogs *."
  • “If it ain’t post-industrial Nordic death metal, it is a baby’s sadness."(translated from Norwegian)

In Norwegian proverbs, most things are compared to a baby’s sadness.

Broadway at Heinz Hall presents "Chicago"

4.5 out of 5
Ticketmaster (320 Reviews)
Staticmap?size=186x186&sensor=false&channel=www
  • A

    Heinz Hall

    600 Penn Ave.
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
    (412) 392-4900
    Get Directions

  • Contact Heinz Hall at (412) 392-4900 for questions or hours.