{"id":108769,"date":"2026-01-22T17:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/108769\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:19:08","slug":"mykal-kilgore-more-will-join-chicago-on-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/108769\/","title":{"rendered":"Mykal Kilgore, More Will Join Chicago on Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.<\/p>\n

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Mykal Kilgore
\n Heather Gershonowitz <\/p>\n

The record-breaking, Tony-winning Broadway revival of Chicago<\/a> will welcome\u00a0a mix of\u00a0new and\u00a0familiar faces to its company\u00a0beginning February 2\u00a0at the Ambassador Theatre.<\/p>\n

Mykal Kilgore<\/a>, here billed as M. Kilgore, will step into the role of Mary Sunshine. Kilgore has also been seen on Broadway in\u00a0Motown the Musical, Hair, and The\u00a0Book of Mormon. New ensemble members will include\u00a0Austin Dunn, Danielle Marie Gonzalez, Christopher Kelley, and Jeff Sullivan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Sophie Carmen-Jones and Jacqueline B. Arnold to Return to Broadway’s Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

Scheduled to return to\u00a0the cellblock are Greg Hildreth<\/a>\u00a0(The Queen of Versailles, Frozen, Cinderella)\u00a0as Amos Hart and ensemble members Tia Altinay<\/a> and Chelsea James<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Check out Chicago merchandise in the Playbill Store<\/a><\/p>\n

The Broadway production of Chicago, which will celebrate 30 years on Broadway\u00a0later this year, currently\u00a0features\u00a0Kate Baldwin<\/a> as Roxie Hart, Robyn Hurder<\/a> as Velma Kelly, Tam Mutu<\/a> as Billy Flynn, Tony winner\u00a0Alex Newell<\/a> as Matron \u201cMama\u201d Morton, Raymond Bokhour<\/a> as Amos Hart, and R. Lowe<\/a> as Mary Sunshine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ensemble\u00a0includes Zach Bravo<\/a>, David Bushman<\/a>, Max Clayton<\/a>, Jennifer Dunne<\/a>, Jessica Ernest<\/a>, Arian Keddell<\/a>, James T. Lane<\/a>, Marty Lawson<\/a>, Joseph London, Barrett Martin<\/a>, Sharon Moore<\/a>, Drew Nellessen<\/a>, Celina Nightengale<\/a>, Kristen Faith Oei<\/a>, Denny Paschall<\/a>, Mikayla Renfrow<\/a>, Sean Samuels<\/a>, and\u00a0Samantha Sturm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The revival of Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores!
\n presentations offered by City Center<\/a>. The musical opened on Broadway at
\n the Richard Rodgers Theatre November 14, 1996, where it remained
\nthrough February 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre,
\nand played that house through January 26, 2003. The revival reopened at
\nthe Ambassador Theatre January 29 that year.<\/p>\n

Since its debut in 1996, Chicago has played in 36 countries
\nand been seen by 33 million people worldwide. It is now the
\nsecond-longest running show in Broadway history (after the recently
\nclosed The Phantom of the Opera).<\/p>\n

READ: How the Chicago Costumes Have Evolved Over 25 Years<\/a><\/p>\n

With a book by the late Fred Ebb<\/a> and Bob Fosse<\/a>, music by John Kander<\/a>, and lyrics by Ebb, Chicago
\n features direction by Walter Bobbie<\/a>, choreography by the late Ann
\nReinking, set design by John Lee Beatty<\/a>, costume design by William Ivey
\nLong, lighting design by Ken Billington<\/a>, sound design by Scott Lehrer<\/a>,
\nand casting by ARC.<\/p>\n

The current production, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler<\/a>, won the
\nTony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for
\nactors Bebe Neuwirth<\/a> and James Naughton<\/a>, director Bobbie, lighting
\ndesigner Billington, and Reinking. The original production was directed
\nand choreographed by the late Fosse.<\/p>\n

Click here to purchase tickets to Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Alex Newell, Sophie-Carmen Jones, and Kate Baldwin in Chicago<\/p>\n

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