Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO’s sexy, sassy score includes the show-stopping songs “Razzle Dazzle”, “Cell Block Tango”, and “All That Jazz”. Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, CHICAGO is the longest running American musical in Broadway and West End history.
International recording artist and pop star Sinitta will join the UK and Ireland tour as Mama Morton for a strictly limited run, playing Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre (21 – 26 October 2024) and Stoke’s Regent Theatre (25 – 30 November 2024).
Sinitta returns to the role, joining stage and soap star Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn, leading West End talent Djalenga Scott as Velma Kelly, alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine.
The cast is completed by Bethany Adamson, Victoria Anderson, Josh Crowther, Joe Dale, Jessica Keable, Robin Kent, Annabelle Laing, Jacob McLay Reid, Jonathan Milton, George Olney, Oliver Ramsdale, Elly Shaw, Lucy Anne Stacey, Matthew Sweet and Ria Tanaka.
Sinitta is an international recording artist having released 15 hit pop records including So Macho, Toyboy and Cross My Broken Heart. No stranger to the stage, she has appeared in the West End productions of Cats, Little Shop of Horrors, Hair, Smokey Joe’s Café and as the female lead in Mutiny! She most recently appeared in the UK and Ireland tour of Now That’s What I Call A Musical. Since the mid-00s Sinitta has remained in the spotlight becoming a mentor to young emerging talent as Simon Cowell’s right-hand woman on The X Factor.
Since it opened in New York in 1996, CHICAGO has played in 38 countries worldwide, and been performed in English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, French, Danish, Japanese and Korean. Worldwide it has been seen by an estimated 34 million people, grossed over $1.7 billion has played over 33,500 performances.
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. The 1996 Broadway revival of CHICAGO was choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse, directed by Walter Bobbie, and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler.
CHICAGO UK TOUR – 2024/2025
UK AND IRELAND TOUR LISTINGS
12 – 19 OCTOBER 2024
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
21 – 26 OCTOBER 2024
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
28 OCTOBER –2 NOVEMBER 2024
THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE
4 – 9 NOVEMBER 2024
PALACE THEATRE, MANCHESTER
11 – 16 NOVEMBER 2024
ORCHARD THEATRE, DARTFORD
19 – 23 NOVEMBER 2024
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON
25 – 30 NOVEMBER 2024
STOKE REGENT THEATRE
14 – 18 JANUARY 2025
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
20 – 25 JANUARY 2025
CHELTENHAM EVERYMAN
28 JANUARY – 1 FEBRUARY 2025
SHEFFIELD LYCEUM
4 – 8 FEBRUARY 2025
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
10 – 15 FEBRUARY 2025
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
24 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH 2025
OXFORD NEW THEATRE
3 – 8 MARCH 2025
SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION
11 – 15 MARCH 2025
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
17 – 22 MARCH 2025
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, BELFAST
31 MARCH – 5 APRIL 2025
BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION
7 – 12 APRIL 2025
NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
14 – 19 APRIL 2025
BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA THEATRE
21 – 26 APRIL 2025
HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO
29 APRIL – 3 MAY 2025
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
5 – 10 MAY 2025
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
19 – 24 MAY 2025
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
9 – 14 JUNE 2025
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
16 – 21 JUNE 2025
LEICESTER CURVE
23- 28 JUNE 2025
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE
30 JUNE – 5 JULY 2025
HULL NEW THEATRE
7 – 12 JULY 2025
CONGRESS THEATRE, EASTBOURNE
14 – 19 JULY 2025
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
21 – 26 JULY 2025
BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS
28 JULY – 2 AUGUST 2025
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
4 – 9 AUGUST 2025
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
11 – 16 AUGUST 2025
HAWTH CRAWLEY
18 – 23 AUGUST 2025
KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
