The new casting will begin performances when the tour heads to Cliffs Pavilion, Southend from the 3rd March.
It has been announced that former Strictly Come Dancing professional and TV Presenter Janette Manrara will join the UK and Ireland tour of Chicago, marking her musical theatre debut.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.
Joining the production from March, Manrara joins Djalenga Scott as Velma Kelly, alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine. Casting for Billy Flynn and Mama Morton to be announced soon.
The cast is completed by Bethany Adamson, Victoria Anderson, Josh Crowther, Joe Dale, Jessica Keable, Robin Kent, Annabelle Laing, Jacob McLay Reid, Jonathan Milton, George Olney, Oliver Ramsdale, Elly Shaw, Lucy Anne Stacey, Matthew Sweet and Ria Tanaka.
Chicago was created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse and features classic songs such as “Razzle Dazzle”, “Cell Block Tango” and “All That Dazzles”.
To find out more about the tour visit: https://chicagothemusical.com/uk-tour/