Star casting has been announced for multi award-winning musical Chicago when it comes to His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen from Tuesday, May 18 to Saturday, May 22.
Strictly Come Dancing professional Lauren Oakley is starring as Roxie Hart, making her musical theatre debut, alongside two-time Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia as Billy Flynn, and award-winning soul singer Mica Paris as Mama Morton.
They are joined by Charlotte Gooch as Velma Kelly, Jonathan Dryden Taylor as Amos Hart and R. Leonard as Mary Sunshine.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Head of Programming, Steven Milne, said: "What an incredible line up for this amazing show. Lauren, Adam and Mica are each very talented, seasoned performers in their own right, and we couldn't be more thrilled that they will be bringing the razzle dazzle to HMT next May alongside a fabulous supporting cast."
Lauren Oakley is best known as a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Her further credits include the Strictly Come Dancing Live! UK arena tour, the UK tour of Strictly The Professionals, Burn the Floor at Sadler’s Wells and the international tour, the UK and Ireland tour of Him & Me/ Together with Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice and This Is Me/ Made in Italy with Giovanni Pernice.
Adam Garcia recently starred as Frank Famer in the UK and International tour of the hit musical The Bodyguard. His other musical theatre credits include Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever and Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me, Kate, for which he received Olivier Award nominations for both roles. His other theatre credits include Fiyero in Wicked, The Artilleryman in The War of the Worlds, Damien Karras in The Exorcist, Julian Marsh in Curve and Sadler’s Wells production of 42nd Street and Caractacus Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. His film credits include Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Coyote Ugly and Riding in Cars with Boys. Adam recently appeared as a finalist in the UK series of The Masked Dancer, finishing in second place.
Mica Paris, M.B.E is the queen of British Soul and one of Britain’s most versatile and beloved entertainers, with a diverse and award-winning career as a recording artist, actress, best-selling author and broadcaster. Her many stage credits include the role of Mama Morton in Chicago, as well as West End productions of Fame: The Musical, Mama I Want To Sing, The Vagina Monologues, Sweet Lorraine and the UK tour of Love Me Tender.
The company is completed by Bethany Adamson, Kofi Aidoo-Appiah, Gabby Antrobus, Jamie Armour, Talia Duff, Harvey Fawcett, Marie Finlayson, Sergio Giacomelli, Sam Holden, Aoife Kenny, Harrison Langham, Oliver Loades, Will Markendale, Gabrielle Parker, and Tanith Williams.
Tickets are on sale now, available from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com, phone (01224) 641122 or visit the box office at His Majesty's Theatre, the Music Hall or the Lemon Tree.