Cell Block Tango

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"Cell Block Tango" is a darkly comedic musical number from the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago, in which female prisoners theatrically recount the murders of their lovers.

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Cell Block Tango canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
adaptedAs film musical number in Chicago (2002 film)
associatedWith Bob Fosse
basedOn Chicago (play) by Maurine Dallas Watkins
linked to: Chicago (1926 play)
composer John Kander
countryOfOrigin United States
directorOfFilmSequence Rob Marshall
featuresCharacters Merry Murderesses
female prisoners
filmReleaseYear 2002
firstPerformanceIn Chicago (stage musical)
linked to: Chicago (musical)
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasCharacterMonologue Cicero
Lipschitz
Pop
Six
Squish
Uh-uh
language English
lyricist Fred Ebb
medium film
stage
narrativeTheme crime and punishment
female empowerment
murder
narrativeTone dark comedy
notableFor choreographed prison setting
intercut storytelling in the 2002 film
stylized depiction of homicide confessions
originalBroadwayProductionYear 1975
partOf Chicago
Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago (musical)
performedByInFilm Catherine Zeta-Jones
Deidre Goodwin
Denise Faye
Ekaterina Chtchelkanova
Mýa
Susan Misner
refrain He had it comin'
Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz!
setting Cook County Jail
women's cell block
structure ensemble chorus
series of monologues

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Chicago (film) notableSong Cell Block Tango
subject linked to: Chicago (film musical)
Chicago (2002 film) notableSong Cell Block Tango
Chicago (musical) notableSong Cell Block Tango
subject linked to: Chicago
Chicago (West End revival) musicalNumber Cell Block Tango
Chicago (musical) featuresSong Cell Block Tango