Kander and Ebb’s sexy, sassy musical about murderous showgirls returns to London’s West End.
Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, the most sophisticated Broadway musical in history is now celebrating 21 incredible years of standing ovations.
Musical theatre stars Sarah Soetaert and Josefina Gabrielle star as Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly alongside Martin Kemp (Eastenders, Spandau Ballet) as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn and and Mazz Murray (Mamma Mia!) as Mamma Morton.
The dazzling multi-award-winning prohibition-era tale of nightclub singer Roxie Hart, her cell-block rival Velma Kelly and the smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn has thrilled audiences in London, Broadway and across the world from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa since 1996.
With red-hot choreography by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and a sizzling score featuring the classic songs “Razzle Dazzle”, “Cell Block Tango” and “All That Jazz”, Chicago is so good it should be illegal.
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Chicago is currently booking from 26 March 2018 until 5 January 2019 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
CAST
The cast features Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly and Maz Murray as Mamma Morton and Todrick Hall (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) as Billy Flyn.
REVIEWS
★★★★ ‘A real pleasure to have the old razzle-dazzle back in town’ Evening Standard
★★★★ ‘The sexiest musical ever’ Metro
★★★★ ‘Class. Gooding shows he has that in spades.’ Daily Telegraph
★★★★ ‘Josefina Gabrielle excels as the overshadowed double murderess Velma’ The Times
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Important Info: Contains overt references to sex and murder. Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutesMask
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Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JPNearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Piccadilly line, Northern line), Tottenham Court Road (Central line, Northern line)
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Denise Van Outen has withdrawn from the West End production of Chicago due to injury.
On the day she was due to start rehearsals for the role of ‘Velma Kelly’ in Chicago, it was discovered that she had suffered a stress fracture in her heel.
She will therefore no longer be playing the role from 24 September – 17 November 2018 and her replacement will be announced shortly.
Van Outen previously starred as Roxie Hart in the West End and Broadway productions 17 years ago and her return had been eagerly awaited by her fan base.
Denise currently judges on Ireland’s Got Talent and can also be seen on ITV1’s daytime chat show Loose Women.
Her West End credits include Tell Me on a Sunday, Legally Blonde, Rent and her one woman show Some Girl I Used to Know.
It is anticipated Denise will return to the show following her recovery.
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Chicago The Musical is currently booking until 5 January 2019 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
Denise Van Outen will join the West End cast of Chicago later this month at the Phoenix Theatre.
The Big Breakfast star will play the role of Velma Kelly from 24 September through to 17 November 2018, alongside Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart, Duncan James as Billy Flynn, Mazz Murray as Mama Morton and Paul Rider as Amos Hart.
Van Outen returns to the much-loved musical having previously played the role of Roxie Hart to critical acclaim in both the West End and on Broadway. Her initial West End run proved such a hit with theatre-goers in 2001, it sold out for the entire 20 weeks.
Her other West End credits include Tell Me on a Sunday, Legally Blonde, Rent and her one woman show Some Girl I Used to Know.
Denise is currently a judge on the upcoming tv series Ireland’s Got Talent, having previously been a judge on BBC1’s and I’d Do Anything.
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Denise Van Outen will play Velma Kelly from 24 September through to 17 November 2018.
Chicago The Musical is currently booking until 5 January 2019 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
Alexandra Burke will reprise her starring role in the latest UK tour of smash-hit musical The Bodyguard.
Burke returns to the role of ‘Rachel Marron’ following her triumphant run in the show in both the West End and the subsequent sell-out 2015/2016 tour.
The former X-Factor recently starred opposite Michael Ball in the first major West End revival of musical Chess and is currently playing Roxie Hart in the West End musical Chicago.
Her other theatre credits include ‘Deloris Van Cartier’ in the national tour of the musical Sister Act and last years Strictly Come Dancing, where she reached the final of the BBC One primetime show.
The UK tour of The Bodyguard will open at Glasgow Theatre Royal on Monday 3 December 2018 where it plays until Saturday 29 December 2018 before visiting Hull New Theatre (8 – 19 January 2019), Southend Cliff’s Pavilion (22 January – 2 February 2019), Grand Opera House Belfast (6 – 16 February 2019) Liverpool Empire (26 February – 9 March 2019), Milton Keynes Theatre (12 – 23 March 2019), Bristol Hippodrome (26 March – 6 April 2019), Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (16 – 27 April 2019), Norwich Theatre Royal (30 April – 11 May 2019) and Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (14 – 25 May 2019).
Alexandra Burke is scheduled to perform at the evening performances only.
Further casting and dates to be announced.
Get a glimpse of Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart ahead of her Chicago debut next week.
The former X-Factor winner and BBC Strictly Come Dancing star will join Martin Kemp in the West End production of Kander & Ebb’s iconic musical Chicago on Monday 13 August 2018.
The cast also stars Mazz Murray as Mama Morton, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly and Paul Rider as Amos Hart.
The pop singer is scheduled to play the role of the murderess chorine until 14 October 2018.
Alexandra Burke as Roxie Hart in Chicago (2)
A sharp-edged satire on the corruption of the criminal justice system and the celebrity of crime, the hit musical is set in roaring twenties Chicago and follows murderess showgirls in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal.
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Chicago The Musical is booking until 5 January 2019 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
Alexandra Burke will join the West End cast of Chicago The Musical early next month.
The former X Factor winner and BBC Strictly Come Dancing finalist will play the role of murderess chorus girl Roxie Hart in the multi-award-winning Kander & Ebb musical at the Phoenix Theater, London.
Alexandra joins Martin Kemp as Billy Flynn, Mazz Murray as Mama Morton, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly and Paul Rider as Amos Hart.
She most recently dazzled audiences in the West End revival of Chess alongside Michael Ball at the London Coliseum. Her growing list of theatre credits includes playing the lead role of Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard musical in the West End and UK Tour, and Deloris Van Cartier in Craig Revel-Horwood’s production of Sister Act.
A sharp-edged satire on the corruption of the criminal justice system and the celebrity of crime, the hit musical is set in roaring twenties Chicago and follows murderess showgirls in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal.
Alexandra Burke will play Roxie Hart from 13 August 2018 until 14 October 2018.
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Chicago The Musical is currently booking until 5 January 2019 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
Mazz Murray will join Martin Kemp in Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre.
Murray assumes the role of jail warden Mama Morton from Ruthie Henshall, with previously announced Kemp taking over from Cuba Good Jr. as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn.
Murray and Kemp join Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabrielle and Paul Rider as Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly and Amos Hart respectively from 2 July 2018.
A stalwart of the West End, Maz Murray’s extensive theatre credits include nine years as Killer Queen in We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre), Mabel in Fame (Victoria Palace), Grandma Bertha in Pippin (Bridewell Theatre) and Dusty Springfield in A Girl Called Dusty (Duke of York’s Theatre).
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The West End revival of the multi award-winning Kander & Ebb musical has announced a new booking period, with the show now running until 5 January 2019 at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
A review round-up for Chicago The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre, London
After 6 years away from the West End Chicago the Musical is back to razzle dazzle the city of London.
Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, Ebb and Kander’s classic 1975 musical production has thrilled audiences across the world.
Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr (The People v. O. J. Simpson, Jerry Maguire) makes his musical stage debut as celebrity criminal lawyer Billy Flynn, with Chicago veterans Sarah Soetaert (Kiss Me Kate, Fame), Josefina Gabrielle (Stepping Out) and Ruthie Henshall (Billy Elliot the Musical) returning to the hit musical as Roxie, Velma and Mamma Morton.
Directed by Walter Bobbie (Bright Star, Venus in Fur) with choreography by Ann Reinking and costume design by William Ivey Long.
Chicago tells the story of wannabe starlet and nightclub singer Roxie Hart, who is incarcerated and trialed for murdering her lover. She enlists the help of the charismatic and smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn to free herself from jail.
This stocking filled, sizzling musical previously ran in London for 15 years in the West End, but will it be doing the Cell Block Tango for many more to come?
Read a round-up of reviews below.
Evening Standard, ★★★★
“Gooding gives an amiable enough performance, but he doesn’t boast a strong or confident singing voice.
Instead the show belongs, as it must, to those two publicity-hungry murderesses, Velma Kelly (Josefina Gabrielle) and Roxie Hart (Sarah Soetaert), who vie to outwit each other when it comes to column inches.
Towering even over them in the magnificence stakes is Ann Reinking’s delicious choreography in the trademark angular black-clothed manner of Bob Fosse. It’s a constant lithe and limber delight throughout this slick and pacey show.”
Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard
The Guardian, ★★★
“Kander and Ebb’s show about crime and celebrity is faithfully recreated but is beginning to resemble an animated corpse.
The show is harsh, cynical and funny and chimes well with an age that understands the psychotic nature of celebrity. I’m all for reviving old musicals, but this one has not been imaginatively rethought.
The lead actors all do their stuff, the ensemble is lively and the onstage band, under the direction of Ian Townsend, is exceptional: the evening’s best moment comes when the brass are given the spotlight at the start of the second act.
But, while it is pleasant to renew acquaintance with numbers such as All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle, everything is exactly as I remember it from 1997: that includes the chilling moment when a rope descends from the flies as a Hungarian girl dies protesting her innocence to remind us of the reality of judicial murder.
For all the cast’s commitment, this is as much a piece of museum theatre as those old Soviet shows that went unchanged through the decades.”
Michael Billington, The Guardian
The Stage, ★★★
“It’s hardly Chicago’s fault – more a consequence of the show’s success and longevity – but there’s something about that black and red colour scheme, the mesh shirts, the campy sleaze that, 21 years on, seems more parody than revolutionary.
This is still the same production, minute by minute, as that which opened at the Adelphi Theatre in 1997 – and it could really do with an update. While Kander and Ebb’s tightly integrated score and book, equating the seedy glitz of showbusiness with the vaudeville of the justice system, is still a thrill, this production feels slack, sluggish and awkwardly cast.
Pulling power comes from Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr, making his West End debut – and oh dear. It’s not great. At all. The hoarse voice is forgivable – he’ll get over that eventually – but what kills it is the lack of precision as soon as the musical phrases become remotely intricate. He can bash out a melody slowly, but beyond that he loses detail, fudges notes and hopes that his charming smile and knowingly cheap, cheery showmanship can get him through.”
Tim Bano, The Stage
Daily Telegraph, ★★★★
“This is a show with just the right amount of razzle-dazzle and which knows when to turn down the dial to give its audience more reflective moments, such as in the song Class. Gooding shows he has that in spades.
It is easy for musical theatre actors to swim in the shallow end of their characters’ psychological states, but Gooding gives a complete performance, showing a touch of the failed vaudevillian who knows his best days are behind him.”
TBen Lawrence, Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail, ★★★
“If it’s your eyeballs you want popping, you won’t be disappointed. Every one of the company of dancers is a variation on Aphrodite or Adonis, with barely a stitch of clothing. Body-hugging costumes make sure we don’t miss a toned ab, curving buttock or quivering cleavage.
Fosse’s choreography — revamped by Ann Reinking and Gary Chryst — once more storms the stage but is somewhat cramped, with only a few metres available in front of a huge bank of seating for the band. This makes the dancing feel like a hectic frieze. With so many bodies sculpted like Greek gods, perhaps an evocation of the Elgin marbles isn’t so bad.
This is a spirited revival, even if it feels like we’ve been there (and got the g-string).”
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail
Time Out, ★★★
“Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding Jr has been cast in the role of louche lawyer Billy Flynn. He’s… okay. He can’t really sing but he has a rumpled, unaffected charisma that at least makes him likeable. His presence hardly feels like event theatre, though: he’s here to get bums on seats, not fuck with the show’s formula.
Experienced musical theatre performers and ‘Chicago’ veterans Sarah Soetaert and Josefina Gabrielle hold down the main parts.. And they’re solid: the show retains a classy edge and strong fundamentals, not least because of the high kickin’ choreography, styled after that of the show’s original director Bob Fosse.
But in many other respects, it’s starting to show its age. The aggressively sexy/‘sexy’ black mesh costumes feel like the paraphernalia of a bygone, lairier era. The commentary on the relationship between infamy and actual fame feels somewhat unsophisticated in the age of Trump. And like Stephen Daldry’s production of ‘An Inspector Calls’, it just feels like it’s cock-blocking fresh takes on a piece that’s really too smart to spend the rest of eternity locked in 1996.”
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
Chicago is booking until 6 October at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
The West End revival of Chicago starring Cuba Gooding Jr and Ruthie Henshall will now run until October 2018.
Following unprecedented demand, the West End revival of Chicago will now run until 6 October 2018 at the Phoenix Theatre.
Producers chose to announce the four month extension at the Chicago Musical launch event held at Brasserie Zedel in London’s West End.
The cast for the first booking period, from 26 March to 30 June 2018, is led by Cuba Gooding Jr, Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabriell, Ruthie Henshall and Paul Rider.
This cast will also feature Alan Richardson, Michelle Antrobus, Natalie Bennyworth, Nicola Coates, Frances Dee, Zoe Gappy, Emma Harris, Chelsea Labadini, Joanna Rennie, Abramo Ciullo, Francis Foreman, Luke Jarvis, Matt Krzan, Charles Ruhrmund, Todd Talbot, Callum Macdonald, Chris Warner Drake and Matthew Wesley.
It is not yet known if Cuba Gooding Jr or Ruthie Henshall will sign on for the final booking period, but it is likely whoever takes on these roles will have star power.
Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, this iconic musical returns to the West End following a 5 1/2 absence.
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Chicago is booking until 6 October 2018 at the Phoenix Theatre.
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Chicago is bringing the real razzle-dazzle back to London!
Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, and now starring Academy Award-Winner Cuba Gooding Jnr in his West End stage debut, the sexiest, sassiest, most sophisticated
Broadway musical in history is celebrating 21 years of standing ovations in style.
The dazzling multi-award-winning tale of nightclub singer Roxie Hart, her cell-block rival Velma Kelly and the smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn has thrilled audiences in London, Broadway and across the world from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa since 1996.
With the original Broadway choreography by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and a sizzling score featuring the classing songs “Razzle Dazzle”, “Cell Block Tango” and “All That Jazz”, Chicago is so good it should be illegal.
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Chicago is booking from 26 March 2018 until 6 October 2018 at the Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, London.
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Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabrielle and Ruthie Henshall will be joining Oscar winner, Cuba Gooding Jr, in the multi award-winning West End revival of CHICAGO this Spring.
All three actresses have previously starred in Chicago, with Ruthie Henshall set to become the only British actress to play all three leading roles.
Henshall originated the role of Roxie Hart in London’s West End in 1997, returned to play Velma Kelly, and will now play Mamma Morton.
Ruthie’s musical theatre career spans four decades, beginning with Cats at the New London, followed by Miss Saigon, Children of Eden, Les Misérables, Crazy For You, Oliver!, She Loves Me (for which she won the Olivier Award), Peggy Sue Got Married, The Woman in White, Marguerite, and, most recently, Billy Elliot.
Sarah Soetaert will be recreating the role of Roxie Hart, the role she previously played at the Cambride and Garrick Theatres. Her other theatre work includes Cats, Carousel, Fame, Kiss Me Kate, On the Town, The Sound of Music and The Glenn Miller Story.
Josefina Gabrielle played the role of Roxie Hart at the Adelphi and Cambridge Theatres. She will now be making her debut as Velma Kelly. Her other theatre work includes Cats, Carousel, Fame, Kiss Me Kate, On the Town, The Sound of Music and The Glenn Miller Story.
Chicago returns to the West End following a successful UK and international tour, and after a 5½-year absence from London. It previously ran in London for 15 years at the Cambride and Garrick Theatres.
Chicago is currently booking from 26 March 2018 until 23 June 2018 at the Phoenix Theatre.
Casting updates have been announced for the West End production of Billy Elliot The Musical.
Ruthie Henshall and Deka Walmsley are to continue as dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson and Dad respectively in the West End cast for Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Also continuing in their roles are Chris Grahamson as Tony, Gillian Elisa as Grandma, Howard Crossley as George and Claudia Bradley as Dead Mum.
Phil Snowdon, in his new role, will play Mr Braithwaite and James Butcher joins the cast as Older Billy.
Ensemble members are Craig Armstrong, Richard Ashton, James Ballanger, David Bardsley, Paul Basleigh, Rachel Bingham, Lucinda Collins, Peter Cork, Scott Cripps, Robbie Durham, Ross Finnie, Lee Hoy, Ruri James, Ben Redfern, Charlotte Riby, Mike Scott, Sharon Sexton, Wendy Somerville, Spencer Stafford, David Stoller and Kerry Washington.
Last week the multi award-winning smash hit Billy Elliot The Musical celebrated ten years in the West End.
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Production photos of Ruthie Henshall in Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre
Billy Elliot The Musical celebrates its 9th birthday today at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London.
And to kick off the celebrations, the show is welcoming a brand new cast from tonight, 12 May 2014.
West End leading lady Ruthie Henshall is joining the cast as Billy’s dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson, alongside a hugely talented team that includes eleven year old Matteo Zecca as Billy and ten year old Kyria Cooper as Debbie. Other new cast include Chris Grahamson who plays Billy’s brother Tony and Barnaby Meredith who returns to the production to play Older Billy.
Now been seen by over 9.5 million people worldwide and booking at the Victoria Palace Theatre to 16 May 2015, this hit show features music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall based on his acclaimed movie. Stephen Daldry directs with choreography by Peter Darling.
Other cast in the show include Deka Walmsley (Dad), Ann Emery (Grandma), Howard Crossley (George), and Claudia Bradley and David Muscat in their new roles as Dead Mum and Mr. Braithwaite respectively. Ensemble members are Craig Armstrong, David Bardsley, Paul Basleigh, Spencer Cartwright, Lucinda Collins, Gillian Elisa, Lee Hoy, Ruri James, Chris Jenkins, Charlie Martin, Alan Mehdizadeh, Steve Paget, Ben Redfern, Charlotte Riby, Mark John Richardson, Mike Scott, Phil Snowden, Wendy Somerville, Spencer Stafford and David Stoller.
Billy (Matteo Zecca) in Billy Elliot the Musical, photo by Alastair Muir
Photos by Alastair Muir / David Scheinmann
Olivier Award winning actress Ruthie Henshall to join the cast of Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall is to join the cast of multi-award winning musical Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Taking the role of Billy’s dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson, Ruthie will star in the show from 12 May 2014.
Billy Elliot has played for nearly nine years at the Victoria Palace Theatre and has been seen by over 9.5 million people worldwide.
Directed by Stephen Daldry with choreography by Peter Darling, the show features music by Elton John, has a book and lyrics by Lee Hall.
Also joining the cast in May is Chris Grahamson as Billy’s brother Tony and Barnaby Meredith returns to play Older Billy. Ann Emery will continue to play Grandma, with Deka Walmsley will continue as Billy’s dad.
The full cast from 12 May 2014 features: Ruthie Henshall (Mrs Wilkinson), Deka Walmsley (Dad), Chris Grahamson (Tony), Ann Emery (Grandma), Howard Crossley (George) and Barnaby Meredith (Older Billy). They are joined by Claudia Bradley and David Muscat in their new roles as Dead Mum and Mr. Braithwaite respectively. Ensemble members are Craig Armstrong, David Bardsley, Paul Basleigh, Spencer Cartwright, Lucinda Collins, Gillian Elisa, Lee Hoy, Ruri James, Chris Jenkins, Charlie Martin, Alan Mehdizadeh, Steve Paget, Ben Redfern, Charlotte Riby, Mark John Richardson, Mike Scott, Phil Snowden, Wendy Somerville, Spencer Stafford and David Stoller.
The role of Billy is alternated by Elliott Hanna, Bradley Perret, Redmand Rance and Mitchell Tobin. Zach Atkinson, Zak Baker, and Freddie Butterfield play the role of Billy’s best friend Michael. Dayna Dixon, Demi Lee and Millie Thornton play Debbie.
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Story Update:
Kander & Ebb tribute at the Victoria Palace Theatre cancelled
A major charity gala which was to have been held in London on 29 April 2012 to celebrate the work of legendary songwriters Kander & Ebb has been cancelled.
The all-star gala at the Victoria Palace Theatre wass being produced by veteran promoter and producer Barry Mishon in collaboration with John Kander, and was to have aided the Ovarian Cancer Action charity.
The charity today announced that it had decided to withdraw from the show, ” for no other reason than due to the current economic climate in which we are operating”, and that they were, “unable to afford to proceed with this venture. Had we been able to continue, we had complete confidence that it would have been a great success, but the environment necessitates that the focus and spend of the Charity must be solely on its core charitable activities at the current time. We reiterate our extreme disappointment at having to arrive at this conclusion, and thank everyone sincerely, particularly Barry, for the time, effort, enthusiasm and determination which has gone into this to date.”
Barry Mishon, the producer of the show, thanked everyone for their “great support” but said that he was “dismayed and very upset” on hearing the news.
Stars who had signed up to appear included Tony award winning Chicago choreographer Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, Marvin Hamlisch, Janie Dee, Maria Friedman, Tyne Daly, Stefanie Powers, Billy Stritch, Clive Rowe, Claire Moore, Linzi Hately, Bonnie Langford, Sally Ann Triplett, Ria Jones, Sian Phillips and Frances Ruffelle.
John Kander and Fred Ebb are two of the most successful musical theatre songwriting partnerships of all time, with their work including Cabaret, Chicago, Zorba, The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Fred Ebb passed away in 2004.
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Tony award winning choreographer Ann Reinking has been confirmed to star in a major charity gala celebrating the work of legendary songwriters Kander & Ebb, in London this April.
Reinking, who won a Tony Award for her choreography for Kander and Ebb’s Chicago, will join names including Marvin Hamlisch, Janie Dee, Maria Friedman and Billy Stritch at the event.
The current production of Chicago is one of the most successful musical revivals ever. It is now in its 15th year on Broadway and has recently returned to the West End’s Garrick Theatre starring Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera.
The all-star gala is being produced by veteran promoter and producer Barry Mishon in collaboration with Kander, and will be in aid of the Ovarian Cancer Action charity.
John Kander and Fred Ebb are two of the most successful musical theatre songwriting partnerships of all time, with their work including Cabaret, Chicago, Zorba, The Rink and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Fred Ebb passed away in 2004.
Musical directors for the event will be Gareth Valentine and Donald Pippin.
Tickets will go on sale soon.
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STAGE SPY CHECK-LIST
- Show: Kander & Ebb Charity Gala
- Theatre: West End venue TBC
- Musical Directors: Gareth Valentine, Donald Pippin
- Stars: Ann Reinking, Maria Friedman, further names to be announced
- Opens: April 2012
Ugly Betty star to make UK stage debut in Chicago at the Garrick Theatre.
Chicago The Musical returns to the West End with a bang this Autumn as the star of international hit TV show Ugly Betty makes her West End theatre debut.
From 7 November for eight weeks only, America Ferrera will perform as Roxie Hart in the show, alongside current star of the Broadway production of Chicago, Amra-Faye Wright, asVelma Kelly.
Chicago’s return to London will herald its record-breaking 15th year in the UK. The show is already the most successful Broadway export ever and notched up the accolade as the West End’s longest running revival ever when it played at the Cambridge Theatre until earlier this year.
America Ferrera is one of the most well known TV actresses in the world and has won Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role as Betty in the hit ABC show.
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