Paige Davis & Carol Woods Headed Back to Broadway's CHICAGO, Will Lead National Tour Opposite John O'Hurley

Paige Davis and Carol Woods are headed back to Chicago.

Producers announced today that the duo would rejoin the Broadway production at the Ambassador Theatre prior to packing up and heading out on the road with Terra C. MacLeod as Velma Kelly. Television star John O'Hurley will also be featured in the national tour, performing in a number of cities as Billy Flynn.

Davis will succeed Amy Spanger as Roxie Hart beginning tomorrow, August 13, and continue performances through August 28. Woods will play Mama Morton from August 20-28, after Russian singer Larisa Dolina's Broadway debut in the role.

The national tour will begin August 31 in Tacoma, Washington.

Murder. Greed. Corruption. Violence. Exploitation. Adultery. Treachery. 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 legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history -- and it still shows no sign of ever slowing down! Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, CHICAGO is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical

Walter Bobbie is the director of the original New York Production and Ann Reinking was the original choreographer in the style of Bob Fosse. 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. The production also features orchestrations by Ralph Burns, supervising music direction by Rob Fisher.

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, CHICAGO has become a worldwide phenomenon with productions in 24 countries and 11 languages since 1996.

For more information and a tour itinerary, visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com.