R&B; Singer Michelle Williams Headed for Chicago in London

Former Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams will make her London stage debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago for a six-week run, July 13-August 13. She is the second American set to join the show at the Cambridge Theatre this summer, following Jerry Springer’s run as lawyer Billy Flynn June 1-July 11.

Williams not to be confused with the Oscar-nominated actress of the same name is best known for performing alongside Beyonce in the Grammy Award-winning group Destiny’s Child. Williams played the title role in the Broadway production of Aida and appeared as Shug Avery in the Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco engagements of The Color Purple. She has also released three CDs as a solo artist.

The current London cast of Chicago includes How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? contestant Aoife Mulholland as Roxie Hart, Rachel McDowall as Velma Kelly and Ian Kelsey as Billy Flynn. McDowall and Kelsey will be replaced on June 1 by Leigh Zimmerman and Springer.

Chicago opened at London’s Adelphi Theatre in 1997 and transferred to the Cambridge Theatre in 2006.