CHICAGO Cancels Saturday Evening Show Due to Positive Covid Tests
by Robert Diamond - November 27, 2021
Per the production, 'because two people who work at the Ambassador Theatre tested positive for the COVID 19 virus today (Saturday, November 26th), the 8PM performance of CHICAGO will not proceed, out of an abundance of caution...'
CHICAGO Announces 25th Anniversary Celebration Events!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2021
Chicago will celebrate 25 years on Broadway tomorrow Tuesday, November 16th at 6:30PM with a very special performance. Beginning at 5PM on the TKTS Red Steps in Times Square the Brooklyn United Marching Band will march to 49th Street playing Kander & Ebb music. The Ambassador Theatre will be lit in red with a star-studded red carpet.
Photos: First Look Ana Villafañe, Bianca Marroquín & More in CHICAGO on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - October 13, 2021
Chicago resumed performances on Broadway on September 14 with a new cast and we have your first look at the company in action, including Ana Villafañe as Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, Tony Award-winner Paulo Szot as Billy Flynn, and Tony Award-winner Lillias White as Matron “Mama” Morton.
VIDEO: Hangin' on 49th Street with CHICAGO Star, Ana Villafañe
by Nicole Rosky - October 16, 2021
It's all razzle dazzle again at the Ambassador Theatre, where after a hiatus of a year and a half, the longest-running American musical in Broadway history has officially resumed performances. A new Roxie Hart struts the stage at Chicago this time around- Ana Villafañe, who is returning to Broadway for the first time since her breakout portrayal of Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet.
CHICAGO Announces VIVA BROADWAY! Night Set For This Month
by Stephi Wild - October 1, 2021
The Tony Award-winning Chicago joins with the Broadway League to announce a ¡Viva Broadway! Night celebrating Hispanic and Latino theatre makers and audiences on Monday, October 18 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC).
Bianca Marroquin, Ana Villafañe & Lillias White Will Lead CHICAGO on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - August 23, 2021
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler have just announced casting for the Broadway company of CHICAGO, which resumes performances at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W 49th St, NYC) on Tuesday, September 14th. Leading the company will be Bianca Marroquín making her debut in the role of Velma Kelly, Tony Award-winner Lillias White as Matron “Mama” Morton, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and Ryan Lowe as Mary Sunshine. Casting for the roles of Roxie Hart and Billy Flynn will officially be announced soon, but according to an Instagram post from casting office Stewart/Whitley, Ana Villafañe will play Roxie.
CHICAGO Adds New Performances for Broadway Return
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2021
Producers Barry & Fran Weissler announced today added performances for the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago, which will return to the Broadway stage on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.; New York, NY).