Introducing University High School’s 2017 Musical “CHICAGO”

After a very successful staging of “Anything Goes” in 2016, Uni High will this year take on the Fosse masterpiece “Chicago.” Most Uni High students will know Chicago from the hit movie starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger, a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. However, premiering in 1975 on Broadway, CHICAGO won six Tony Awards including Best Revival.

So, what is this musical about? In 1920’s Chicago, Roxie Hart murders her faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap... until he finds out he's being fooled and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess" Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines. Along the way we’re introduced to a multitude of wonderful characters including the fierce Matron ‘Mama’ Morton and the lawyer who plays better than anyone else, Billy Flynn. Velma and Roxie ultimately join forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. 

The 1996 Broadway production of Chicago

This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse. University High School is sure to bring its all to this absolutely gem of a score and book. Check out the cast list below and be on the lookout for introductions to the cast which will be posted in coming weeks! 

THE CAST

VELMA KELLY- Jeanne d'Udekem d'Acoz

ROXIE HART- Ebony Tucker

BILLY FLYNN- Lawson Pegler

MATRON 'MAMA' MORTON- Juliette Berkeley

MARY SUNSHINE- Isy Bale

AMOS HART- Aaron Tan

The Featured Men

Daniel Bruce, Shromann Majumder, Dylan Shuter, Trent Tucker, Cam Waters, Ben Silke, Sirak Keeghan, Josh Langsam

The Featured Women

Conor Ammet, Alex Jones, Delia McBurney, Madeleine Sorich, Sara Tanovic, Celia Harvey, Alyssa McNaugh

Ensemble

Emma Leatham, Verity Mansel, Savannah Vote, Hope Constable, Mietta Stephens, Zoe McLennan, Angela Gamble, Sophia Winter, Claire Wardlaw, Molly Shears, Ruby Wilson, Saskia Vandermark,Emily Chen, Devindi Perera, Preimi Raveendiran, Harriet Freeman, Ruby Clayton Dowling, Marta Demasson deGenarro, Lily Page, Anna Pattison, Matilda Randle, DK Doan, Du-Monette Luu, Lara Karunajeewa, Mila Webb, Jocelyn Wang, Phoebe Nelson, Mia Gionfriddo, Alannah Tieu, Justin Ling, William Ye, Harry Silke, Nick Lowe, Daniel Whelan, Joshua Boumadi, Declan McInnes, Ryan Yuliarto, Isaiah Truong, Thomas Pirotta, Joseph Edward-Smith, Erel Mehmet, Shashwata Majumder, (DANCERS:) Liza Saverchenko, Sophie McLennan, Shenay Ibrahim, Sienna Cag, Elli Constaninou, Alanah May, Zoe Petc