Chicago

Everyone loves a legend, but in Chicago, there's only room for one. Velma Kelley burns in the spotlight as a nightclub sensation. When she shoots her philandering husband, she lands on Chicago's famed murderess row, retains Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn, and is the center of the town's most notorious murder case, only increasing her celebrity.

Roxie Hart, seduced by the city's promise of style and adventure, dreams of singing and dancing her way to stardom. When Roxie's abusive lover tries to walk out on her, she too ends up in prison. Billy recognizes a made-for-tabloids story, and postpones Velma's court date to take on Roxie's case. Infamy is Roxie's ticket to stardom. Billy turns her crime of passion into celebrity headlines, and in this town, where murder is a form of entertainment, she becomes a bona fide star... much to Velma's chagrin.

As Roxie fashions herself as America's sweetheart, Velma has more than a few surprises in store, and the two women stop at nothing to outdo each other in their obsessive pursuit of fame and celebrity.

Pictures from the Footlighters' production of Chicago can be found in the Photo Gallery.

Production Staff, Cast, and Orchestra

Production Staff

Director: Timothy M. Beutler
Stage Manager: Janette Siu
Choreographer: Danielle Dowler
Vocal Director: Janette Siu
Technical Director: Henry Snow
Pit Director: Bryan Hannaford
Sound and Lights: Bradley Hughes
Sound Technician: Ted Roman
House Manager: Priya Ramanathan
Rehearsal Pianist: John Eldridge
Costumer: Bryony DuPont
Stage Crew: Nick Badger, Josh Lostroh, Bronwen Pitchford
House Crew: John Boyer, Celia Gendler, AJ Grubbs, Caitlin Powell, Roshni Rao, Mike Robinson, Peter Rozman, Steve Stumphauzer

Cast

Velma Kelly: Bryony DuPont
Roxie Hart: Kathryn Davis
Billy Flynn: Garrett Coombs
Matron (Mama): Emily Pentello
Amos Hart: Chad Fusco
Mary Sunshine: Marisa Buchheit
Liz (Pop): Absera Melaku
Annie (Six): Laine Seliga
June (Squish): Ashley Penrod
Hunyak (Uh-Uh): Jennifer Zuk
Mona (Lipschitz): Mary Beth Ray
Go-To-Hell Kitty: Jessica Agus
Fred Casely: David Sivic
Sergeant Fogarty: Alex Hamberger
Martin Harrison: Bradley Fritz
Harry: Dan Johnson
Aaron: Gareth Kafka
The Judge: TJ Jozsa
Court Clerk: David Karnick
Master of Ceremonies: Bryan Hannaford
Veronica: Nikki Zimmerman

Orchestra

Reed 1: Marc Plotkin
Reed 2: Jeremy Gorin
Reed 3: Michael Pavlik
Piccolo: Stephen Allen
Violin: Renee Blackburn
Trumpet: Damon Harvey, Patrick Nyman
Trombone: Da-Tren Chou, Paul Sztroc
Keyboard: Chloe Schutz, Bert Wagner
Banjo: Adam Spektor
Bass: Ben Jacobs
Percussion: Ben Rose

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