Is it a bad idea to be on call for jury duty the week after I've been to see Chicago? I wonder if it would be a viable excuse? "I'm sorry, your honor, I was all set to serve, but I saw this musical, and now I'm biased against the court system."

There were a few false notes, but overall, the Fox's production was quite well done. The actress playing Roxie did a brilliant job holding the stage during a monologue that has tremendous potential to bring the action to a screaming halt. Her husband, Amos, was entirely sympathetic--and somewhat pathetic--in his "Mr. Cellophane" solo, and especially in his silent, unaccompanied exit. The courtroom scene was every bit as good as I remember from the Broadway production Aaron and I saw when we were first dating (he knows how to impress a girl--Broadway tickets!), and Billy Flynn the crooked lawyer was just perfect. The only real problem I had was that Mary Sunshine was overmiked--I couldn't understand most of "her" solo, nor the later parts after she was unmasked. Aside from that, though, it was a most successful performance.