Brenda Braxton News

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the CHICAGO company is pleased to welcome back Mexican stage sensation Bianca Marroquin to the role of merry murderess Roxie Hart beginning Sunday, September 15.

On Tuesday, August 12, the CHICAGO company is pleased to welcome back Brenda Braxton to the role of merry murderess Velma Kelly.

On Tuesday, August 12, the CHICAGO company is pleased to welcome back Brenda Braxton to the role of merry murderess Velma Kelly.

On Monday, May 19, the CHICAGO company is pleased to welcome Broadway veteran Nancy Lemenager to the starring role of merry murderess Velma Kelly.

'Thurgood,' starring Lawrence Fishburne, opened on April 30th at the Booth Theatre.

CHICAGO veteran Raymond Bokhour is set to return to the Broadway production on Monday, April 28, succeeding Ron Orbach in the role of Roxie Hart's all-but-invisible husband, Amos.

Career Transition For Dancers and the Shubert Organization gathered at the Eugenia Room at Sardi's (234 W. 44th St.) on March 26th for an a Between-Show-Get-Together event that featured Broadway dancers.

The all African-American production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by multiple Emmy winner and two-time Tony nominee Debbie Allen officially opened on Thursday March 6, 2008 at the Broadhurst Theatre

On Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Broadway's razzle-dazzle hit musical Chicago is pleased to welcome Kecia Lewis-Evans as Matron 'Mama' Morton for an 11-week engagement through Sunday, June 1 at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre. On Tuesday, March 18, Broadway veteran Jeff McCarthy will begin an 11-week return engagement as slick criminal lawyer Billy Flynn.

Broadway's razzle-dazzle hit musical Chicago is pleased to welcome back Terra C. MacLeod as Velma Kelly for two weeks only at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre (219 West 49th Street). MacLeod will appear from Thursday, February 21 through Thursday, March 6, while Brenda Braxton is on vacation

John Schneider (TV's 'The Dukes of Hazzard') returned to Broadway on January 14 in the long-running revival of Chicago as the slick-talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.

On Tuesday, January 8, film and TV-star Stephen Baldwin visited his former 'Donald Trump - Celebrity Apprentice' co-star Vincent Pastore, who currently starring as endearing yet nearly invisible husband Amos Hart in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre.

Former 'Sopranos' cast members Aida Turturro and Vincent Pastore, who are currently starring in Chicago, welcomed fellow 'Sopranos' co-stars - Dominick Chianese, Frank Pellingrino, Tony Darrow, Anthony Rubestello, and Vince Curratolla - to their Sunday, January 6 performance. In addition, Vincent Pastore arranged for 17 veterans from the Bronx VA Hospital, where he volunteers, to enjoy the matinee

Beginning Monday, January 14, 2008, the Broadway company of Chicago is pleased to welcome back three of its veteran performers - Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Rob Bartlett as Amos Hart and Roz Ryan as Matron 'Mama' Morton. These three will be joined by Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly and John Schneider, who will make his Chicago debut as Billy Flynn on Monday, January 14, as previously announced.

Producer Scott Sanders hosted a Christmas Party for the cast of The Color Purple at his Chelsea loft apartment on Saturday, December 8.

See CHICAGO, Broadway's razzle-dazzle smash hit, for as low as $66.50 for performances through March 9, 2008!

With the end of the 19-day stagehands' strike, the hit musical Chicago also ushered in new cast members: Emmy nominee Aida Turturro ('The Sopranos') as Matron Mama Morton, Vincent Pastore ('The Sopranos') as Amos Hart, and Maxwell Caulfield ('Dynasty') as Billy Flynn.

In celebration of Broadway curtains rising throughout midtown once again, the producers of the hit musical Chicago are pleased to announce a very special ticket offer to welcome audiences back to the Ambassador Theatre. For once performance only - Thursday, November 29 at 8PM - any and all remaining tickets can be purchased for only $26.50.

This Fall, the record-breaking, razzle-dazzle Broadway smash Chicago welcomes stage and screen star Maxwell Caulfield to the role of Billy Flynn for a special two-week holiday engagement beginning Monday, November 19 at the Ambassador Theatre. On Monday, December 3, Drama Desk Award nominee Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown) steps into the role of Billy Flynn for a five-week engagement through Sunday, January 13.

On Monday, September 10, 2007, the company of Broadway's Chicago welcomes Golden Globe winner George Hamilton for a limited four-week return engagement as the criminal lawyer Billy Flynn.