Surely one of the most intelligent satires written of post First World War America. This 'Musical' - which category seems to trivialise it - portrays Chicago as a town so used to violence that murder is seen as entertainment by the murderers, the lawyers, the prison warders, the press and its avid readers. The lyrics are sharp and witty; the music captures the era and is both ear-catching and memorable; the sets are strikingly imaginative and, as for the actors,they show a talent for singing and dancing one would never have suspected of them. All captured in picture-perfect surround sound.