{"id":64931,"date":"2023-03-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64931\/chicago-the-musical-coming-to-lebanon-and-in-arabic"},"modified":"2023-11-23T06:46:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:46:50","slug":"chicago-the-musical-coming-to-lebanon-and-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64931\/chicago-the-musical-coming-to-lebanon-and-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago The Musical Coming To Lebanon And In Arabic!"},"content":{"rendered":"The longest running musical on Broadway is making its way across the Atlantic and into the theaters of Lebanon. This local adaptation features local actors taking on the iconic Broadway roles, and all in Arabic.<br \/>  <br \/>  The musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name, and focuses on the world of crime in jazz age Chicago. It focuses on some of the famous criminals of the era, and the ineffectiveness of the local justice system. 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