Platinum-selling singer Mica Paris will star as Mama Morton when the current tour of Chicago plays Sunderland Empire from 28 November to 3 December and Birmingham Alexandra Theatre for the Christmas season, from 12 December to 31 December.
Also starring in Chicago are John Partridge as Billy Flynn, Hayley Tamaddon as Roxie Hart, Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly, Neil Ditt as Amos Hart and A.D. Richardson as Mary Sunshine.
Other cast include Daniele Arbisi, Nicola Coates, Frances Dee, Adam Denman, Francis Foreman, Waylon Jacobs, Justin-Lee Jones, Dann Kharsa, Chelsea Labadini, Ellie Mitchell, Peter Nash, Helen Siveter, Kerry Spark, Lindsey Tierney and Emily Warner.
Mica Paris is one of the UK’s most respected female singers with a career of Top 10 hit singles and albums worldwide. Paris made an impact on the UK music scene in 1988 when she released her debut, platinum-selling album, So Good, from which she had her first Top Ten hit, ‘My One Temptation’. More worldwide hit albums and singles followed including ‘Black Angel’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Carefree’.
Paris has also turned her talents to the stage, appearing in the West End productions of Mama, I Want to Sing!, The Vagina Monologues and Sweet Lorraine as well as a sell-out residency at Ronnie Scott’s Club. The actress was most recently seen in the UK and Ireland tour of Love Me Tender.
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics) and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO’s sexy, sassy score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With 6 Tony, 2 Olivier, 1 Grammy, 2 Bafta and 6 Academy Awards, CHICAGO truly is “The sharpest, slickest show on the block” (The Times). A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it.
Chicago, which is based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Scenic design is by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting by Ken Billington and sound by Rick Clarke. Musical supervision is by Rob Fisher. Chicago is choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and directed by Walter Bobbie.
The musical is currently playing in New York where it holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and also the second longest-running musical in Broadway history.
The 2016 UK national tour of Chicago is produced by David Ian and Michael Watt in association with the Broadway producers Barry and Fran Weissler.
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