Brooke Shields to Star as Roxie Hart in the West End's Chicago on 4/26
Shields has been an actress and model since she was a baby. At the age of 13, she had a breakout role in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby. Her film credits include Just You and Me, Kid, The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love, Brenda Starr, The Bachelor and Black and White. Her major television credit is Suddenly Susan, a show she starred in for four seasons. Her work on Suddenly Susan earned her two Golden Globe nominations. Shields made her professional stage debut in 1986, in an off-Broadway production Marguerite Duras' The Eden Cinema. She has appeared on Broadway as Rizzo in the 1995 Grease revival, and as Sally Bowles for a stint in Cabaret in 2001. She entered Wonderful Town which is produced by Chicago producers Barry and Fran Weissler in the fall and earned positive reviews for her portrayal of Ruth Sherwood. Shields stayed with the revival until it closed on January 30.
The West End production of Chicago currently stars Jill Halfpenny as Roxie Hart, Anna Montanaro as Velma Kelly, Michael French as Billy Flynn, Robert Hands as Amos Hart and Zee Asha as Mama Morton. Montanaro will stay until May 7; Charley Izabella King will take over the role after that.
Shields is expected to stay with Chicago for nine weeks, which would bring her stint to an end on June 25.