UK Theatre Network

GARY WILMOT STAR AS ‘BILLY FLYNN’ ALONGSIDE EASTENDERS STAR EMMA BARTON AS ‘ROXIE HART’

LET THE KING’S THEATRE RAZZLE DAZZLE YOU WITH “CHICAGO”!

Gary Wilmot, star of West End musicals including “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, “Me And My Girl”, “Carmen Jones” and “Copacabana”, has played major UK tours with “Oliver!”, “Half a Sixpence”, Willy Russell’s “One For The Road”, Alan Ayckbourn’s “Confusions”, and “Travels with My Aunt”. More recently, Gary has appeared in “HMS Pinafore” at the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park and as ‘The Lion’ in “The Wizard of Oz” at the Royal Festival Hall.

Emma Barton is best known for her role as ‘Honey Mitchell’ in BBC1’s “EastEnders”. Her other television roles include “Spooks” on BBC1 and “Secret History” on Channel 4. Previous stage roles include ‘Peggy’ in “The Secret Garden” (RSC), ‘Norma Cassidy’ in “Victor/Victoria” (Bridewell) and ‘Marty’ in “Grease” (Victoria Palace Theatre).

"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.  Scenic design is by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting by Ken Billington and sound by Rick Clarke.  Musical supervision is by Rob Fisher.  "CHICAGO" is choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and directed by Walter Bobbie. 

 “CHICAGO” opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 18 November 1997 to rave reviews, winning the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for 'Outstanding Musical Production' as well as the 1998 Critics Circle Drama Award for 'Best Musical', and immediately became a sell-out hit.  The show in London, now at the Cambridge Theatre, has just entered its twelfth year. “CHICAGO” currently plays in New York, Japan, Denmark and on tour in the US, with forthcoming productions in Australia, Korea, Holland and Spain.

The National UK Tour of “CHICAGO” is produced by David Ian Productions in association with the Broadway producers Barry and Fran Weissler.

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