Chicago at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, will star Coronation Street actress Faye Brookes
The multi-award-winning musical Chicago will play at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre next week.
Stage and soap star Faye Brookes and much-loved performer and TV personality Brenda Edwards are set to appear as Roxie Hart and Mama Morton respectively.
Leading West End talent Djalenga Scott is cast in the role of Velma Kelly, starring alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine.
Set amid 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 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.
The winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, the show 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 seen by an estimated 34-million people during 35,000-plus performances.
The musical is based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins and book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
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.
Meanwhile, 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.
Chicago is at Southampton Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd November. Tickets are priced from £28.50. For more information and bookings visit www.mayflower.org.uk or call the box office on 023 8071 1811.
