BWW Reviews: CHICAGO Delights Hilton Head Audiences
by Debra Charlton - July 22, 2013
Located on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina produces a full season of musicals and plays aimed at a dedicated audience of Lowcountry residents. The productions, which include crowd-pleasing favorites suggested by theatre-goers, feature fully professional casts drawn primarily from New York, along with a sprinkling of local performers. On a stormy Sunday afternoon, I joined several hundred patrons in attendance at the Center's production of CHICAGO, directed and choreographed by Russell Garrett, to enjoy a high quality rendering of the 1920s-era musical.
TV: CHICAGO Cast Jazzes Up BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK- Highlights!
by Nicole Rosky - July 20, 2013
Featured in today's event was the cast of Chicago (Anne Horak, Michael Cusumano, Nathan Madden, Brian O'Brien, Brian Spitulnik, Donna Marie Asbury, Angel Reda, Tonya Wathen, and Rachel Bickerton) performing 'Me and My Baby,' 'All I Care About Is Love,' 'Roxie,' and 'All That Jazz.' Check out highlights below!
TVGN Special to Follow Wendy Williams CHICAGO Debut
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2013
Wendy Williams will be featured in a new TVGN special which will chronicle the talk show host as she prepared to make her Broadway debut in the long-running musical CHICAGO.
VIDEO: Wendy Williams Chats Making her Debut in Broadway's CHICAGO
by Caryn Robbins - July 3, 2013
On yesterday's THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, host Wendy Williams chatted with her audience about making her Broadway debut in the role of Matron 'Mama' Morton in the current revival of Chicago. Check out her rundown of the experience below!
TV: Chatting with CHICAGO's New Matron 'Mama' Morton, Wendy Williams, on Her Opening Night!
by Nicole Rosky - July 2, 2013
Wendy Williams began her Broadway debut engagement as Matron 'Mama' Morton in the Tony Award-winning musical smash Chicago last week on Friday, June 28. Williams, who was originally set to begin performances at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.) on Tuesday, June 25, was sidelined with a sinus infection earlier last week. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for her opening night and you can check out highlights from the curtain call and interviews with Williams and the cast below!
Photo Coverage: Wendy Williams Takes First Bow as 'Matron Mama Morton' in CHICAGO!
by Walter McBride - July 2, 2013
Wendy Williams began her Broadway debut engagement as Matron 'Mama' Morton in the Tony Award-winning musical smash Chicago last week on Friday, June 28. Williams, who was originally set to begin performances at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.) on Tuesday, June 25, was sidelined with a sinus infection earlier last week. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from her opening night curtain call and after party below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Wendy Williams as 'Matron Mama Morton' in CHICAGO
by Nicole Rosky - July 1, 2013
Wendy Williams began her Broadway debut engagement as Matron 'Mama' Morton in the Tony Award-winning musical smash CHICAGO last week on Friday, June 28. Williams, who was originally set to begin performances at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.) on Tuesday, June 25, was sidelined with a sinus infection earlier last week. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at Williams in action below!
Wendy Williams Begins Performances Today in CHICAGO
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2013
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler welcome celebrated talk show host and best-selling author Wendy Williams in her Broadway debut engagement as Matron 'Mama' Morton in the Tony Award-winning musical smash CHICAGO, beginning today, June 28.
Wendy Williams to Begin Performances in CHICAGO, June 28
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2013
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced today that celebrated talk show host and best-selling author Wendy Williams will now begin her Broadway debut engagement as Matron 'Mama' Morton in the Tony Award-winning musical smash CHICAGO on Friday, June 28.
STAGE TUBE: CHICAGO Stars Give Advice to Broadway-Bound Wendy Williams!
by Nicole Rosky - June 20, 2013
Wendy Williams is set to make her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago, joining the long-running musical in the role of Cook County Jail's 'keeper of the keys'- Matron 'Mama' Morton. Her 7-week run will begin on June 25th and wrap up on August 11.
Currently, actress and Sirius/XM radio host Christine Pedi takes on the iconic role where she joins Chicago cast members Amy Spanger as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly,Adam Pascal as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. In the video below, Pedi, Spanger, Wright & more give Williams advice for her big debut!
Photo Flash: Cast of CHICAGO Brings 'All That Jazz' to Sing For Your Seniors
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013
On Tuesday April 30th, 2013, members of the Broadway Company of Chicago joined forces with Sing For Your Seniors to bring a very special performance to the seniors at Encore Senior Center. The musical performance hosted by Sing For Your Seniors' Executive Director Jackie Vanderbeck, included songs of the performer's choosing as well of songs from Chicago. Scroll down for photos from the event!
Wendy Williams Set to Make Broadway Debut in CHICAGO This June as Matron 'Mama' Morton
by Kelsey Denette - April 15, 2013
As announced on today's edition of 'The Wendy Williams Show,' this summer, celebrated talk show host and best-selling author Wendy Williams will make her Broadway stage debut in the role of 'the mistress of murderer's row' -- Matron 'Mama' Morton -- in the record-breaking, Tony Award-winning musical smash CHICAGO.
Adam Pascal & Christine Pedi Join CHICAGO Today
by BWW News Desk - April 8, 2013
Today, April 8, 2013, Broadway's Chicago welcomes Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal in the role of slick criminal lawyer Billy Flynn and Christine Pedi as Matron 'Mama' Morton.
Christine Pedi Will Join CHICAGO as Matron 'Mama' Morton, 4/8
by Kelsey Denette - April 2, 2013
On Monday, April 8, 2013, Broadway's acclaimed revival of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking musical smash CHICAGO welcomes Christine Pedi in the role of Cook County Jail's 'keeper of the keys' -- Matron 'Mama' Morton.
Photo Coverage: CHICAGO Becomes 3rd Longest-Running Broadway Show!
by Jennifer Broski - December 21, 2012
Yesterday, December 20, Broadway's globally acclaimed revival of the Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO celebrated another momentous milestone and record-breaking when it played performance #6,681. With that 8 p.m. performance at the historic Ambassador Theatre, CHICAGO surpassed the original Broadway production of Les Miserables to become the third longest-running show in Broadway history. Check out photos from the celebration below!