The UK tour of Chicago has announced further casting details for its 2025 run, with Kevin Clifton and Brenda Edwards extending their performances across multiple tour stops.
TV personality Janette Manrara (Strictly Come Dancing) stars as Roxie Hart, following her musical theatre debut in Southend on 3 March. She is joined by Djalenga Scott as Velma Kelly, Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart, and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine.
Kevin Clifton will continue as Billy Flynn in select locations, including Southend, Dublin, Belfast, Canterbury, and Bristol, with additional casting for the role to be announced in due course. Meanwhile, Brenda Edwards is confirmed to reprise her role as Matron “Mama” Morton in Dublin, Belfast, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Wimbledon, and Leicester, with further casting for the role expected later.
Manrara will appear in all scheduled tour dates this year, except in Bristol and Canterbury. She took over the role from Faye Brookes, who opened the tour last year and gave her final performance on 1 March in Oxford.
The ensemble cast includes 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.
With music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a woman who murders her lover and manipulates the legal system with the help of slick lawyer Billy Flynn. The Tony Award-winning musical has been performed in 36 countries worldwide and features iconic numbers such as “Razzle Dazzle,” “Cell Block Tango,” and “All That Jazz.”
The tour continues with performances across the UK, with further dates and casting updates expected soon.
Chicago 2025 UK Tour schedule
3 – 8 March 2025
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
11 – 15 March 2025
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
17 – 22 March 2025
Grand Opera House, Belfast
31 March – 5 April 2025
Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
7 – 12 April 2025
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
14 – 19 April 2025
The Alexandra, Birmingham
21 – 26 April 2025
Hall for Cornwall, Truro
29 April – 3 May 2025
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
5 – 10 May 2025
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
12 – 17 May 2025
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
19 – 24 May 2025
Bristol Hippodrome
9 – 14 June 2025
New Wimbledon Theatre
16 – 21 June 2025
Curve, Leicester
23 – 28 June 2025
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
30 June – 5 July 2025
Hull New Theatre
7 – 12 July 2025
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
14 – 19 July 2025
Theatre Royal, Norwich
21 – 26 July 2025
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
28 July – 2 August 2025
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
4 – 9 August 2025
Sunderland Empire
11 – 16 August 2025
Hawth Theatre, Crawley
18 – 23 August 2025
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
25 – 30 August 2025
The Lowry, Salford
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