Exclusive Photos! Bebe Neuwirth Gears Up to Play Matron 'Mama' Morton in Chicago

The Countess of the Clink has got to be lookin' classy! Bebe Neuwirth is getting ready to make her grand return to the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago, and Broadway.com has your exclusive first look at the star's costume and wig fittings. Neuwirth, who won a Tony for her performance as Velma Kelly in 1997 and returned as merry murderess Roxie Hart in 2007, will take over the role of Matron "Mama" Morton for a limited engagement beginning January 14 at the Ambassador Theatre. Costume designer William Ivey Long created a sharp-fitting suit for Neuwirth, who will play the role in a wig inspired by the hairdo of actress Mary Astor. Get a good look at Jeremy Daniel's classy pics, and then go see Bebe Neuwirth lord over Chicago's Cook County Jail!