Photo Coverage: John O'Hurley and Robin Givens Prepare for Bway Debuts in Chicago
By: Walter McBride Jan. 11, 2006
The smash revival of Chicago celebrated the casting of it's two new stars, Robin Givens (making her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart) and John O'Hurley (making his own as Billy Flynn), while producer Barry Weissler held a meet and greet with the press media to announce that the show which is Broadway's longest running revival will enter it's record-breaking 10th year.
O'Hurley and Givens will join the cast on January 16th, the same day that Amra-Faye Wright succeeds Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly and Bruce Winant replaces P.J. Winant as Amos; O'Hurley and Givens replace Huey Lewis and Charlotte D'Amboise, respectively. Lillias White will succeed Debra Monk as Mama Morton on January 30th.The revival of Chicago,
which opened on November 14th 1996, has reached a run of over 3,800
performances. Currently at the Ambassador Theatre (215 W. 49th St.), the show opened
with Ann Reinking as Roxie, Bebe Neuwirth as Velma, Joel Grey as Amos
and James Naughton as Billy. Under Walter Bobbie's direction and
Reinking's choreography, Chicago, which features a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse, received
6 1997 Tonys (including Best Revival of a Musical). The revival, based
on Bobbie's stylistically stripped-down Encores! staging, featured
direction and choreography by Fosse in its original 1975
production.
For more information, visit www.chicagothemusical.com.
John O'Hurley and the ladies of Chicago--"All I Care About is Love"
Broadway's newest Billy Flynn--John O'Hurley
John O'Hurley
John O'Hurley
Producer Barry Weissler and soon-to-be Roxie Robin Givens
Barry Weissler
Robin Givens
Robin Givens
Robin Givens shows off her moves
Robin Givens, John O'Hurley and cast--"They Both Reached for the Gun"
Robin Givens, John O'Hurley and cast
Robin Givens and John O'Hurley
