American Idol star Todrick Hall will follow his recent run as Billy Flynn on Broadway by reprising his performance on this side of the Atlantic in the hit revival of Chicago at London’s Phoenix Theatre.
A judge and choreographer on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Hall who has also appeared on Broadway as Lola in Kinky Boots, will take over from Duncan James who will give his last performance as the smooth-talking lawyer on 17 November 2019.
Hall will step into the role from 19 November alongside the production’s original Roxie Hart, Sarah Soetaert, who takes over from Alexandra Burke who will give her final performance as Roxie on Saturday (10 November). They will join the production’s original Velma Kelly, Josefina Gabrielle, who also recently returned to the show, Mazz Murray who continues as Mama Morton, and Paul Rider remaining in the role of Amos Hart.
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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