Photo Coverage: She's Got Class! Bebe Neuwirth Returns to CHICAGO as 'Mamma Morton'
By: Walter McBride Jan. 15, 2014
Yesterday, January 14, 2014, two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth returned to the scene of the crime, where the gin is cold and the piano's hot: Broadway's record-breaking smash-hit musical Chicago. Neuwirth, who won a 1997 Tony Award for her acclaimed portrayal of jazz-age killer Velma Kelly and returned ten years later as merry murderess Roxie Hart, made Broadway history in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton for an eight-week limited engagement through Sunday, March 9 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). BroadwayWorld was there for her opening night and you can check out photos below!
Bebe Neuwirth's other Broadway credits include The Addams Family (Morticia), Fosse(Principal), A Chorus Line (Sheila), Little Me (Monique), Dancin' (Principal), Sweet Charity (Nickie, Tony Award) and Damn Yankees (Lola).
Off-Broadway, she has starred in Terrence McNally's Golden Age (Manhattan Theatre Club), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Classic Stage Company), Everett Beekin (Lincoln Center), Here Lies Jenny (Zipper Theater), Ashley Montana... (Flea Theater) andWriter's Block (Atlantic Theater). In London's West End, she starred in the title role inKiss of the Spider Woman.
Her television credits include her two-time Emmy Award winning performance as Dr. Lilith Sternin in "Cheers" and "Frasier," Tabba Schwartzkopf in "Wild Palms," Dorothy Parker in "Dash and Lily" (Emmy nomination), D.A. Tracey Kibre in "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" and Caroleine in "Bored to Death."
Her film credits include Green Card, Summer of Sam, Celebrity, Liberty Heights, Bugsy, Jumanji, The Faculty, Adopt a Sailor, The Paint Job, Fame and many more.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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Bianca Marroquin and Amra-Faye Wright
Christopher Fitzgerald and Bebe Neuwirth
R. Lowe, Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bebe Neuwirth and Company
R. Lowe, Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bebe Neuwirth and Company
Bianca Marroquin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Amra-Faye Wright, Denny Paschall and Bebe Neuwirth
Christopher Fitzgerald, Amra-Faye Wright, Denny Paschall and Bebe Neuwirth
Christopher Fitzgerald, Amra-Faye Wright, Denny Paschall and Bebe Neuwirth
Bianca Marroquin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Amra-Faye Wright, Denny Paschall and Bebe Neuwirth
Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald and Bebe Neuwirth
R. Lowe, Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bebe Neuwirth and Company
Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald and Bebe Neuwirth
Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald and Bebe Neuwirth
R. Lowe, Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Amra-Faye Wright and Bebe Neuwirth
Bianca Marroquin, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald and Bebe Neuwirth
Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Bebe Neuwirth, Amra-Faye Wright and Christopher Fitzgerald
Ryan Silverman, Bianca Marroquin, Bebe Neuwirth, Amra-Faye Wright and Christopher Fitzgerald
Bianca Marroquin and Amra-Faye Wright
