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Pop Star Mya Bows Out of Chicago Due to Broken Foot

Pop Star Mya Bows Out of Chicago Due to Broken Foot

Mya, the Grammy-winning pop star who had been expected to make her Broadway debut on May 12 as Velma Kelly in Chicago, has bowed out of the production due to a broken foot. She had been scheduled for a nine-week engagement at the Ambassador Theatre in the role currently being played by Brenda Braxton.

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It's a Chicago Homecoming for Raymond Bokhour

It's a Chicago Homecoming for Raymond Bokhour

Raymond Bokhour will return to the Broadway company of Chicago on April 28, succeeding Ron Orbach in the role of Roxie Hart's husband, Amos a.k.a. "Mr. Cellophane". He's scheduled to appear through June 1 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Bokhour made his Broadway debut as Amos in 2001 before joining the national tour. He'll join current ...

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Kecia Lewis-Evans, Jeff McCarthy Headed to Chicago

Kecia Lewis-Evans, Jeff McCarthy Headed to Chicago

Kecia Lewis-Evans and Jeff McCarthy will join the Broadway company of Chicago on March 18 as Matron "Mama" Morton and Billy Flynn, respectively, for an 11-week run. Both actors have signed on through June 1 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Lewis-Evans was most recently seen on Broadway as Trix the high-flying aviator in The Drowsy Chaperone and will originate the role ...

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Pop Star Mya to Join Broadway Company of Chicago

Pop Star Mya to Join Broadway Company of Chicago

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 ...

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Bianca Marroquin, Rob Bartlett & Roz Ryan Headed Back to Chicago

Bianca Marroquin, Rob Bartlett & Roz Ryan Headed Back to Chicago

Three veterans of the Broadway company of Chicago are headed back to play leading roles in the show beginning January 14. Bianca Marroquin returns as Roxie Hart, Rob Bartlett will play Amos Hart and Roz Ryan is back as Matron "Mama" Morton. Brenda Braxton continues as Velma Kelly, alongside the previously announced John Schneider, who will make his Chicago debut ... Read More...

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John Schneider Headed to Broadway in Chicago

John Schneider Headed to Broadway in Chicago

TV star John Schneider, best known for his performance as Bo Duke on the 1970s hit series The Dukes of Hazzard, will join the Broadway company of Chicago as Billy Flynn for a nine-week run beginning January 14, 2008. Schneider's limited engagement is scheduled to continue through March 16 at the Ambassador Theatre. Jeff McCarthy begin a previously announced ... Read More...

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Maxwell Caulfield, Jeff McCarthy on Deck to Play Billy Flynn in Chicago

Maxwell Caulfield, Jeff McCarthy on Deck to Play Billy Flynn in Chicago

Maxwell Caulfield is headed to the Broadway company of Chicago for a two-week engagement as Billy Flynn. Caulfied, who played the role in the London production of the hit musical, will begin his run on November 19 and continue through December 2 at the Ambassador Theatre. On December 3, Broadway vet Jeff McCarthy will assume the role of Billy for ... Read More...

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Sopranos Stars Aida Turturro and Vincent Pastore Headed to Chicago

Sopranos Stars Aida Turturro and Vincent Pastore Headed to Chicago

Aida Turturro and Vincent Pastore, who played Janice Soprano and Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the hit TV series The Sopranos, have signed on to play Matron "Mama" Morton and Amos Hart in the Broadway company of Chicago. They will join the cast on November 19 and appear through January 18, 2008, at the Ambassador Theatre, replacing Adriane Lenox and ... Read More...

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Adriane Lenox

When Tony Award-winner Adriane Lenox saunters onstage at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre as Chicago's Matron Mama Morton sporting a sexy blonde 'do and sleek black suit, she becomes a high-energy, wheeling-and-dealing force to be reckoned with. It's one more credit in Lenox's varied stage career, spanning musicals Dinah Was, Dreamgirls, Caroline, or Change and plays Doubt, Miss ... Read More...

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George Hamilton Plans Four-Week Stay in Chicago

George Hamilton Plans Four-Week Stay in Chicago

George Hamilton has signed on for a four-week return engagement as Billy Flynn in the Broadway company of Chicago. Hamilton begins performances on September 10, after a week-long stint with the show's national tour at San Diego's Civic Theatre September 4-9. He will appear through October 7 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Hamilton, who recently appeared on the big ...

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