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Marco Zunino to Return to Broadway's Chicago for Limited Run

Zunino will star opposite Brandy Norwood as Roxie Hart.

Broadway's Chicago will welcome back Latin-American star Marco Zunino.
Broadway's Chicago will welcome back Latin-American star Marco Zunino.
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Broadway's Chicago will welcome back Marco Zunino as Billy Flynn for 16 performances only, from June 1-14, at the Ambassador Theatre. Zunino will be starring opposite Grammy Award winner Brandy Norwood as Roxie Hart, whose limited run in the role is through June 21 only.

Featuring classic tunes by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side 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 crime into a barrage of sensational headlines.

In addition to Brandy, the current cast features Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Tony Award nominee John Dossett as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron "Mama" Morton, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

A native of Lima, Peru, Marco Zunino has starred in Latin American productions of Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), West Side Story (Tony), Rent (Roger), Cabaret (Emcee), and The Boy From Oz. Zunino hosts the game show Escape Perfecto and is an ambassador for UNICEF. Following his stint on Broadway, Zunino will reprise his performance in Chicago for the seven-week, English-language engagement at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul.

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