Lauren Oakley, Adam Garcia, Mica Paris to star in Chicago UK Tour

Strictly Come Dancing professional Lauren Oakley will make her stage debut as Roxie Hart opposite Adam Garcia’s Billy Flynn in a new UK tour of Chicago. Mica Paris and Sam Bailey also join the cast, sharing the role of Mama Morton.

David Ian for Crossroads Live, in association with Barry and Fran Weissler, has announced new star casting for the 2027 UK and Ireland tour of the multi award-winning musical Chicago. The tour will open at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 5 February 2027 before visiting 34 cities across the UK and Ireland.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Lauren Oakley stars as Roxie Hart in her musical theatre debut, alongside two-time Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia as Billy Flynn. Mica Paris and Sam Bailey will share the role of Mama Morton at selected venues.

About the show

Set amid the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago follows housewife and nightclub dancer Roxie Hart, who murders her lover after he threatens to leave. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate Velma Kelly by hiring Chicago’s slickest lawyer to turn her crime into sensational headlines.

With music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, the duo behind hit musical Cabaret, the score includes iconic songs like ‘Razzle Dazzle,’ ‘Cell Block Tango’ and ‘All That Jazz.’ It has won six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, and is the longest-running American musical in Broadway and West End history, now celebrating 30 years on Broadway.

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Main photo: Adam Garcia, Lauren Oakley and Sam Bailey in Chicago. Photo by Matt Crockett