British soap star Jessie Wallace will play the role of Mama Morton in the touring production of Chicago when the show plays Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (15-20 August), Belfast Grand Opera House (5-10 September), Liverpool Empire (12-17 September), Glasgow King’s Theatre (19-24 September), Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre (26 September-1 October), Bromley Churchill Theatre (10-15 October), Woking New Victoria Theatre (17-22 October), Canterbury Marlowe Theatre (24-29 October), Norwich Theatre Royal (31 October-5 November) and Leeds Grand Theatre (22-26 November).
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 members 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.
Jessie Wallace is best known for playing Kat Slater in EastEnders, a role for which she has won numerous awards. Her other TV credits include Amy Kriel in Wild at Heart and Pat Phoenix in The Road to Coronation Street.
Her theatre credits include Maureen in Rent Remixed in the West End, Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Sylvia in the national tour of Stepping Out. John Partridge is probably best known for playing the role of Christian
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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