Alexandra Burke will take over from Sarah Soetaert in the role of Roxie Hart in the hit revival of Chicago at London’s Phoenix Theatre from Monday 16 August 2018 until Saturday 14 October.
The former X Factor winner and recording artist whose musical theatre career includes starring roles in The Bodyguard (West End and UK tour), Sister Act (UK tour) and the recent revival of Chess, will join current cast members Martin Kemp (Billy Flynn), Mazz Murray (Mama Morton), Josefina Gabrielle (Velma Kelly) and Paul Rider (Amos Hart).
The revival’s original Roxie, Soetaert is due to give her last performance in the production on 11 August while Kemp is due to remain in the role of the smooth-talking lawyer until 1 September.
Following on from a successful UK and international tour and after a five and half year absence from London, the new production which is based on the 1996 Broadway revival directed by Walter Bobbie with choreography by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, is currently booking until Saturday 5 January 2019.
Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago has a book by Fred Ebb and Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The musical opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 18 November 1997 to rave reviews and ran for 15 highly successful years in the West End.
The production claimed the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production and the 1998 Critics Circle Drama Award for Best Musical. Chicago is currently playing in New York where it recently celebrated its 21st birthday. The show is now the world’s longest-running American musical.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for the West End production of Chicago are available HERE.
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