David Ian, producer of the international award-winning musical CHICAGO is delighted to announce that one of Britain’s most loved soap stars, Jessie Wallace, will play the role of ‘Mama Morton’ 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 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, for which she was nominated for a Bafta Award. 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 https://www.londontheatre1.com/london-theatre/stepping-out/Stepping Out. John Partridge is probably best known for playing the role of Christian Clarke in EastEnders. His many musical theatre credits include Rum Tum Tugger in Cats in the West End, on tour and the official film of the show, John in Miss Saigon on the first UK national tour and most recently Zach in A Chorus Line at the London Palladium. John was also a judge on BBC1’s Over the Rainbow, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s search to find a Dorothy for the musical The Wizard of Oz.
Hayley Tamaddon has just finished playing Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street. She also played Del Dingle in Emmerdale. Her numerous theatre credits include The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot and Janet in The Rocky Horror Show. Hayley also won the 5th series of ITV1’s Dancing on Ice. Sophie Carmen-Jones’ many West End credits including Jersey Boys, Wicked and We Will Rock You. She will also appear in the forthcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast. Neil Ditt has appeared in many West End productions including Mary Poppins and Betty Blue Eyes. His other theatre credits include creating the role of George Mole in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at Leicester Curve and High Society and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. A.D. Richardson’s many theatre credits include the International tour of The Pirates of Penzance, the UK tour of HMS Pinafore, the RSC’s Cyrano De Bergerac and Scrooge The Musical at the New Theatre Oxford.
Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.
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 2016 TOUR
20th – 25th June (Wolverhampton Grand Theatre)
www.grandtheatre.co.uk
27th June – 2nd July (Southend Cliffs Pavilion)
www.grandtheatre.co.uk
4th – 9th July (Bristol Hippodrome)
www.londontheatre1.com/theatres/bristol-hippodrome-theatre/
Sam Bailey will not be performing on the following dates:
25th June, 2016
MONDAY 15 AUGUST – SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2016
NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
www.trch.co.uk
MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2016
BELFAST GRAND OPERA HOUSE
www.goh.co.uk
MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2016
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
Book Tickets
MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2016
GLASGOW KING’S THEATRE
Book Tickets
MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016
ABERDEEN HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE
www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/
MONDAY 10 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2016
BROMLEY CHURCHILL THEATRE
www.churchilltheatre.co.uk
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016
WOKING NEW VICTORIA THEATRE
Book Tickets
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2016
CANTERBURY MARLOWE THEATRE
www.marlowetheatre.com
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2016
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2016
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE
www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
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