Cast & Creatives

Cast

Chicago 2025-26 Cast

Ellie Roddy

Roxie Hart

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Ellie Roddy

Roxie Hart


Ellie is thrilled to be performing in her second year of tour in the legacy of Chicago! Originally an Orlando, FL native, she’s now a New York resident. Favorite credits include Sherrie (Rock of Ages), Anytime Annie (42nd Street), Rizzo (Grease), and Magenta (Rocky Horror Live!). Eternally grateful for my friends, my family, Henderson Hogan Agency, and my funny honey Ash. @ellieroddy_

Claire Marshall

Velma Kelly

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Claire Marshall

Velma Kelly

(she/her) Claire is a California girl who adores traveling, coffee, and music! She recently toured with The Cher Show and does believe in life after love. BFA MT&Dance from Missouri State (go bears!). Additional favorites- Xanadu (Kira), Anything Goes (Virtue, Reno u/s), A Chorus Line (Judy Turner). Thank you!!!
@claire.m__ claire-marshall.net

Max Cervantes

Billy Flynn

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Max Cervantes

Billy Flynn
Max grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and is thrilled to be revisiting his Cook County roots. National Tours: Pretty Woman (Happy Man & Mr. Thompson), On Your Feet! (José Fajardo & Emilio u/s). Regional: Ogunquit, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Firebrand, Paramount. NYU Tisch School of the Arts. All the love to his family and RR.

Marc Christopher

Amos Hart

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Marc Christopher

Amos Hart

National tour debut! Off Broadway: Frankenstein (The Creature). Favorite credits: Hairspray (Edna), SpongeBob (Patrick Star), Something Rotten (Nostradamus), Addams Family (Uncle Fester). Thank you Brent and Carlos at KREATIV Artists, ARC Casting, APEX and the Chicago team. Thanks to my friends and family for their constant love and support! Love you Mom! Passat, all my heart to Carolyn. @marcittymarcmarc marcchristopher.net

Illeana “illy” Kirven

Matron “Mama” Morton

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Illeana “Illy” Kirven

Matron ‘Mama’ Morton

“Illy” is delighted to continue her Chicago journey. Last seen on the 25th Anniversary International Tour in South Korea and 25th Anniversary North American Tour. With 100s of shows on her resume, here are a few favorites: Caroline in productions of Caroline, or Change, Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, the Narrator in productions of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Illy dedicates her shows to her one-of-a-kind, beautiful angel Mama, Mildred. Enjoy the show. @321illy

J. Clanton

Mary Sunshine

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J. Clanton

Mary Sunshine

National tour debut! Other credits include: White Christmas (Bob), The Fantasticks (Matt), Big River (Huck), Little Women (Laurie), and Grease (Teen Angel). Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Rachel, close friends, and the whole cast and crew. God bless! @jacobmclanton

Tim Canali

Fred Casely

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Tim Canali

Fred Casely

Tim is a NYC based multi-hyphenate artist. Recently he’s enjoyed flying high in {IN}TANGIBLE – A Circus Play Off-Broadway, crafting combat for striking newsboys, choreographing a world premiere love-affirming musical, and performing in numerous diverse theatrical productions around the world. Immense gratitude to Brian at Hell’s Kitchen Agency. See more on Instagram
@timcanali.

Teryn Cuozzo

Swing/Velma Kelly Understudy

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Teryn Cuozzo

Swing/Velma Kelly Understudy

(she/her). Teryn is thrilled to be returning for her second year on the Chicago National Tour. BFA Musical Theater Coastal Carolina University. Thank you to the entire Chicago family, @ccutheatre and her team at Avalon Artists Group! Love to Mom, Dad and Alexa! @teryncuozzo 

Josh England

The Doctor/
The Jury/Amos Hart Understudy

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Josh England

The Doctor/The Jury/
Amos Hart Understudy

(he/him). Chicago (National Tour) Regional: Carousel, A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, 42nd Street, West Side Story, Cabaret. TV/Film: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gossip Girl. BFA, Oakland University. Huge thanks to the team and ARC Casting! Love to Mom, Dad and all of his friends and family! @josh_england_

Genevieve Hall

Mona/Velma Kelly Understudy

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Genevieve Hall

Mona/Velma Kelly Understudy


National tour debut! From Canberra, Australia, Genevieve is thrilled to join Chicago! Her career spans Australia and the US with favorite credits: Skyscraper (Off-Broadway) and regional: Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham), Kiss Me, Kate, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. Thanks to all her teachers, friends, and love to MADNAH. IG: @genevievehall_

Jared Houde

The Bailiff

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Jared Houde

The Bailiff


Jared is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut with the company of Chicago! Credits include Hairspray on Symphony of the Seas and The Music Man at The Argyle Theatre. An IAMT alumni and MSA talent, he’s so thrilled to be making his team, friends, and family proud. @jared.houde

Jaiden Jones

Harry/The Judge

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Jaiden Jones

Harry/The Judge

Jaiden is thrilled to be joining the Chicago touring company. Last seen in Camelot (Barrington Stage Company) and In the Heights as Benny (Firehouse Center for the Arts). Proud Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni. Filled with gratitude and love for my family, friends, and team at Daniel Hoff!
@jaidenjnes

Amy Knips

Go-To-Hell-Kitty/
Roxie Hart Understudy

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Amy Knips

Go-To-Hell-Kitty/
Roxie Hart Understudy

National Tour: Pretty Woman. Recent credits: Beehive (Shadowland Stages), Footloose (MGM Beau Rivage), and Regent Seven Seas Cruises (Norwegian Creative Studios). BFA Rider. Tremendous thank you to PMA, ARC, Jimbo, Hayley, and all her friends & family. Chicago is her absolute dream come true. @amy_knips

Lacey Kohn

Hunyak

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Lacey Kohn

Hunyak

TXST MT 2025, is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Regional credits include West Side Story (Clarice), Legally Blonde (Margot), Newsies (Bowery Beauty) and Chicago (Liz). A special thank you to her agents at Henderson Hogan and friends and family! Instagram: @Lacey.kohn

Serena Kozusko

Swing/Dance Captain/
Matron “Mama” Morton Understudy

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Serena Kozusko

Swing/Dance Captain/
Matron “Mama” Morton Understudy

(she/her). Serena is elated to be back for a second season with Chicago! Recently: Carousel (the Wick), Hello, Dolly! (Pioneer Theatre), Grease (Cha-Cha, MT Wichita), Joseph…Dreamcoat (Potiphar’s Wife, Arizona Broadway). Vail, CO native, University of Utah alum. Huge thanks to ARC, the Chicago team, and the best friends/family around! @heyitsseray

Helena Laing

Liz

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Helena Laing

Liz

Helena is beyond excited to be making her national tour debut! She is a proud graduate from The University of Oklahoma where she received her BFA in Musical Theatre. She would like to thank her family, friends, and her team at Pantera/Murphy for their continued love and support. Mama- I promise to work hard, be good, and all that jazz! @helena.laingg

Ryan McInnes

Swing/Dance Captain/
Amos Hart Understudy

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Ryan McInnes

Swing/Dance Captain/
Amos Hart Understudy

Ryan is thrilled to return to the cell block. Regional: Engeman Theater, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Proud recent graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Endless thanks to Mom, Dad, Meaghan and this incredible team. Biggest thanks for supporting live theater! @_ryanmcinnes

Michael Mottram

Sergeant Fogarty/
Billy Flynn Understudy

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Michael Mottram

Sergeant Fogarty


Michael is incredibly excited to join this production of Chicago! He was most recently seen on the national tour of Mean Girls (Glenn Coco). Other professional credits include Anastasia at Bucks County Playhouse (Dmitry u/s, and Hairspray on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas (Fender/Link Larkin/Corny Collins u/s). Thanks to Avalon Artists Group and his family for their constant love and support. @michaelmottram21

Chandler James Pettus

Swing

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Chandler James Pettus

Swing


National Tour debut! Chandler is honored to be a part of such a legendary and iconic piece. Originally from Richmond, VA, he is a proud alum of Christopher Newport University; BA Musical Theatre. Huge thanks to family, friends, and everyone on the Chicago casting and creative teams! @cjpettus

Angelliz M. Rosado Ramos

June/
Matron “Mama” Morton Understudy

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Angelliz M. Rosado Ramos

June/
Matron “Mama” Morton Understudy

Angelliz is returning for her second season with the Chicago tour. Born in Puerto Rico. Trained in Beyond Dance Studio with Michi and Solimar Arzola and graduated from AMDA. Credits: On Your Feet, Puerto Rico and On Your Feet National Tour. “Thanks to God, my family and friends. Chicago was my biggest dream, and now I get to do it every night.” @angelliz.rosado

Jake Siffert

Martin Harrison

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Jake Siffert

Martin Harrison


A recent graduate of the Boston Conservatory. Credits include The Wizard of Oz at Northshore Music Theater, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Moonbox Productions and Pippin in Pippin. Jake dances with the Verdon Fosse Legacy under the direction of Nicole Fosse. Thank you to his teachers, parents and HH Agency for their continued support. @jakesiffert

Anna Speer

Annie/Roxie Hart Understudy

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Anna Speer

Annie/Roxie Hart Understudy


Anna is thrilled to be making her national tour debut in Chicago! A recent NYU Tisch graduate, career highlights include Carousel: In Concert (Louise), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and choreographic works by Jose Limon, George Balanchine, Sarah Meahl. Endless love & gratitude to family, mentors, MSA, and this killer company. IG: @annaspeer__  

Nick Traficante

Aaron/Billy Flynn Understudy

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Nick Traficante

Aaron/Billy Flynn Understudy


Nick is a Pittsburgh native and a proud graduate of Ithaca College’s Musical Theatre program. National Tour: Annie (Ensemble, Rooster u/s) Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia!, and Sweet Charity. Special thanks to Avalon Artists Group, and all the love to his family for their unwavering support!


Chicago 2025-26 Band

Andy Chen

Conductor/
Music Director

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Andy Chen

Conductor/
Music Director

(he/him) is thrilled to continue with the Chicago family! Regional/Educational: La Cage Aux FollesIolanthe, Trial By Jury, Little Women, Bright Star. He holds an MM in Music Direction from Arizona State University. Much gratitude to his family, and to Payton. @andychenonkeys

Chase Anderson

Associate Conductor

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Chase Anderson

Associate Conductor

(he/him) Originally from Choctaw, OK, Chase is thrilled to join the company of Chicago as Associate Conductor! Previously: Les Misérables North American tour (Keyboard Sub), City Springs Theatre Company, The Muny, and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. For my family. @chase1133

Erik Wakar

Piano/Assistant Conductor

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Erik Wakar

Piano/Assistant Conductor

Erik is thrilled to join Chicago for her first national tour! From Southeast Michigan, based in NYC. Favorite credits include Next to Normal9 to 5The Light in the Piazza, Fun Home, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. Hugs to loved ones near and far. 
 erikwakar.com

Jason Whitmore

Reed 1

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Jason Whitmore

Reed 1

An active jazz saxophonist and woodwind doubler, Jason has performed internationally at the Orléans, Jazz à Juan, and Umbria jazz festivals in Europe. In 2015, he completed the national tour of Memphis and in 2016 began a 4+ year stint performing After Midnight aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines. While at sea, he was fortunate enough to work with artists such as Brenda Braxton, Sharon Wilkins, Marva Hicks, Melba Moore and Melinda Doolittle. Jason is incredibly excited to be rejoining the bandstand for the tour of Chicago.

Heather Kriesel

Reed 2

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Heather Kriesel

Reed 2

Heather has been playing for Chicago on tour since 2022. Prior to joining the touring production she taught band in Greene, NY for 20+ years. She has conducted and played for many community and school productions, and is thrilled to be on the road with so many talented individuals! @hythir

Matt TenBroek

Reed 3

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Matt TenBroek

Reed 3

Matt TenBroek is a young saxophone player, woodwind doubler, and content creator based in Minnesota. His passion lies in mixing a love for a variety of music styles with modern marketing tools to reach a wide audience. Through various social media platforms, Matt has built a large personal brand.

Jordan Webb

Trumpet 1

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Jordan Webb

Trumpet 1

Previous tours include Broadway Asia’s The Sound of Music and KTI’s Blast! playing trumpet, french horn, and conducting. Jordan is an active performer, director, and casting specialist in the resort industry. Originally from NC, she attended UNC-Chapel Hill, earning her BA and MAT while marching at Carolina Crown. www.jordanwebbtrumpet.com

Amanda Bateman

Trumpet 2

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Amanda Bateman

Trumpet 2

Amanda is native to Dallas, TX where she has been a freelance trumpet player and instructor since 2011, while also managing her live entertainment and production company founded in 2020. She has performed and toured with various groups across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Landon Gaddis

Trombone

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Landon Gaddis

Trombone

Landon is excited to be joining the national tour of Chicago! Previous tour credits: The Book of Mormon (substitute), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert. Many thanks to all of the people in my life that continue to support me on this journey. landongaddis.com.

Aaron Kan

Banjo/Mandolin/
Ukulele

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Aaron Kan

Banjo/Mandolin/
Ukulele

Aaron is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with Chicago! A current student at Berklee College of Music pursuing a B.M in Guitar Performance. He would like to thank his friends and family for all their support!

Garrett Sullivan

Tuba/Bass

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Garrett Sullivan

Tuba/Bass

Garrett is a tuba and bass player based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In addition to performing with Chicago, he also performs with the Blast! Japan tour. While not touring, he is an active marching arts educator, teaching at Stryke Wynds and The Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps.

Troy Bashor

Drums/Percussion

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Troy Bashor

Drums/Percussion

Troy recently played drums for the North American Tour of Hairspray. He has played for 80 regional musicals, music directing over 30 of those from the drums. When not playing drums/percussion, he can be found hiking in Montana with his wife, Anne, and dogs Mindy and Taquito, or cooking.

Creatives

Chicago 2025-26 Creatives:

FRED EBB

Lyrics

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FRED EBB

Lyrics

Broadway: Flora, the RedMenace; Cabaret (Tony Award, Best Score); The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman of the Year (Tony Award, Best Score); The Rink; Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award, Best Score); Steel Pier; Curtains; Scottsboro Boys; and The Visit. Their collaboration also transferred itself to movies and television as they wrote original material for “Liza With a Z” (Emmy Award); HBO’s “Liza Minnelli’s Stepping Out” (Emmy Award); Funny Lady (Oscar nominee for “How Lucky Can You Get”); Lucky Lady; New York, New York; Stepping Out; and Chicago, The Movie (Oscar nominee for Best Song). In the mid ’80s the song “New York, New York” became the official anthem of New York City.

JOHN KANDER

Music

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JOHN KANDER

Music

Broadway: Flora, the RedMenace; Cabaret (Tony Award, Best Score); The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman of the Year (Tony Award, Best Score); The Rink; Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award, Best Score); Steel Pier; Curtains; Scottsboro Boys; and The Visit. Their collaboration also transferred itself to movies and television as they wrote original material for “Liza With a Z” (Emmy Award); HBO’s “Liza Minnelli’s Stepping Out” (Emmy Award); Funny Lady (Oscar nominee for “How Lucky Can You Get”); Lucky Lady; New York, New York; Stepping Out; and Chicago, The Movie (Oscar nominee for Best Song). In the mid ’80s the song “New York, New York” became the official anthem of New York City.

FRED EBB & BOB FOSSE

Book

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BOB FOSSE

Book


First director in history to win Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards in one year (1973) for the film Cabaret, the musical Pippin and the TV special “Liza With a Z.” He won the first of eight Tonys as choreographer for The Pajama Game followed by directing and choreographing Redhead, Little Me, Sweet Charity (stage and film), Chicago and Dancin’. Other choreography: Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town, How to Succeed…, Big Deal. Film: My Sister Eileen, The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees. Director: Lenny (Oscar nom), All That Jazz (Oscar nom), Star 80.

WALTER BOBBIE

Original New York Production Direction

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WALTER BOBBIE

Original New York Production Direction

won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony award as Best Director for the international hit Chicago. Other New York productions include Venus in Fur, Golden Age, School for Lies, White Christmas, Footloose, New Jerusalem, High Fidelity, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, A Grand Night for Singing, Sweet Charity, Twentieth Century and Bright Star. Mr. Bobbie also served as artistic director of City Center’s acclaimed Encores! series. As an actor, his career spans the original Broadway cast of Grease, the 1992 revival of Guys & Dolls, Manhattan Theatre Club’s recent Saint Joan and Hulu’s miniseries “Dopesick.”

ANN REINKING

Original New York Production Choreography

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ANN REINKING

Original New York Production Choreography

won the1997 Tony Award for Best Choreography for Chicago, as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Astaire and NY Drama Critics awards. Other credits include director and co-choreographer for Fosse (1998 Tony Award for Best Musical); Tony nominations for her leading performances in Dancin’ and Goodtime Charlie; recipient of Theatre World, Clarence Derwent and Outer Critics Circle awards for her work as Maggie in Over Here! Film credits: Movie, Movie; All That Jazz; Annie; Micki and Maude. Recent choreography: Suite Kander for Missouri State Ballet, Ritmo & Ruido for Ballet Hispanico, Legends for Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, The Threepenny Opera for Williamstown Theatre Festival, Nilsson/Schmillson for Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theatre, “Bye Bye Birdie” for ABC-TV, national tour of the revival of Applause. She is the recipient of the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre 1999, Musical Hall of Fame Award 1999, Dance Library of Israel Award 1998, Distinguished Artist Award 1998, School of American Ballet Artistic Achievement Award 1997, National Art Club Award for Service to the Arts 1995 and Governor’s Award-Ambassador of the Arts for the State of Florida 1994.

Based on the play by
Maurine Dallas Watkins

Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Bob Fosse

JOHN LEE BEATTY

Set Design

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JOHN LEE BEATTY

Set Design

Broadway: Sweat, Doubt, Proof, Other Desert Cities, The Color Purple, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Most Happy Fella, Burn This, Penn & Teller, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Talley’s Folly, Fifth of July, Crimes of the Heart, among 100 others. Off Broadway: Sylvia; The Substance of Fire; The Road to Mecca; Song of Singapore; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; A Life in the Theater; 40 seasons at MTC, Circle Rep, Lincoln Center Theater and the major regional theatres. Recipient of Tonys, Obies, Drama Desks and Outer Critics Circle awards. Theater Hall of Fame.

WILLIAM IVEY LONG

Costume Design

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WILLIAM IVEY LONG

Costume Design

designs for opera, ballet, modern dance, theatre, television and film. He has 76 Broadway credits and has been nominated for 17 Tony Awards, winning six times. He was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in January 2006. williamiveylong.com

KEN BILLINGTON

Lighting Design

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KEN BILLINGTON

Lighting Design

has over 100 Broadway shows to his credit, including the original Sweeney Todd, Waitress, Sunday in the Park With George (2008 and 2017), Act One, The Drowsy Chaperone and Footloose. His Tony-Award lighting for Chicago has been seen in 36 countries. Other projects: Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Fantasmic! at Disneyland and award-winning architectural lighting for work at NYC’s Tavern on the Green and Feinstein’s/54 Below. Ken is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame.

SCOTT LEHRER

Sound Design

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SCOTT LEHRER

Sound Design

Credits include: Gypsy with Audra McDonald, Twyla Tharp’s How Long Blues, Plaza Suite, Into the Woods (Drama Desk Award), To Kill A Mockingbird, The Piano Lesson, The Music Man with Hugh Jackman, Carousel, Hello, Dolly! with Bette Midler, The Front Page, Shuffle Along…, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, A Raisin in the Sun with Denzel Washington, Mike Nichols’ productions of Betrayal and Death of a Salesman, Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks, Richard Nelson’s Rhinebeck Panorama, over 60 NY City Center Encores! including Chicago, and South Pacific (first Tony Award for Sound Design). Recordings include An American in Paris (Grammy nomination), Loudon Wainwright’s High Wide and Handsome (Grammy) and Meredith Monk’s Mercy. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, he has taught at Bennington College, Hunter College and NYU.

ROBERT BILLIG

Music Supervisor

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ROBERT BILLIG

Music Supervisor

has been music director, conductor and/or supervisor for Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring musical productions for over 45 years. A graduate of New York University with a BA in Music, he has been music director/conductor of the original Broadway productions of Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Man of La Mancha (2002 revival), Singin’ in the Rain and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Other Broadway productions he has conducted include Chicago, Wicked, Song and Dance and My One and Only. National tours include Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein, Les Misérables (25th anniversary production), Chicago and most recently, Hello Dolly!. Off-Broadway he was music director and vocal arranger for the original production of Little Shop of Horrors and provided the vocal arrangements for the film version of the show.  In addition, he was Musical Director for Disney’s Geppetto. Mr. Billig’s other conducting credits range from intimate nightclubs to international symphony orchestras and everything in between.

BERNIE ARDIA

Wigs & Hair Design

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BERNIE ARDIA

Wigs & Hair Design

is still enjoying a 50-year career, starting in television. Mr. Ardia has designed and coordinated well over 100 productions. He is very happy to once again be a part of this tour of Chicago which he dedicates to his dear friend the legendary, Chita Rivera. Other credits: Ragtime, The Kennedy Center; Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Miserables; Kiss of the Spider Woman; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express in Las Vegas; and Cinderella with Eartha Kitt. Mr. Ardia is proud to have had his name mentioned recently on TCM for his contribution to the John Waters: Pope of Trash exhibit at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. He has worked with many talented performers, including Ramin Karimloo, Jeanne Cooper, George Wendt, Mary Wilson, Lynda Carter, Melody Thomas-Scott, Makenzie Philips and even Judge Judy! He is also the author of  Barbra Streisand in New York City, and currently presents a new book, At Sea With Patrick Dennis: My Madcap Mexican Adventure with the Author of Auntie Mame, published by Rattling Good Yarns. #atseawithpatrickdennis

JUSTEN M. BROSNAN

Makeup Design

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JUSTEN M. BROSNAN

Makeup Design

Australian born & New York built. Broadway Credits: Hairspray. Brooklyn-The Musical. The Drowsy Chaperone. Legally Blonde. This one’s for Chita!

CAMERON BLAKE KINNEAR

Music Coordinator

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CAMERON BLAKE KINNEAR

Music Coordinator

National Tours: Kinky Boots, Chicago, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Regional: premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland, Disney’s When You Wish, Rock of Ages, Sister Act, Ghost, La Cage Aux Folles, Gutenberg!, The Musical, 1940’s Radio Hour, Ring of Fire, Sweet Charity, Big River, Urinetown, Assassins, All Shook Up, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, Mary Poppins, The Music Man, Crazy for You, Fiddler On The Roof, Rent. Cruise Lines: Swing!, Legends In Concert.

DAVID THOMPSON

Script Adaptation

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DAVID THOMPSON

Script Adaptation

Broadway productions include the librettos for The Scottsboro Boys (Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, Hull-Warriner Award), Steel Pier (Tony nomination) and Thou Shalt Not. Off-Broadway: And the World Goes ‘Round (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards), Flora, the Red Menace (Drama Desk nomination). Regional: McCarter Theater’s A Christmas Carol. Television: “Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall,” and “My Favorite Broadway.” Thompson is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.

ANDY CHEN

Music Director/ Conductor

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ANDY CHEN

Music Director/Conductor

(he/him) is thrilled to continue with the Chicago family! Regional/Educational: La Cage Aux FollesIolanthe, Trial By Jury, Little Women, Bright Star. He holds an MM in Music Direction from Arizona State University. Much gratitude to his family, and to Payton. @andychenonkeys

THE BOOKING GROUP

Tour Booking Agency

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THE BOOKING GROUP

Tour Booking Agency

has represented 28 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include The Book of Mormon, Boop!, Buena Vista Social Club, Chicago, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter & the Cursed Child, Just In Time, Mamma Mia!, Richard Thomas in Mark Twain Tonight!, MJ The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Notebook, Oh Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, Parade, Real Woman Have Curves, Six, Some Like It Hot, Suffs, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Waitress and The Wiz.

ARC

Casting

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ARC

Casting

150+ productions across the globe & 13 Artios Awards for Casting. Broadway/NY Past & Current Productions include: Othello, Real Women Have Curves, A Wonderful World, Life of Pi, Romy & Michele, Chicago the Musical, Disney’s The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K.: Hadestown, Sister Act, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: Peter Pan, 1776, Hairspray, Waitress, Urinetown, Girl From The North Country, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: A.R.T., The Old Globe, Berkeley Rep, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Ogunquit Playhouse, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. ARC, Part of RWS Global. www.castingbyarc.com  @castingbyarc

MELISSA A. HAZEK

Tour Marketing and Press

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MELISSA A. HAZEK

Tour Marketing and Press

is a leading public relations and marketing firm specializing in the Broadway touring industry, unique experiences, and seasonal special events. With decades of experience, the firm provides strategic and impactful campaigns that connect audiences with exceptional entertainment.

CHELSEA JAMES

Assistant to the Choreographer

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CHELSEA JAMES

Assistant to the Choreographer

is elated to be a member of the creative team for this current production of Chicago! Credits include: Chicago Broadway (Swing), Chicago National Tour (Dance Captain/Swing), Hairspray! (Amber Von Tussle), and CATS (Dance Captain/Syllabub). As both a performer and choreographer’s assistant, she is incredibly grateful to have the support, trust and opportunity to be a part of a show with such a profound legacy. Endless thanks to her fiancé, family and the Chicago team for the love!

MARC CIEMIEWICZ

Senior Company Manager

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MARC CIEMIEWICZ

Senior Company Manager

For over 35 years, Marc has worked as an actor, director, stage manager, company manager, and production manager from coast to coast. Tours: Yeston and Kopit’s Phantom, It’s Swingtime!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler), Footloose 10th Anniversary Tour, The Wedding Singer, Finding Neverland, Chicago, Hairspray, and the national and international tours of The Wizard of Oz. Marc holds a BFA and an MFA in Musical Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory and San Diego State University respectively.

JESSICA FERNANDO

Tour Company Manager

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JESSICA FERNANDO

Tour Company Manager

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Jessica is an Orlando-based touring company manager, director, producer, and performer. Her work has garnered international recognition, with numerous awards from prestigious festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. Jessica is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.

SOFIA ROSE ITSKOVICH

Production Stage Manager

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SOFIA ROSE ITSKOVICH

Production Stage Manager

is thrilled to be returning to the cell block! Select national tours: Chicago, Shrek the Musical!, PAW Patrol Live! Select regional credits: The Gateway Playhouse, Virginia Theatre Festival, Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival. Grateful to my loved ones for their unwavering support. BFA. @sofial0ves. For Polina, always.

BRIAN J. ENZMAN

Associate Producer

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BRIAN J. ENZMAN

Associate Producer

39 years. Over 500 productions between the Dutch Apple. Broadway Palm and Apex Touring as an actor, director, choreographer and now casting.  Thanks Prather Family!

LAUREN L. SOBON

Associate Producer

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LAUREN L. SOBON

Associate Producer

has been the Associate Producer for the national tours of Chicago since 2020. Other credits: Associate Producer/Casting for Hairspray, Director for the 2021 tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Artistic Producer/Casting Director for the 2020 national tour of Finding Neverland, 2019 international and 2018/2019 national tours of The Wizard of Oz as well as the 2017 national tour of Pippin. She was the Director and Artistic Producer for the 2016 national tour of Million Dollar Quartet. Choreographer and Associate Producer for the 2014 national tour of Fiddler on the Roof.

RUSSELL A. THOMPSON

Production Supervisor

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RUSSELL A. THOMPSON

Production Supervisor

has been the Production Manager for multiple national touring productions and the international tours of Chicago, Cabaret, Hairspray and Blast. Mr. Thompson was the Lighting Designer & Production Manager for the international and national tour of The Wizard of Oz, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Finding Neverland, Once, Pippin, Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Hair, Fiddler on the Roof, All Shook Up, Footloose, The Wedding Singer and Beehive: The 60’s Musical. Thompson’s other designs include Waitress, Beautiful, Jesus Christ Superstar, On Your Feet, Joseph… Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, A Bronx Tale and CATS. He also designed the world premiere of Around the World in 80 Days and the regional premiere of The Civil War.


APEX TOURING

General Management

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APEX TOURING

General Management

is the producer of the current tour of Chicago, being presented by Chicago Razzle Dazzle II LLC. Now in its ninth tour season, APEX has produced recent national tours which include Hairspray, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Once and Finding Neverland. APEX was honored to be the first company to bring a live production to the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Middle East with the international tour of The Wizard of Oz, which also performed across China. APEX produced the 2018 tour of Cabaret and 2017 tour of Pippin. APEX has been created to serve the ever-expanding need for high quality, Broadway-caliber touring productions around the world. APEX looks forward to many years of producing Broadway’s brightest new shows.

WILLIAM T. PRATHER

Executive Producer

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WILLIAM T. PRATHER

Executive Producer

is the Executive Producer and Founder of APEX Touring. He is a second-generation theatre producer following in the footsteps of his parents, Tom and Debbie Prather, who produced live theatre for over 58 years. A graduate of the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, he returned to the family business in 1993 after spending a couple of years in the corporate world. As an Executive Producer, Prather has worked on successful tours including Footloose, The Wedding Singer, BLAST, Fiddler on the Roof, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet

DAVID HYSLOP

Recreation of Original New York Production Direction

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DAVID HYSLOP

Recreation of Original New York Production Direction

Over 20 Broadway credits including Chicago, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Democracy, The Rocky Horror Show, Bobbi Boland, The Blue Room, Jekyll & Hyde, Diary of Anne Frank, An Ideal Husband, and A Few Good Men. Associate Director for eight national tours of Chicago as well as Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Peter Pan 360. Much love and gratitude to all the people who influenced and guided me early on at The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, The American Conservatory Theatre and The Actors Studio.

GREGORY BUTLER

Recreation of Original New York Production Choreography

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GREGORY BUTLER

Recreation of Original New York Production Choreography

is currently the associate choreographer for Broadway’s six time Tony award winning Chicago The Musical. He has been on the creative teams that have mounted productions around the world including Denmark, Moscow, Korea, Amsterdam, Argentina, Germany and the U.S.  Gregory has also restaged  Ann Reinking’s Tony Award winning choreography from Chicago for various television and award shows including Dancing With The Stars, Let’s Make a Deal, The Today Show, The Rosie O’ Donnell Show, Good Morning America, CBS Morning Show, The Helene Fischer Show, The Tony Awards and The Bambi Awards.  Through his involvement with Chicago, Gregory has been honored to work with a host of celebrated stars such as Brandy Norwood, Usher, Rita Wilson, Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swazye, Jennifer Holiday, Patti LaBelle, George Hamilton, Erika Jayne, Chita Rivera, Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin, Angelica Ross, Melora Hardin, Louis Gossett Jr. and Christie Brinkley, to name a few. In 2013 Gregory had the honor to choreograph Chicago for the “Musical Under The Stars” series at the iconic and historic Hollywood Bowl which was directed by Brooke Shields. He is also an accomplished actor/singer/dancer having performed on and off broadway, national tours, tv/film, stock and regional theater. Gregory can be seen in the the Emmy nominated documentary’s Pamela: A Love Story and Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.  He choreographed the feature films The Last Showgirl, directed by Gia Coppola, starring Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis and the upcoming Five Stages Until.   For Annie! Facebook: Gregory Butler  Twitter:
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Based on the presentation by City Center’s Encores!

CITY CENTER’S ENCORES! GREAT AMERICAN MUSICALS IN CONCERT. City Center, a not-for-profit theater founded in 1943 as Manhattan’s first performing arts center, is home to many of America’s leading dance companies, education programs and popular engagements. The award-winning series Encores! was created in 1994 to revisit rarely heard scores, of which Chicago is one.