International recording artist Sinitta joins the cast of CHICAGO for their UK and Ireland tour. Sinitta will play Mama Morton for a strictly limited run, playing Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre (21 – 26 October 2024) and Stoke’s Regent Theatre (25 – 30 November 2024).
Of her return to the role, Sinitta said: “I’m so excited to be returning to Chicago, I
jumped at the chance to step back into Mama Morton’s shoes for two weeks on the
upcoming UK and Ireland tour. To return to the stage with these incredible musicians,
and a stunning company doing amazing choreography, is a dream come true. The role
of Mama has certainly been good to me, and I can’t wait to rub shoulders with my
merry murderesses again!”
Sinitta will join stage and soap star Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart; Strictly Come Dancing
favourite Kevin Clifton as Billy Flynn; leading West End talent Djalenga Scott as Velma
Kelly; alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine.
Sinitta is an international recording artist having released 15 hit pop records including So
Macho, Toyboy, and Cross My Broken Heart. No stranger to the stage, she has appeared in
the West End productions of Cats, Little Shop of Horrors, Hair, Smokey Joe’s Café, and as
the female lead in Mutiny! She most recently appeared in the UK and Ireland tour of Now
That’s What I Call A Musical.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart,
a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her lover after he threatens to walk out on
her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival
cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her
malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as
easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and legendary
choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO’s sexy, sassy score includes the show-stopping songs
Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango, and All That Jazz. Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier
Awards and a Grammy, CHICAGO is the longest-running American musical on Broadway and
West End history.
Since it opened in New York in 1996, CHICAGO has played in 38 countries worldwide, and
been performed in English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian,
French, Danish, Japanese, and Korean. Worldwide it has been seen by an estimated 34
million people, grossed over $1.7 billion has played over 35,000 performances.
