Brooke Shields Extends Stay in Chicago in the West End

Brooke Shields has extended her engagement in the West End production of Chicago for extra five weeks. She will now play the role of Roxie Hart through July 30.

Shields began performances in Chicago on April 26. An actress and model since she was a baby, she had a breakout role in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby at the age of 13. 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 last 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 also stars Charley Izabella King as Velma Kelly, Clarke Peters as Billy Flynn, Robert Hands as Amos Hart and Zee Asha as Mama Morton.