John O'Hurley, best known to "Seinfeld" fans as the velvet-voiced catalogue mogul J. Peterman, may be the next to play equally smooth lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago. The actor is currently in negotiations to join the long-running Broadway revival (Christopher McDonald currently plays Billy). O'Hurley, who recently appeared on the hit reality show "Dancing with the Stars," also just capped a book deal with Penguin Publishers; the book is a tribute to canines called "It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump." In addition, O'Hurley is also talking to FOX-TV about a potential reality show or sitcom of his own.O'Hurley has appeared in dozens of TV shows, TV movies and feature films. His credits include SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (as the voice of King Neptune), "The Mullets," "Tarzan & Jane," Teddy Bears' Picnic, "Cursed," Love Stinks, Slammed, "General Hospital," "Santa Barbara" and "The Young and the Restless." He has made guest appearances on "Duck Dodgers," "Father of the Bride," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "Son of the Beach," and many more.
Chicago, which opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 14th 1996, has reached a run of over 3,600
performances. Currently at the Ambassador Theatre (215 W. 49th St.), Chicagoreceived
6 1997 Tonys (including Best Revival of a Musical) under the direction
of Walter Bobbie and the choreography of star Ann Reinking. The
revival, based
on Bobbie's stylistically stripped-down Encores! staging, featured
direction and choreography by Bob Fosse in its original 1975
production. Chicago features a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse.The revival of Chicago
currently stars Charlotte D'Amboise as Roxie Hart, Luba Mason as Velma
Kelly, P.J. Benjamin as Amos Hart and Carol Woods as Matron "Mama" Morton; on September 6th, Debra Monk will play the Matro and on September 9th, Brooke Shields will take over as Roxie.
