Tom Wopat and Michelle DeJean Return to Broadway's Chicago

In addition to the previously announced Adriane Lenox, two veterans of Broadway's Chicago will also join the award-winning musical on August 7. Tom Wopat and Michelle Dejean will step into the roles of Billy Flynn and Roxie Hart.

Wopat has played Billy Flynn in the national tour of Chicago and on Broadway. He was nominated for a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for his performance in Annie Get Your Gun. He also appeared on the Great White Way in Glengarry Glen Ross, Guys and Dolls, City of Angels, I Love My Wife and 42nd Street. His other New York theatrical credits include A Bistro Car on the CNR, Olympus on My Mind and The Guys. Wopat will appear in the new Broadway musical A Catered Affair in the spring of 2008.

DeJean has previously played Mona and Roxie in the Broadway company of Chicago. Her other theatrical credits include mountings of West Side Story, Mame, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, La Cage aux Folles, Evita and The Sound of Music.

The current cast of Chicago also includes Brenda Braxton Velma Kelly, Rob Bartlett Amos Hart, Roz Ryan Matron "Mama" Morton and R. Lowe Mary Sunshine in the show. Stars Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna and Roz Ryan will depart the show on August 5.