Pop Star Mya to Join Broadway Company of Chicago

News By Broadway.com Staff February 11, 2008 - 4:39PM

Mya as Velma Kelly

Grammy Award-winning recording artist Mya is set to make her Broadway debut as merry murderess Velma Kelly in Chicago beginning May 12 at the Ambassador Theatre. Mya has signed on for a nine-week limited engagement, though July 13.

Mya is best known for her hits "Case of the Ex," "Ghetto Superstar," "My Love Is Like...Wo" and the Grammy Award-winning "Lady Marmalade," sung with Lil' Kim, Pink, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott. She is also featured in the new RED campaign with Dell & Microsoft and will act as a spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League's 2008 Tour For Life. In 2003, she appeared as Mona "I loved Alvin Lipshitz…" in the Rob Marshall's film version of Chicago.

The cast of Chicago currently includes John Schneider as Billy Flynn, Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly, Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Roz Ryan as Matron Mama Morton, Ron Orbach as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

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