I think that our Vaudeville piece, our own rendition of "Cell Block Tango" from the musical Chicago, is less an example of something that would've appeared on a Vaudeville circuit and more a portrait of the celebrity criminal, much like Evelyn's husband in Ragtime. The other useful thing about "Cell Block Tango" is that it shows the transition between Vaudeville and musical theater. Our piece strings together several different stories with song just as a Vaudeville show strung together various different acts.
And on a somewhat unrelated note, be ready because it's going to knock your socks off.
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