Kevin Chamberlin will return to Broadway to star in the hit musical Chicago as Amos Hart beginning Monday, June 12th. Succeeding P.J. Benjamin, he will stay with the show through Sunday, September 10th.
Chamberlin will follow a number of new cast replacements into the show. On April 17th, Obba Babatunde will succeed John O'Hurley as Billy Flynn, Charlotte D'Amboise will replace Robin Givens as Roxie and Brenda Braxton will succeed Amra-Faye Wright as Velma. The show also stars Lillias White as Matron "Mama" Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
Chamberlin originated the role of Charlie in
Dirty Blonde on Broadway and most recently starred in the play at the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End. For
Dirty Blonde, Chamberlin received Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations. He also received Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for his performance as Horton the Elephant in Broadway's
Seussical. Other Broadway credits include
My Favorite Year, Abe Lincoln in Illinois and
Triumph of Love, in addition to City Center Encores Series appearances in
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 and
One Touch of Venus. Off-Broadway, he co-starred with
Sarah Jessica Parker in
Wonder of the World at MTC.
Chicago, which opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 14th 1996, has reached a run of over 3,900
performances at the Ambassador Theatre (215 W. 49th St.); the show is the longest-running revival in Broadway history. Chicago received
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.For more information on Chicago, visit www.chicagothemusical.com. For tickets, call Telecharge at 212 239 6200, or visit www.telecharge.com.
