UK TOUR CAST

Theatre: Constellations (The Barn Theatre); UK tours of Strictly Ballroom, CHICAGO, and Shrek; That Day We Sang (Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester); The Sound of Music (Regent’s Park Theatre); Legally Blonde; Grease (West End). TV: Kate Connor in “Coronation Street”; “Our Zoo” and “Atlantis” (BBC). 

Faye was runner-up on the 2021 season of ITV’s “Dancing on Ice.” She trained at the Guildford School of Acting, and she is over the moon to be returning to the role of Roxie Hart in the UK and Ireland tour of CHICAGO.

Theatre: Velma Kelly in CHICAGO (UK & International Tours); Bombalurina in Cats (Kilworth House Theatre); Lily St. Regis in Annie (Piccadilly Theatre; West End & UK/European Tour); Rizzo in Grease (Curve Leicester and Dubai); Anita in West Side Story (UK Tour); Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show (European Tour); Harley Quinn in Batman Live (US Tour); Mona and Liz in CHICAGO (Adelphi, Cambridge, Garrick; West End); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (New London; West End); Beautiful and Damned (Lyric; West End); Jazmin/alternate Alex Owens in Flashdance (Original UK Tour); Carmen in Fame (European Tour); Slave of the Ring in Aladdin (Wimbledon, Woking, Milton Keynes, Liverpool); Charity in Mother Goose (Derby Arena); Brooke in Noises Off (Birmingham Repertory Theatre).

Film/TV: Beast (Agile Films); Alexandra in I Give It a Year (Studio Canal); series regular Scarlett/Esme in Trapped! (BBC). Djalenga trained at Italia Conti.

Brenda has a long history with CHICAGO, having made her West End debut as “Mama” Morton in 2006, and she is thrilled to be returning to the show once again. Theatre credits include Killer Queen in We Will Rock You (original UK Tour & West End); “Mama” Morton in CHICAGO (UK Tour/West End/10th Anniversary gala); Nettie Fowler in Carousel (London Coliseum); Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray (UK Tour); Woman 2 in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (London Coliseum); Esta in Moby Dick! (The Union Theatre); Diane & Beautiful Music in The Human Comedy (The Young Vic); and Pearl Pastor in Carmen Jones (Royal Festival Hall). This year Brenda made her directorial debut with Hairspray (UK Tour), having had a long history with the production playing Motormouth Maybelle.

Screen credits: Mrs. Johnson in Ben Elton’s The Wright Way and The Lips in Alan Carr’s The Singer Takes It All. Television: “Get Britain Singing,” “The Big Narstie Show,” “Rolling in It,” ITV’s “Carols at Christmas,” “Celebrity Beat the Chasers,” “Celebrity Catchphrase,” “I’m a Celebrity…,” “The Daily Drop,” “The Last Leg,” “The Weakest Link,” “The Wright Stuff,” “Sing if You Can,” “The X Factor,” GMTV. Brenda is a Loose Woman for ITV and a presenter for “Songs of Praise” on BBC.

In 2022, to continue her son’s legacy, she and her daughter Tanisha set up the Jamal Edwards Self Belief trust with the objective to support causes that mattered most to Jamal. Brenda’s work with the trust targets three key interrelated areas: combatting homelessness, supporting people with mental health issues, and providing young people with essential life skills and paid internship programmes.

Kevin is best known for being a professional dancer on BBC One’s “Strictly Come Dancing.” Competing in seven series and five finals, Kevin won the show in 2018 and was crowned “Strictly Champion” alongside Stacey Dooley, before leaving the show in 2019. In a successful competitive ballroom-dancing career, he won numerous titles across the world including becoming a four-time British Latin American Champion and Youth World number one.

He made his Broadway debut as a principal dancer with Burn the Floor in 2009 and his West End musical theatre debut in Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre in 2010. Most recently, he played Hugo, aka Loco Chanelle, in the UK Tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Notably, in summer 2021, he joined song-and-dance legend Adam Cooper in Jonathan Church’s critically acclaimed production of Singin’ in the Rain as Cosmo Brown at Sadler’s Wells, later followed by a UK tour Additional credits: Scott Hastings in Strictly Ballroom: The Musical (UK Tour), Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre), Stacey Jaxx in Rock of Ages (UK Tour), The Artilleryman in Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds (UK Arena Tour).

In the world of television, Kevin investigated a longstanding family rumour on the BBC hit show “Who Do You Think You Are?” Further credits include ITV’s “The Games” and the iconic “Strictly Come Dancing” Choreography Corner on “It Takes Two.” He also starred in the cast of the BBC’s warm-hearted mystery drama “Father Brown.”

Theatre: The Lion King (Walking Cover, Scar, and Pumba; UK and Ireland Tour), The Choir of Man (Barman/Resident Director), Mother Goose (Baron Bon Rumpen-Smakka), Cinderella (Dame Norah), Jack and the Beanstalk (King Bertram the Brave), Orville in the Underworld (Shady Woods). Joshua would like to thank his friends and family for all their continued support.

Theatre: Chantal and u/s Albin in La Cage aux Folles (Regent’s Park Open Air); Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon (UK/International Tour); CHICAGO (Festival Ljubljana); Am Dram: A Musical Comedy (Leicester Curve); Romance Romance (Above the Stag); Sweet Charity (HMP Bronzfield); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Kilworth House); Chess (London Colliseum, West End); Bat Out of Hell (Original Cast; Manchester/West End/Toronto); Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre, West End/Dubai Opera House); RSC’s The Shakespeare Revue (UK tour); Styles and Drewe’s 3 Little Pigs (UK Tour); Molly Wobbly (Phoenix); Bare: The Rock Opera (Union); Secret Garden (UK Tour); Thursford Christmas Spectacular; BURN! (Elan Frantoio, Italy); “The International Magic Tenors” (European Tour); Into the Woods (International Festival of Musical Theatre).

Concerts include: Sunset Boulevard (Alexandra Palace); “Pride at the Palace” (Palace); “My Fair Lady: 60th Anniversary Concert” (St. Paul’s); “Kings of Broadway” (Palace); “Jordan Lee Davies: In Concert” (Other Palace/Pheasantry); “The Mikado” (WMTO); “Disney in Concert” (St. David’s Hall); “Sondheim Men” (St. James); “Showtime at the Stadium” (Millennium Stadium).

Television: “The Voice UK” (series 2, reaching will.i.am’s top 6). Recordings include: Bat Out of Hell (Original Cast Recording); “The International Magic Tenors” (Original Cast Recording). Jordan is originally from the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales, and trained at the Guildford School of Acting.

Credits while training include Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes (Urdang), Julia Sullivan in The Wedding Singer (Urdang), and Jenna in Waitress (Urdang). Originally from Essex, Bethany is a 2024 graduate from the Urdang Academy.

Theatre: Swing/Assistant Dance Captain in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre); Jack and the Beanstalk (Hackney Empire); Swing/Assistant Dance Captain in 9 to 5: The Musical (Savoy Theatre); Gwen in Sunny Afternoon (UK Tour); The Life (English Theatre, Frankfurt); Kiss Me, Kate workshop (Opera North); Ashley in Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany); Puss in Boots (Hackney Empire); Macmillan Centenary Gala (London Palladium). Training: The Betty Wivell Academy, the BRIT School, Bird College.

Theatre: Swing in Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany), Ensemble in Sleeping Beauty (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Lead Vocalist/Dancer in Carole: The Music of Carole King (UK Tour), Ensemble in Peter Pan (The Mayflower, Southampton), Smee in Peter Pan (New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth). Additional: Featured Dancer in Disney’s Disenchanted promo with Oti Mabuse (Disney), Featured Dancer in Qatar Airways official 2022 World Cup music video, “Treat People With Kindness” (Harry Styles music video); ITV Pride of Britain Awards. Training: Performers College.

Josh is delighted to join the UK tour of CHICAGO.

Recent credits: Ensemble in Cinderella (The Churchill Theatre), Bromley (Crossroads),  Ensemble in Cinderella (KD Theatre; The Maltings, Ely). Joe recently graduated from Laine Theatre Arts, and he is delighted to be making his professional debut in CHICAGO.

Theatre: Featured Ensemble in The Addams Family (London Palladium); Ethel/Ensemble in 42nd Street (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris); Ensemble/Onstage Swing/1st Cover Alice/Cover Morticia in The Addams Family (UK Tour); Ensemble/Cover Maggie in 42nd Street (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Ensemble/Cover Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House); Ensemble in The Producers (The Royal Exchange Theatre); Ensemble in Funny Girl (Théâtre Marigny, Paris). Training: Julie Sianne Theatre Arts, London Studio Centre.

Jessica would like to thank Apollo Artist Management for this incredible opportunity. It is a dream come true to be part of this timeless classic!

Theatre: Assistant Dance Captain & u/s Hortensio in Kiss Me, Kate (Barbican); “Evita in Concert” (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Ensemble, u/s Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain (Sadler’s Wells, Japan, UK Tour), On-Stage Swing & u/s Bobby Pepper in Curtains (Wyndam’s Theatre, UK Tour), Dream Gabey in On the Town (HPAC & Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Japan), The Snowman (Peacock Theatre, Birmingham Rep), Swing & u/s Merv, Original London Company of Strictly Ballroom: The Musical (Piccadilly Theatre), Original London Company of An American in Paris (Dominion).

Prior to musical theatre, Robin had an extensive career as a professional ballet dancer performing with the Polish National Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and the Royal Ballet. Television: “The Winter King” (ITV), “Bridgerton” (Netflix), “All Star Musicals” (ITV), “Sanditon” (ITV), “Holst” (BBC). Training: The Royal Ballet Upper School,  Identity School of Acting.

Theatre: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Becca, Cover Ray, and Assistant Dance Captain; UK Tour); Pretty Woman (Savoy Theatre); Dance to the Music (Tour); Oneness (Southwark Playhouse). Additional credits: Adidas (commercial); London Fashion Week (dancer); Bring the Noise “MLB Home RU Derby X” (online commercial); Bow Anderson New Wave (music video); Shakka featuring Mr. Eazi (music video); MK 2AM (music video). ​​Training: D&B Academy of Performing Arts.

Annabelle is thrilled to be joining the CHICAGO company. She would like to thank her family, friends, and D&B for their continued love and support.

Theatre whilst training: Bring It On, Children of Eden, Journeys, I Am. Television: Formula E (Ella Henderson). Pantomime: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Crossroads), Snow White (Jordan Productions). Film: Better Man. Training: Bird College of Dance, Music & Theatre Performance.

Theatre: Frozen (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Swing/Slavemaster in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre); Snow White (Festival Theatre, Edinburgh); CHICAGO (Dom Platz Openair, Germany); Little Shop of Horrors (Theater Magdeburg, Germany); Jesus Christ Superstar (Dom Platz Openair, Germany).

Jonathan has also performed across the UK and Europe with ballet companies including Theater Magdeburg, Germany; Teatrul de Balet Sibiu, Romania; and English National Ballet, London, at both soloist and corps de ballet level. He has performed roles such as Jean de Brienne in Raymonda, The Wizard in Petrushka, Alexi Karenin in Anna Karenina, and the Mouse King in The Nutcracker. Film: Frozen (Disney). Training: The Dance School of Scotland, Glasgow; English National Ballet School, London.

Theatre: Crispin/Dance Captain in A Chorus of Disapproval (Salisbury Playhouse); Hugo in Beauty and the Beast (Sunderland Empire); Prince in Cinderella (Salisbury Playhouse); Ensemble/Cover Eddie in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre, West End); Gus/Cover Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (UK & International Tour); Swing in Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre, West End); Swing in Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany); Vince Fontaine and Teen Angel/Cover Roger and Doody in Grease (UK Tour); Dandini in Cinderella (Floral Pavilion); Effin and Pants/Cover Niko in Eurobeat (Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh); Ensemble/Cover Jerry in Top Hat (UK Tour); Ensemble in White Christmas (Festival Theatre Edinburgh).

Film: Hamlet. Training: Italia Conti. For Lynette and David.

Theatre: Love Never Dies (Asia Tour), Cats (Taiwan), At Last It’s Summer (London Palladium), Cabaret (Paris), Him and Me (UK Tour & West End), H.M.S. Pinafore (Wilton’s Music Hall & Theatre Royal, Winchester), White Christmas (UK Tour), CHICAGO (Ljubljana Festival, Slovenia), White Christmas: The Musical (Dominion Theatre, West End), Dirty Dancing (UK Tour), Raymond Gubbay Christmas Spectacular (UK Concert Hall Tour & West End), The Glenn Miller Show (London Coliseum), Dick Whittington (London Palladium), Cats (London Palladium & International Tour), Aladdin (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton), Peter Pan (Theatre Royal, Nottingham). 

TV/Film/Commercial: The Princess Switch 3 (Netflix), Bet365 (commercial), “Sunday Night at the Palladium” (ITV), “Talk About You” (MIKA music video). Training: Laine Theatre Arts.

Theatre: Swing in Moulin Rouge! (Original London Cast; Piccadilly Theatre); Swing & Cover Rumpleteazer/Victoria/Jemima in Cats (International Tour); Swing/Ensemble in Beauty and the Beast (Capitol Theatre, Horsham); Victoria & Cover Syllabub/Rumpelteazer in Cats (RCCL); Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz (The London Palladium); Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music (UK Tour); Jemima Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour); Marta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music (The London Palladium); Young Eponine in Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre).

Television: “Britain’s Got Talent” (ITV); “The Olivier Awards” (ITV). Additional work: Dancer for Tropic Skincare (Birmingham NEC). Training: Urdang Academy.

Theatre: Mamma Mia! The Party (Sue/Swing, Cover Konstantina, Nina & Bella; O2 London); We Will Rock You as Oz, Mamma Mia! as Lisa (RCCL). Lucy-Anne trained at Bird College of Dance, Music & Theatre Performance, BA (HONS). She is delighted to appear in the 2024–2025 UK Tour of CHICAGO.

Theatre: Shrek the Musical (Hammersmith Apollo); Annie (UK Tour); White Christmas (UK Tour); CHICAGO (Festival Ljubljana, Slovenia); Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Belfast Grand Opera House). Television: “This Morning” (ITV). Training: Emil Dale Academy.

Theatre: Your Lie in April (Harold Pinter Theatre), The King and I (Dominion Theatre), The King and I (UK & Ireland Tour), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Hope Mill Theatre). Credits whilst training: Ensemble in Bandstand (ArtsEd), Lady Beekman in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (ArtsEd). Additional: Olivier Awards choir (ITV), “Frank and Friends” concert choir. Training: Arts Educational School.