Suit Up! Paul Alexander Nolan Is Chicago's New Sizzling Billy Flynn

Chicago's got a heartbreaker coming to the Ambassador Theatre! Paul Alexander Nolan, who was most recently seen on the Great White Way in Bright Star, will step into the razzle-dazzle role of Billy Flynn beginning on October 31. Current Chicago star Jason Danieley is scheduled to depart the Tony-winning revival on October 30.

In addition to playing the leading man in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Bright Star, Nolan has appeared on Broadway in Doctor Zhivago, Once and Jesus Christ Superstar. He was also featured in off-Broadway's Daddy Long Legs. Nolan's regional credits include Aida, Jesus Christ Superstar, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, As You Like It, The Grapes of Wrath, Cyrano de Bergerac, West Side Story and The Who's Tommy.

Nolan joins a cast that includes fresh face Veronica Dunne as Roxie Hart, Lana Gordon Wright as Velma Kelly, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron “Mama” Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. Chicago will officially mark its 20th anniversary on November 14.