"Amos stays with her, glad for his wife, but she then confesses that there really is no baby, making Amos finally leave her. Left in the dust, Roxie pulls herself up and extols the joys of life (""Nowadays""). She teams up with Velma in a new act in which they dance and perform (""Hot Honey Rag"") until they are joined by the entire company (""Finale""). ""Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville"" ""Chicago: The Musical"" Source for West End: overthefootlights.co.uk Principal characters and performers of notable stage productions: According to Fred Ebb, he wrote the book in a vaudeville style because ""the characters"
"cast of the production included German jazz singer Ute Lemper as Velma, British actress Ruthie Henshall as Roxie Hart, Nigel Planer as Amos Hart, and Henry Goodman as Billy Flynn. The production won the 1998 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical, and Lemper was awarded Best Actress in a Musical. Both Lemper and Henshall have played the role of Velma on Broadway. Like its Broadway counterpart, the London production featured many celebrities in the starring roles. For example, Marti Pellow, David Hasselhoff, John Barrowman, Tony Hadley, Jerry Springer, Kevin Richardson and Ian Kelsey have all played the role of Billy Flynn."
"Apollo, singing Trouble, originally performed by Elvis Presley. In 2002, he toured around the UK playing Billy Flynn in the long-running musical Chicago. He also appeared in the John Godber written stage play ""Bouncers"" opposite fellow soap actor Nigel Pivaro who is best known for playing Terry Duckworth in ""Coronation Street"". In 2004, he made an appearance in the comedy sketch series ""Bo' Selecta!"" as his ""EastEnders"" character. In 2006, Altman was set to appear in an upcoming British film called ""It's Been Real"", the trailer can be seen on YouTube. It still has yet to be released in cinemas."
"Billy Flynn since the show first opened on Broadway in 1975. In 2007, after seeing Ewan McGregor in the role, he played the lead in Michael Grandage's Olivier Award-winning production of ""Guys and Dolls"", starring as Sky Masterson. Later that year he reprised his role of Billy Flynn for the 10th Anniversary charity performance of ""Chicago"" in London, to benefit the charities Breast Cancer Haven and Breast Health Institute. In 2008 he returned to London's West End to play Rhett Butler in Sir Trevor Nunn's musical adaptation of ""Gone With The Wind"". In January and February 2010 Campbell won the"
"A second national tour opened in Atlantic City on June 14, 2007 with Matthew Friedman and Kyle Martin in the lead role of Piano Man. A third National Tour opened in La Crosse, Wisconsin on November 4, 2008 with Matthew Friedman, Kyle Martin, and Jon Abrams in the lead role of Piano Man. On October 15, 2002, a live cast recording was released featuring the 2002 original Broadway cast. It was a single CD featuring 30 tracks. Movin' Out (musical) Movin' Out is a 2002 jukebox musical featuring the songs of Billy Joel. Conceived by Twyla Tharp, the musical tells"
"August 3, 2002, it opened officially on August 6, and closed on August 31, 2002. Paul Kerryson directed, and the cast starred David Durham as Ben, Kathryn Evans as Sally, Louise Gold as Phyllis, Julia Goss as Heidi and Henry Goodman as Buddy. Variety singer and performer Joan Savage sang ""Broadway Baby"". This production conducted by Julian Kelly featured the original Broadway score. ""Follies"" was part of L.A.'s Reprise series, and it was housed at the Wadsworth Theatre, presented as a staged concert, running from June 15 to June 23, 2002. The production was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, set"
"Leigh Zimmerman Leigh Zimmerman is an American actress, singer and dancer. She has appeared on Broadway in ""The Will Rogers Follies"", ""Crazy for You"" and ""A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"" with Nathan Lane and created the role of Go-To-Hell-Kitty in the 1996 Broadway production of ""Chicago The Musical"". Leigh is also known for London's West End productions of ""The Seven Year Itch"", ""Chicago"", role of Velma Kelly, ""Contact"", role of The Girl In The Yellow Dress, ""The Producers"", role of Ulla and ""A Chorus Line "", role of Sheila, for which she won an Olivier"
"The following year, Zeta-Jones starred alongside Renée Zellweger as the murderous nightclub singer Velma Kelly in ""Chicago"" (2002), a film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name from the director Rob Marshall. She based her character's look and mannerisms on the actress Louise Brooks, and as the script did not provide a backstory to Kelly, she worked to convey her character's ""flamboyance"" and ""desperation"" through ""little looks and nuances"". The film and her performance received critical acclaim. William Arnold of the ""Seattle Post-Intelligencer"" felt that the actress made ""a wonderfully statuesque and bitchy saloon goddess"", and David Edelstein"
"not in Fleming's novel. Two actors from the Bond franchise were involved in the film: Desmond Llewelyn and Gert Fröbe, who played the parts of scrap-dealer Coggins and Baron Bomberst, respectively. A novelisation of the film was published by Pan Books in 1968, written by author John Burke. ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" (2002 musical) On 16 April 2002, ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"", a stage musical based on the film, opened at the London Palladium theatre. It was directed by Adrian Noble with musical staging and choreography by Gillian Lynne, and starred Michael Ball. This version of the show closed in"
"(2007), ""Arbitrage"" (2012) and """" (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical ""Chicago"" (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. Gere was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Doris Ann (née Tiffany, 19242016), was a housewife. His father, Homer George Gere (1922-), was an insurance agent for the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and had originally intended to become a minister. Gere is their eldest son and second child. His paternal great-grandfather had changed the spelling of the surname from ""Geer"". Both of his parents were ""Mayflower"""
"seven-date tour (the ""Smile Tour"") around Britain. In 2002, he hosted and sang in ""Girls' Night Out"", one of a week of shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, at the Royal Albert Hall. This led to him, in 2002, being offered the part of Billy Flynn, the lawyer in the musical ""Chicago"" in London's West End and, in 2004, on Broadway. Also in 2002, Pellow released ""Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile"", an 18-track compilation comprising three songs from the latter album. In November 2003, he issued an album of cover versions, ""Between"
"her Broadway debut in the role of Sheila in ""A Chorus Line"" in 1980. She later appeared in revivals of ""Little Me,"" (1982) ""Sweet Charity"" (1986), for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and ""Damn Yankees"" (1994); 1996 saw her play Velma Kelly in the Broadway revival of ""Chicago"". That role brought her her greatest stage recognition to date and several awards including the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. Neuwirth would later return to the still-running revival of ""Chicago"" in 2006,"
"Twinnie-Lee Moore Twinnie-Lee Moore is a British singer, songwriter, dancer and actress most notable for playing Porsche McQueen in ""Hollyoaks"", as well as various other stage, TV and film performances. Moore is also a model and has a personal interest in fashion. In 2009, Moore was cast as murderer Velma Kelly in the 2009/10 touring version of the Kander and Ebb musical ""Chicago"". She then appeared in ""A Chorus Line"", which ran for ten days in May 2010 at the Lowry in Manchester. Moore was cast as Jazmin in ""Flashdance The Musical"" for its Shaftesbury Theatre production opening on October"
"Jake in ""Side Show"". He also appeared in Michael John LaChiusa's Broadway musical ""The Wild Party"" as Eddie. Lewis was in Michel Legrand's short-lived musical ""Amour"" in 2002, which also featured Melissa Errico, Malcolm Gets, and Lewis Cleale. He played the racketeer Eddie Satin in the New York City Center Encores! staged concert of ""Golden Boy"" in March 2002. He played Billy Flynn in the Broadway revival of ""Chicago"" in February 2004 and March 2004. He performed in several benefit concerts, including ""Dreamgirls"" (2001), ""Chess"" (2003), and ""Hair"". In 2005, Lewis starred in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park"
"Broadway to portray the role of Billy Flynn again in the revival of ""Chicago"" and he sang at the New York Festival of Song at Carnegie Hall in a concert honoring Hal Prince. In 2006 he played the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" for the new production in at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas which was directed by Hal Prince. On July 7, 2009, he rejoined the Broadway cast of ""Chicago"", in the role of Billy Flynn, a role he has now played several engagements of on Broadway. He starred alongside Samantha Harris"
"in addition to other cancer charities. Campbell married Canadian actress Natasha Henstridge in a secret ceremony in February 2011. They filed for divorce in July 2013. The divorce was finalized in February 2018. Darius Campbell Darius Campbell-Danesh (born 19 August 1980) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and film producer. He is currently an ambassador for The Prince's Trust. Campbell performed the role of Billy Flynn in the West End production of ""Chicago"" in two runs of the musical. He played the lead role of Sky Masterson in the Olivier Award-winning ""Guys and Dolls"", and the originating role of"
"Amra-Faye Wright Amra-Faye Wright (born 22 August 1960) is a South African stage actress best known for portraying Velma Kelly in the musical ""Chicago"", both on Broadway and in international tours. In 2010, she became the first actress to have performed the role both in English and in Japanese. Wright has played the role of Velma Kelly frequently, first heading the 2001 UK national tour and later, the European tour and in productions of the musical every year since 2001 world-wide. Recipient of the Naledi and Fleur du Cap Awards for her performances in the South African production. She continues"
"other murderess, Roxie Hart. In 2014, she appeared in a limited engagement as Mama Morton. The 2002 film version of the musical features Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a BAFTA Film Award for her role. Prior to the 1975 debut of the stage musical, Kelly appeared in the earlier incarnations of Watkins' story. In the original non-musical play that debuted on December 30, 1926, and in the silent film version released on December 27, 1927, Velma had no last name. She was played by Juliette Crosby in the stage play"
"""Die Like a Kelly"" in a 1994 ABC television special on Australian musicals ("""") and this song is featured on its soundtrack. Ned Kelly (musical) Ned Kelly (sometimes titled ""Ned Kelly: The Electric Music Show"") is an Australian musical with book and lyrics by Reg Livermore and music by Patrick Flynn. It tells the story of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly with an eclectic score combining rock opera, vaudeville and burlesque. The original Australian production played in Adelaide and Sydney in 1977 and 1978. Livermore began writing ""Ned Kelly"" in 1972 when touring as a performer with the musical ""Hair"" in"
"show in the history of the Plymouth Theatre, closing after 1,543 regular performances on January 7, 2001. The Broadway production was filmed live at the Plymouth Theatre in 2000 with the final cast consisting of David Hasselhoff as Jekyll/Hyde, Coleen Sexton as Lucy and Andrea Rivette as Emma. This is the only official video recording of the musical that exists; it was released in Region 1 DVD in 2001. The second national tour of North America began previews on April 13, 1999, in Wallingford, Connecticut, before opening April 21 in Detroit, Michigan. The touring company was led by Chuck Wagner"
"Billy's passport problems and declares Moon ""harmless."" Moon indignantly pockets Oakleigh's check and refuses to return it. The musical had a tryout in Colonial Theatre (Boston), before opening on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on November 21, 1934. It ran for 420 performances, becoming the fourth longest-running musical of the 1930s, despite the impact of the Great Depression on Broadway patrons' disposable income. Directed by Howard Lindsay with choreography by Robert Alton and sets by Donald Oenslager, it starred Ethel Merman as Reno Sweeney, William Gaxton as Billy Crocker and Victor Moore as Moonface Martin. Charles B. Cochran, a British"
"Connecticut, with Robert Urich. Chita Rivera joined the tour for several weeks. The 2003 tour started in June 2003 at the National Theatre, Washington, DC, with Brenda Braxton playing Velma, Bianca Marroquin as Roxie, and Gregory Harrison as Billy Flynn. During 2004 the tour cast included Alan Thicke and Tom Wopat as Billy Flynn and Carol Woods as Matron ""Mama"" Morton. The most recent tour started in November 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina and starred Tom Wopat as Billy Flynn, Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Terra C. MacLeod as Velma Kelly and Roz Ryan (later replaced by Carol Woods) as"
"Ned Kelly (musical) Ned Kelly (sometimes titled ""Ned Kelly: The Electric Music Show"") is an Australian musical with book and lyrics by Reg Livermore and music by Patrick Flynn. It tells the story of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly with an eclectic score combining rock opera, vaudeville and burlesque. The original Australian production played in Adelaide and Sydney in 1977 and 1978. Livermore began writing ""Ned Kelly"" in 1972 when touring as a performer with the musical ""Hair"" in Perth and Adelaide. Livermore and Flynn had previously collaborated on the musical ""Lasseter"" which was produced in Sydney in 1971 by the"
"Cross as Billy, and Antonia Ellis as Roxie Hart. Ellis (Actress of the Year in a Musical) and Ben Cross (Actor of the Year in a Musical) were nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for their performances, and the musical was nominated as Musical of the Year. The original Australian production opened at the Sydney Opera House's Drama Theatre in June 1981. Featuring Nancye Hayes (Roxie), Geraldine Turner (Velma), Terence Donovan (Billy) and Judi Connelli (Mama), it was a new production directed by Richard Wherrett for the Sydney Theatre Company, rather than a replica of the Broadway production. It transferred"
"(db. Clarinet/ Flute), Trombone (db. Cowbell), and Trumpet (db. Flugelhorn/ Tambourine). After a revival at Chicago's Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in 1994, the musical was revived in 1995 Washington, DC, again at Ford's Theatre. The production received Helen Hayes Awards for (1) Outstanding Director—Resident Musical—David H. Bell; and (2) Outstanding Lead Actor—Resident Musical—Ross Lehman (Ko-Ko). Productions were also nominated for the following awards: (1) 2005 Los Angeles Drama Critics Award: Best Production; (2) 2004 Los Angeles Ovation Award: Best Musical; and (3) 1995 Helen Hayes Award: Outstanding Resident Musical. Bell has directed several other professional productions since 1986, including in his"
"Mitchell (Steve McFadden). In August 2015 Van Outen performs the title role in a concert performance of the musical Sweet Charity at Cadogan Hall, with actor/singer Michael Xavier, ex-Girls Aloud band member Kimberley Walsh and West End star Kerry Ellis. In September 2018, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of the 2018 London revival of ""Chicago"" at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End as Velma Kelly. Due to start rehearsals on September 10, 2018 in preparation for her first performance on September 24, it was discovered that Van Outen had suffered a stress fracture in"
"is up to the material, but her supporting cast is uniformly disastrous. A pointless and offensive waste of money, time and talent."" A 2005 concert version of the musical, edited down to two hours, but including all of the songs and the full musical score, was presented at Carnegie Hall. It starred Reba McEntire as Nellie, Brian Stokes Mitchell as Emile, Alec Baldwin as Billis and Lillias White as Bloody Mary. The production used Robert Russell Bennett's original orchestrations and the Orchestra of St. Luke's directed by Paul Gemignani. It was taped and telecast by PBS in 2006 and released"
"Swing! Swing! is a musical conceived by Paul Kelly with music by various artists. It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz (1930s–1946), including many well-known tunes by artists like Duke Ellington, William ""Count"" Basie, Benny Goodman and others. It received a nomination for the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical and other Tony awards. ""Swing!"" premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on December 9, 1999 and closed on January 14, 2001, running for 461 performances. The director and choreographer was Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and the production was supervised by Jerry Zaks. Among the cast were Laura"
"Billy Dean ""My Blue Tears"" - Written and Performed by Dolly Parton ""Runaway Feeling"" - Written by Dolly Parton Performed by Dolly Parton featuring Billy Dean ""Amazing Grace"" - Written by John Newton Performed by Dolly Parton ""Angel Band"" - (Traditional) Performed by Dolly Parton Blue Valley Songbird Blue Valley Songbird is a 1999 American made-for-television musical drama film starring Dolly Parton. It was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee and originally premiered on Lifetime on November 1, 1999. Dolly Parton stars as country singer Leana Taylor who struggles to escape from her controlling manager/boyfriend, Hank (John Terry), as well as her"
"Vivien Carter Vivien Carter is an Australian actress, singer and dancer. She is probably best known for playing Velma Kelly in ""Chicago"" at the Cambridge Theatre, London. Vivien Carter was born in Australia and trained in acting, singing and dancing at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Perth. While there she appeared in productions of Nick Enright’s ""Spurboard"", ""The Crucible"", ""Perfectly Frank"", and ""Fiddler on the Roof"". Carter graduated from WAAPA in 2003. In the summer of 2008, Vivien Carter joined the long-running production of Chicago in the West End. She played the role of June (""Squish"") for"
"eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 2003. The show closed on January 4, 2009. In 2006, New Line Cinema joined forces with Adam Shankman to adapt the Broadway show into a movie musical. The film was released July 20, 2007, starring John Travolta as Edna, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma, Christopher Walken as Wilbur, Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton, Brittany Snow as Amber Von Tussle, Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle, James Marsden as Corny, Zac Efron as Link, and newcomer Nikki Blonsky as Tracy. The film had a $75 million budget and earned over $200 million worldwide. NBC aired a"
"From Justin to Kelly From Justin to Kelly is a 2003 American musical romantic comedy film written by Kim Fuller and directed by Robert Iscove. The film, starring ""American Idol"" first season winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini, won the Golden Raspberry Award for ""Worst 'Musical' of Our First 25 Years"" in 2005. This film is often regarded as one of the worst movies ever made. The film is set during spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Texan singing waitress Kelly Taylor meets Pennsylvanian college student Justin Bell, and they fall for each other, and various romantic complications ensue."
"and the lead singer for ""Vinnie and the Viscounts"" (1987–1997). At the time of his death, Flynn was married to actress Jana Cilliers, his second wife. Flynn died in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 July 2007 of an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old. His highly successful career included leading roles in over 140 stage plays, musicals, 42 films, dozens of TV shows and thousands of radio and TV commercials. Bill Flynn William ""Bill"" Flynn (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Tjokkie. Flynn was born"