On Wednesday, May 28, 2008, the company of the hit Broadway musical CHICAGO is pleased to welcome FOX 5 "Good Day New York" co-anchor Jodi Applegate to the cast for one performance only.
Applegate will "give 'em the old razzle dazzle" when she makes her Broadway stage debut at the 2 p.m. matinee performance of the Tony Award-winning hit at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 29th St.). Applegate will appear as an ensemble member in select scenes throughout the show.
Applegate's complete CHICAGO experience - from singing, dancing and blocking rehearsals to wardrobe fittings, hair and makeup tests and more - will be chronicled on "Good Day New York."
"Good Day New York" airs in the tri-state area weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on FOX 5.
Tickets to CHICAGO are scaled at $59 - $111.50 (all ticket prices include a $1.50 facility fee) and are available by calling
Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Ambassador Theatre Box Office (219 W. 49th St.). Regular Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and Noon to 7 p.m. Sundays.
Now celebrating eleven sinfully sizzling on the Great White Way, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is currently the eighth longest-running production in Broadway history, as well as Broadway's longest-running musical revival...and it still shows no sign of ever slowing down!
CHICAGO stars
Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart,
Nancy Lemenager as Velma Kelly,
Jeff McCarthy as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and
Kecia Lewis-Evans as Matron "Mama" Morton.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously 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.
With a book by
Fred Ebb and
Bob Fosse, music by
John Kander and lyrics by
Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.
Directed by
Walter Bobbie and choreographed by
Ann Reinking, CHICAGO features set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by
William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington and sound design by Scott Lehrer.
Produced by Barry and
Fran Weissler, CHICAGO has become a worldwide phenomenon. On December 5, 2007, the London production of CHICAGO celebrated its tenth year on the West End, where it continues to hold the record as the longest-running American musical in West End history. This fall, CHICAGO will launch its tenth U.S. National Tour.
Visit the official CHICAGO website for more information.
Jodi Applegate is the co-anchor of FOX 5 "Good Day New York." She is a seasoned news anchor, having previously held principal anchor posts at NBC and MSNBC in New York and at FOX in Boston.
Hosting a morning show in New York is familiar ground for Applegate. She served as co-anchor of the "Weekend Today Show" and was a fill-in anchor on the "Today Show." Jodi also co-hosted "Later Today," which was produced by NBC News. In addition to her duties with NBC, she was on the anchor desk for the debut of MSNBC.
Prior to NBC and MSNBC, Applegate was the host of "Good Morning Arizona" at KTVK in Phoenix. Applegate earned a 2003 Boston/New England Emmy for her hosting and interviewing skills and an Associated Press Award for spot news reporting. She is a graduate of New York University and holds a degree in television and film. CHICAGO marks her Broadway debut.
