Where is the american musical drama in which Jamila Velazquez performs filmed? 
Chicago
Title: Empire (2015 TV series)
Passage: Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7, 2015 on Fox.  Although it is filmed in Chicago, the show is set in New York.  It centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of it.
Title: A Star Is Born (1976 film)
Passage: A Star Is Born is a 1976 American musical drama film telling the story of a young woman, played by Barbra Streisand, who enters show business, and meets and falls in love with an established male star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline.  It is a remake of two earlier versions – the 1937 version was a drama starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, and the 1954 version was a musical starring Judy Garland and James Mason.  It will be remade for a third time in 2018 starring Stefani Germanotta and Bradley Cooper.
Title: The Sound of Music (film)
Passage: The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn and Eleanor Parker.  The film is an adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical of the same name, composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.  The film's screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, adapted from the stage musical's book by Lindsay and Crouse.  Based on the memoir "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers" by Maria von Trapp, the film is about a young Austrian woman studying to become a nun in Salzburg in 1938 who is sent to the villa of a retired naval officer and widower to be governess to his seven children.  After bringing and teaching love and music into the lives of the family through kindness and patience, she marries the officer and together with the children they find a way to survive the loss of their homeland through courage and faith.
Title: List of accolades received by Evita (1996 film)
Passage: "Evita" is a 1996 American musical drama film based on Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the same name about First Lady of Argentina, Eva Perón.  Directed by Alan Parker and written by Parker and Oliver Stone, the film starred Madonna, Antonio Banderas, and Jonathan Pryce in the leading roles of Eva, Ché and Juan Perón respectively.  Rice and Webber composed the film's musical score, while Darius Khondji was the cinematographer.  Vincent Paterson created the choreography for the film and Gerry Hambling was responsible for editing.  Penny Rose designed and created the period costumes for the film, and Brian Morris was the set designer.
Title: List of Empire characters
Passage: "Empire" is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7, 2015 on but began in late 2014. Fox.  Although filmed in Chicago, the show is based in New York and it centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company.
Title: Jailhouse Rock (1957 film)
Passage: Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy.  Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and dramatized by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film is about a young man sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is mentored in music by his prison cellmate who realizes his musical abilities.  After his release from jail, while looking for a job as a club singer, the young man meets a musical promoter who helps him launch his career.  As he develops his musical abilities and becomes a star, his self-centered personality begins to affect his relationships.
Title: Sparkle (1976 film)
Passage: Sparkle is a 1976 American musical drama film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros.  Pictures.  Inspired by The Supremes, "Sparkle" is a period film set in Harlem, New York during the late 1950s and early 1960s.  It presents the story of a musical girl group that ends up breaking apart due to individual issues each one faces.  This film not only "recreates the magic of a special period in American history, but it explores the impact of Harlem's musical and social culture on the rest of the world," as well as the linkages to black power.
Title: Incendiary Blonde
Passage: Incendiary Blonde is a 1945 American musical drama film biography of 1920s nightclub star Texas Guinan.  Filmed in Technicolor by director George Marshall and loosely based on a true story, the picture stars actress Betty Hutton as Guinan.  The movie's title is a play on incendiary bombs being used in World War II.
Title: Jamila Velazquez
Passage: Jamila Velazquez (born November 27, 1995), is an American singer and actress, best known for her recurring roles as Sarita in the ABC Family series "Twisted" (2013-2014) and as Laura Calleros on FOX's primetime musical-drama series "Empire" Season 2 (2015–2016).  She began singing and performing where she won a talent show in 2010.
Title: The Magic of Lassie
Passage: The Magic of Lassie is a 1978 American musical drama film directed by Don Chaffey, starring Lassie, James Stewart, Stephanie Zimbalist, Pernell Roberts, and Michael Sharrett, with cameo appearances by Mickey Rooney and Alice Faye (in her final film appearance).  James Stewart is featured in one of only three musical film roles that he played: the first was "Born to Dance" (1936) in which he introduced the Cole Porter standard "Easy To Love" and the second was "Pot O' Gold" (1941).  This was also his final onscreen appearance in a live-action film.  The screenplay and song score are supplied by the prolific Sherman Brothers of "Mary Poppins" fame.  Their song "When You're Loved" was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Original Song" and was sung by Debby Boone.  It is also the only musical film featuring Lassie.
Jamila Velazquez Empire (2015 TV series)