Cast announced for CHICAGO UK and Ireland tour

 Strictly Come Dancing professional Lauren Oakley will star as Roxie Hart, making her musical theatre debut, alongside two-time Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia (The Bodyguard, Saturday Night Fever, Kiss Me Kate) as Billy Flynn. Award-winning soul singer Mica Paris (Fame: The Musical, Mama I Want to Sing) and The X Factor winner Sam Bailey (Mamma Mia! The Party, Fat Friends The Musical) return to share the role of Mama Morton at selected venues. They are joined by Charlotte Gooch (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Singin' in the Rain) as Velma Kelly, Jonathan Dryden Taylor (Kinky Boots, My Fair Lady) as Amos Hart and R. Leonard as Mary Sunshine.

The company is completed by Bethany Adamson, Kofi Aidoo-Appiah, Gabby Antrobus, Jamie Armour, Talia Duff, Harvey Fawcett, Marie Finlayson, Sergio Giacomelli, Sam Holden, Aoife Kenny, Harrison Langham, Oliver Loades, Will Markendale, Gabrielle Parker, and Tanith Williams.

Set during the dazzling and decadent 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her lover after he threatens to leave 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 sensational story.

Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, Chicago is the longest running American musical in Broadway and West End history.

Chicago will play at New Wimbledon Theatre from Friday 5 to Saturday 13 February before continuing on tour.

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