{"id":377973,"date":"2026-10-20T15:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377973\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:09:16","slug":"bianca-marroquin-sets-return-to-broadways-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377973\/","title":{"rendered":"Bianca Marroqu\u00edn Sets Return to Broadway’s Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bianca Marroqu\u00edn<\/a> (In the Heights<\/a>, The Pajama Game<\/a>), a frequent presence in the record-breaking revival of Chicago<\/a>, will return to the Tony-winning production as Roxie Hart\u00a0beginning November 16\u00a0at the Ambassador Theatre.<\/p>\n

Hailing from Mexico City, Marroqu\u00edn is part of a short list of actors
\n to have played both Roxie and Velma in the long-running John Kander<\/a> and Fred Ebb<\/a>
\nmusical, debuting her Velma as part of the revival’s post-COVID
\nre-opening cast in 2021. When she joined the company for the first time
\nas Roxie in 2006, Marroqu\u00edn became the first Mexican woman to play a
\nleading role on Broadway. Over the years, Marroqu\u00edn has
\nperiodically stepped into the role of Roxie or\u00a0Velma, with more than 4,000 performances to date.<\/p>\n

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

Marroqu\u00edn\u00a0will succeed\u00a0Reece Weaver<\/a>, the former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and professional dancer best known for her appearance in Netflix\u2019s America\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, who recently extended her run through November 15.<\/p>\n

The current cast of Chicago features Weaver as Roxie Hart, Lissa deGuzman as Velma Kelly, Max von Essen<\/a> as Billy Flynn, Natasha Yvette Williams as Matron \u201cMama\u201d Morton, Red Concepci\u00f3n<\/a> as Amos Hart, and J. Workman<\/a> as Mary Sunshine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company\u00a0also includes Tia Altinay<\/a>, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Austin Dunn<\/a>, John Michael Fiumara<\/a>, Danielle Marie Gonzalez<\/a>, Chelsea James<\/a>, Christopher Kelley<\/a>, James T. Lane<\/a>, Jenny Laroche<\/a>, Marty Lawson<\/a>, Joseph London, Kristen Faith Oei<\/a>, Denny Paschall<\/a>, Mariah Reives<\/a>, Sean Samuels<\/a>, Samantha Sturm<\/a>, Jeff Sullivan<\/a>, and Elizabeth Yanick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chicago Will Celebrate 30 Years On Broadway With Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton, Alex Newell, Reece Weaver, More<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chicago<\/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 now closed 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 and Bob Fosse<\/a>, music by John Kander, 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

\"Ann<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Chicago<\/p>\n

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