CHICAGO
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Ambassador Theatre
Opened on Broadway: November 14, 1996 Performances: 10,233 (as of 1/15/23) Director: Walter Bobbie Choreographer: Ann Reinking Book: Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse Music & Lyrics: Fred Ebb Runtime: 2hr. 30min. (1 Intermission) Opening Night Cast: Ann Reinking......................................Roxie Hart Bebe Neuwirth....................................Velma Kelly James Naughton................................Billy Flynn Joel Grey..............................................Amos Hart Marcia Lewis........................................Matron "Mama" Morton Current Cast: Ann Reinking......................................Roxie Hart Bebe Neuwirth....................................Velma Kelly James Naughton................................Billy Flynn Joel Grey..............................................Amos Hart Marcia Lewis........................................Matron "Mama" Morton Charlotte d'Amboise..........................Roxie Hart Lana Gordon........................................Velma Kelly James T. Lane......................................Billy Flynn Evan Harrington..................................Amos Hart Jinkx Monsoon....................................Matron "Mama" Morton (until 3/12) Understudies: For Roxie Hart: Jessica Ernest & Rachel Schur For Velma Kelly: Mary Claire King & Christine Cornish Smith For Billy Flynn: Jeff Gorti & Brian O'Brien For Amos Hart: Joseph London & Denny Paschall For Matron Morton: Celina Nightengale & Rachel Schur Actors/Actresses Who've Played In the Show: Roxie: Ann Reinking, Pamela Anderson, Mel B, Christie Brinkley, Belle Calaway, Dylis Croman, Charlotte d'Amboise, Paige Davis, Michelle DeJean, Kara DioGuardi, Bryn Dowling, Sandy Duncan, Veronica Dunne, Charlotte Kate Fox, Robin Givens, Melanie Griffith, Melora Hardin, Marilu Henner, Ruthie Henshall, Anne Horak, Robyn Hurder, Erika Jayne, Bonnie Langford, Shiri Maimon, Bianca Marroquín, Gretchen Mol, Jennifer Nettles, Bebe Neuwirth, Petra Nielsen, Brandy Norwood, Desi Oakley, Denise van Outen, Emily Pittman, Angelia Ross, Tracy Shayne, Brooke Shields, Rachel Shur, Amy Spanger, Ana Villafañe, Michelle T. Williams, Rumer Willis, Rita Wilson, Ryoko Yonekura, Karen Ziemba Velma: Bebe Neuwirth, Donna Marie Asbury, Brenda Braxton, Roxane Carrasco, Pia Douwes, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Deidre Goodwin, Lana Gordon, Jasmine Guy, Mya Harrison, Ruthie Henshall, Nancy Hess, Bahiyah Hibah, Carly Hughes, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Sharon Lawrence, Ute Lemper, Vicki Lewis, Bianca Marroquín, Luba Mason, Anna Montanaro, Tara C. McLeod, Caroline O'Connor, Stephanie Pope, Reva Rice, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Naomi C. Walley, Michelle Williams, Amra-Faye Wright, Leigh Zimmerman Billy: James Naughton, Brent Barrett, Hinton Battle, Obba Babatundé, Erich Bergen, Michael Berresse, Wayne Brady, Jaime Camil, Philip Casnoff, Maxwell Caulfield, Chuck Cooper, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Danieley, Taye Diggs, Brandon Victor Dixon, Colman Domingo, John Dossett, Bernard Dotson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Alexander Gemignani, Eddie George, Cuba Gooding Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Michael C. Hall, Todrick Hall, George Hamilton, Harry Hamlin, Gregory Harrison, Ivan Hernandez, Tom Hewitt, James Monroe Iglehart, Gregory Jbara, James T. Lane, Joey Lawrence, Huey Lewis, Norm Lewis, Jeff McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jeff McFlynn, Brian McKnight, Paul Alexander Nolan, John O'Hurley, Adam Pascal, Clarke Peters, Ron Raines, Kevin Richardson, Matthew Settle, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Christopher Sieber, Ryan Silverman, Jerry Springer, Patrick Swayze, Paul Szot, Alan Thicke, Robert Ulrich, Tom Wopat, Tony Yazbeck, Eric Jordan Young, Billy Zane, Marco Zunino Amos: Joel Grey, Rob Bartlett, PJ Benjamin, Raymond Bokhour, Todd Buonopane, Kevin Chamberlain, Robert Creighton, Cory English, Christopher Fitzgerald, Evan Harrington, Isaac Mizrahi, Tom McGowan, Vincent Pastore, Ron Raines, Kevin Richardson, Ernie Sabella, Chris Sullivan, Robert Ulrich, Paul Vogt, Bruce Winant, Billy Zane Matron: Marcia Lewis, Brenda Braxton, Kandi Burruss, BJ Crosby, Charity Angél Dawson, LaVon Fisher-Wilson, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jennifer Fouché, Debbie Gravitte, Jennifer Holliday, Cady Huffman, Alix Korey, NeNe Leakes, Adriane Lenox, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Debra Monk, Jinkx Monsoon, Michele Pawk, Christine Pedi, Roz Ryan, Camile Saviola, Valerie Simpson, Angie Stone, Haley Swindal, Mary Testa, Aida Turturro, Sofia Vergara, Lillias White, Raena White, Terri White, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Wendy Williams, Carol Woods Film Cast: Renee Zellweger as Roxie Hart Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly Richard Gere as Billy Flynn John C. Reilly as Amos Hart Queen Latifah as Matron Morton |
Synopsis:
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.