David Ian for Crossroads Live in association with Barry and Fran Weissler have announced star casting for the 2027 UK tour of the multi award-winning musical Chicago.

Two-time Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia will star as Billy Flynn, alongside award-winning soul singer Mica Paris and The X Factor winner Sam Bailey returning to share the role of Mama Morton. They are joined by Charlotte Gooch as Velma Kelly, Jonathan Dryden Taylor as Amos Hart and R. Leonard as Mary Sunshine. Casting for the role of Roxie Hart is to be announced.

The company is completed by Bethany Adamson, Kofi Aidoo-Appiah, Gabby Antrobus, Jamie Armour, Talia Duff, Harvey Fawcett, Marie Finlayson, Sergio Giacomelli, Sam Holden, Aoife Kenny, Harrison Langham, Oliver Loades, Will Markendale, Gabrielle Parker, and Tanith Williams.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who 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.

Chicago comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 27 July until Saturday 7 August 2027. Sam Bailey will perform as Mama Morton Tuesday 27 July – Saturday 31 July, Mica Paris Will perform Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 August. Tickets can be booked at birminghamhippodrome.com