The Broadway production of Chicago--the tale of two murderous chorines who turn their notoriety into show biz success--currently features Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Branda Braxton as Velma, Usher as Billy Flynn, Lillias White as Matron "Mama" Morton, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. On September 11th, Roz Ryan will replace White as Mama Morton.Bartlett has appeared on Broadway in The Odd Couple, Sweet Charity, Little Shop of Horrors andChicago, in which he performed in various stints in 2002 and 2003. Off-Broadway, he has been seen in Tabletop. He is also a writer and performer on the radio show "Imus in the Morning."Chicago,
which opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 14th 1996, has
reached a run of over 4,000
performances at the Ambassador Theatre (215 W. 49th St.); the show will celebrate its
10 year anniversary in November. Chicagoreceived
6 1997 Tonys (including Best Revival of a Musical) under the direction
of Walter Bobbie and the choreography of star Ann Reinking. The
revival, based
on Bobbie's stylistically stripped-down Encores! staging, featured
direction and choreography by Bob Fosse in its original 1975
production. Chicago features a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse.
