The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome Tony nominee Orfeh in the role of “Matron Mama Morton,” for a limited run beginning Monday, August 26 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC).
Orfeh is thrilled to make her Chicago dreams come true as the Countess of the Clink! Grammy-nominated tween pop star to Tony-nominated Broadway baby. Legally Blonde: The Musical’s original Paulette. Other faves: Pretty Woman: The Musical (Kit De Luca), Love, Janis (Janis Joplin), Saturday Night Fever (Annette). You’d recognize her from TV guest roles on “L&O: SVU,” “SATC” and others.
Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Tony Award winner Ann Reinking, Chicago features set design by Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, sound design by Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer, casting by ARC/Duncan Stewart, CSA & Patrick Maravilla and Executive Producer Alecia Parker.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and 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 malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Mondays at 7pm, Tuesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2:30pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm & 7pm
Added Wednesdays 10/30 & 11/6 @ 7pm
Added Holiday Performances Wednesday 11/27 @ 7pm. Friday 11/29 @ 2:30pm
Dark Thursday 10/31, Tuesday 11/5, and Sunday 12/1
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are available in person at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W 49th St). Box office hours are Monday through Saturday 10am-8:30pm, Sunday 12pm-7:30pm. Tickets are also available at ChicagoTheMusical.com