Burroughs High School to present 'Chicago: High School Edition'

Burroughs High School to present ‘Chicago: High School Edition’

Velma Kelly, played by Janina Colucci, center, performs in the opening ensemble at a dress rehearsal of "Chicago" at Burroughs High School on Tuesday. The show will be performed in the school auditorium this weekend starting on Friday.

Feb. 4, 2020 5:44 PM PT

John Burroughs High School will present the musical “Chicago: High School Edition,” featuring such well-known songs as “All That Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango,” this weekend.

In addition to the upcoming show, the school’s drama department recently won top honors at the California Educational Theatre Assn. festival for the third straight year.

Performances of “Chicago” will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the auditorium at the school, located at 1920 W. Clark Ave., Burbank.

Tickets are $10 for students, $25 for adults and $15 for senior citizens.

There is a link to pre-purchase tickets at jbhsdrama.com.

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Mark Kellam

Mark Kellam is the former city editor of the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. He joined Times Community News in July 2011 as the business-politics reporter and was promoted to city editor in January 2013. Previously, he was an editor at the Los Angeles Daily News and managing editor at Champion Newspapers in Chino, Calif. Prior to that, he was an editor at Amos Suburban Newspapers in Dayton, Ohio, for several years. Kellam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.