Photo Coverage: Usher Opens in Chicago
By: Walter McBride Aug. 24, 2006
Five-time Grammy Award-winning R&B star Usher joined the cast of Chicago as Billy Flynn on August 22nd; he will continue in the show through October 1st.
The 27-year old superstar whose last album, "Confessions," sold over 15 million albums worldwide, is making his Broadway debut.
Chicago, directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Ann Reinking, also stars Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly, Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Kevin Chamberlin as Amos Hart, Lillias White as Matron "Mama" Morton, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. Chicago, a tale about a pair of merry show biz murderesses set in '20s Chicago, features music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Bob Fosse (who staged the original 1975 production) and Ebb.
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Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
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Ryan Lowe, Usher, Bianca Marroquin and Brenda Braxton
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Usher and Chicago cast members
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