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Ali Bastian, Stephen Booth, et al. Set for UK Tour of Chicago

Principal casting has been announced for the 2012 UK tour of the musical Chicago, which begins at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre on February 10, according to Whatsonstage.com.


The tour will star Ali Bastian as Roxie Hart, Stefan Booth as Billy Flynn, Tupele Dorgu as Velma Kelly, and Bernie Nolan as Mama Morton.


Directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Ann Reinking, the musical, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse, centers on the trials of two women, who hope to use their infamy to catapult them to stardom.


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