David Ian for Crossroads Live in association with Barry and Fran Weissler are delighted to announce star casting for the 2024/2025 UK and Ireland tour of the multi-awarding winning CHICAGO, heading to the Manchester Palace Theatre from Monday 4th November 2024.
Stage and soap star Faye Brookes and much-loved performer and TV personality Brenda Edwards return to the stage as Roxie Hart and Mama Morton respectively. They are joined by Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn. Leading West End talent Djalenga Scott also returns to the role of Velma Kelly, starring alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine.
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.
Faye Brookes returns to the role of Roxie Hart, having previously played her to acclaim in the 2021 UK and Ireland tour. She is best known for her role as Kate Connor in ITV’s Coronation Street, for which she won a National Television Award. Her theatre credits include Fran in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Princess Fiona in Shrek and Elle Woods in Legally
Blonde, all on national tour, Ann/Edna in That Day We Sang directed by Victoria Wood at Manchester’s Royal Exchange, Liesl in The Sound of Music at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Frenchy in Grease at the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre. Faye’s was runner up on ITV’s Dancing On Ice in 2021, her other TV credits include Agnes Franklin in Our Zoo and Helena in Atlantis, both for the BBC.
Brenda Edwards gained public acclaim as a semi-finalist on The X Factor before turning her attention to the stage, making her West End debut as Mama Morton in CHICAGO, a role she recently reprised for the 2021/2022 UK and Ireland tour. Her additional theatre credits include Motormouth Maybelle in the UK tour of Hairspray, Nettie Fowler in Carousel at the London Coliseum, Killer Queen in We Will Rock You both the West End and original UK Tour and Pearl Pastor in Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall. Brenda is also a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women as well as presenting BBC1’s Songs of Praise.
Kevin Clifton is best known as a professional dancer and winner of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, competing in seven series and five finals. He was most recently seen as Hugo/Loco Chanelle the UK tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. His other theatre credits include Scott Hastings in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom, Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain at Sadler’s Wells and on tour, Stacee Jaxx in Rock Of Ages on tour, Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer at Troubadour Wembley Park, The Artilleryman in Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds UK arena tour, Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre and Burn the Floor on Broadway, making his Broadway debut as a principal dancer.
Djalenga Scott returns to the role of Velma Kelly, having previously starred in the UK and international tours. Her West End credits include Lily St Regis in Annie at the Piccadilly Theatre, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the New London and Chicago at the Adelphi, Cambridge and Garrick Theatres. Her other credits include Anita in the national tour of West Side Story, Rizzo in Grease at Curve Leicester, Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show and Carmen in Fame, both on European tours, the US tour of Batman Live and Bombalurina in Cats at Kilworth House. Djalenga’s screen credits include Scarlett/Esme in Trapped for the BBC and Alexandra in the film I Give It A Year.
Joshua Lloyd’s theatre credits include the UK and Ireland tour of The Lion King and Choir of Man on UK and international tours.
Jordan Lee Davies most recently appeared in La Cage aux Folles at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Additional theatre credits include the original cast of Bat Out of Hell at the Manchester Opera House, London Coliseum and international tour, The Book of Mormon on UK and international tour, Chess at the London Coliseum and Les Misérables at the Queens Theatre.
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.
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO’s sexy, sassy score includes the show-stopping songs “Razzle Dazzle”, “Cell Block Tango”, and “All That Jazz”. Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, CHICAGO is the longest running American musical in Broadway and West End history.
Since it opened in New York in 1996, CHICAGO has played in 38 countries worldwide, and been performed in English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, French, Danish, Japanese and Korean. Worldwide it has been seen by an estimated 34 million people, grossed over $1.7 billion has played over 35,000 performances.
CHICAGO, which is based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The current 1996 Broadway revival of CHICAGO is choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse, directed by Walter Bobbie, and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler.
Photos - Chicago International Tour 2021 photo by Tristram Kenton
CHICAGO UK TOUR – 2024/2025 TOUR LISTINGS
SATURDAY 12 – SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 21 – SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2024
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/alhambra-theatre
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 28 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2024
THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE https://www.theatreroyal.co.uk/
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 4 – SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2024
PALACE THEATRE, MANCHESTER https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/palace-theatre-manchester/
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards* as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
*Brenda Edwards will not be performing on Thursday 7 November
TUESDAY 19 – SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2024
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON https://www.mayflower.org.uk/
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart and Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton
MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2024
STOKE REGENT THEATRE https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre/
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2025
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 20 – SATURDAY 25 JANUARY 2025
EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
TUESDAY 28 JANUARY – SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2025
LYCEUM THEATRE, SHEFFIELD www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2025
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 10 – SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2025
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025
NEW THEATRE, OXFORD www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford
Starring Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, Brenda Edwards as Mama Morton and Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn
MONDAY 3 – SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025
CLIFFS PAVILION, SOUTHEND www.trafalgartickets.com/cliffs-pavilion-southend
Casting to be announced
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2025
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 17 – SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2025
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, BELFAST www.goh.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 31 MARCH – SATURDAY 5 APRIL 2025
PAVILION THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH www.bournemouthpavilion.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 7 – SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2025
ROYAL CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM www.trch.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 14 – SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2025
THE ALEXANDRA, BIRMINGHAM www.atgtickets.com/venues/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 21 – SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2025
HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
Casting to be announced
TUESDAY 29 APRIL – SATURDAY 3 MAY 2025
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO www.venuecymru.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 5 – SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF www.wmc.org.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 12 – SATURDAY 17 MAY 2025
MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY www.marlowetheatre.com
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 19 – SATURDAY 24 MAY 2025
BRISTOL HIPPODROME www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 26 – SATURDAY 31 MAY 2025
ORCHARD THEATRE, DARTFORD www.trafalgartickets.com/orchard-theatre-dartford
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2025
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 16 – SATURDAY 21 JUNE
CURVE, LEICESTER www.curveonline.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 22 – SATURDAY 28 JUNE 2025
GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON www.grandtheatre.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 30 JUNE – SATURDAY 5 JULY 2025
HULL NEW THEATRE www.hulltheatres.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 7 – SATURDAY 12 JULY 2025
CONGRESS THEATRE, EASTBOURNE www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 14 – SATURDAY 19 JULY 2025
THEATRE ROYAL, NORWICH www.norwichtheatre.org
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 21 – SATURDAY 26 JULY 2025
WINTER GARDENS, BLACKPOOL www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 28 JULY – SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2025
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 4 – SATURDAY 9 AUGUST 2025
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 11 – SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 2025
HAWTH THEATRE, CRAWLEY www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth
Casting to be announced
MONDAY 18 – SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2025
KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre-glasgow
Casting to be announced
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