Strictly star to lead upcoming UK tour of Chicago

Making her stage acting debut, Lauren Oakley will play the Roxie Hart, the fame-obsessed chorus girl who murders her lover, while Adam Garcia will take on the role of Billy Flynn, the slick attorney who comes to her defence. 

The first stop on the upcoming tour is the New Wimbledon Theatre, where the show is due to open on 5th February 2027. Dates are currently running until November 2027, with additional venues and dates expected to be added.

Audiences can expect renditions of the show’s iconic tunes, including Razzle Dazzle, All That Jazz and Cell Block Tango.

Tour dates 

Meet the cast

Lauren Oakley is best known for her role as a professional dancer on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, having joined the show in 2022. Away from the ballroom, she has built an impressive portfolio of stage credits, including the Strictly’s UK Arena Tour, Burn the Floor at Sadler’s Wells and Him & Me/Together, where she performed alongside Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice.

Adam Garcia has recently worked on The Bodyguard, Saturday Night Fever, Kiss Me Kate and Wicked. He has also appeared on the big screen in Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

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Adam Garcia has been cast as Billy Flynn in the touring production.

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Mica Paris will be Mama Morton: the warden of the women’s block at Cook County Jail.

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Sam Bailey will be sharing the role of Mama Morton in Chicago, taking over the role in May 2027.

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The role of Mama Morton will be shared by Mica Paris and Sam Bailey. Paris has enjoyed an award-winning career as a recording artist, establishing herself as an actress and author. Bailey shot to fame after winning The X Factor in 2013. Since then, she has appeared in a number of musical productions, including Fat Friends the Musical, Beauty and the Beast and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. She is currently starring as Debbie in Mamma Mia! The Party at London’s O2.

Completing the cast are Charlotte Gooch and Jonathan Dryden Taylor. Gooch’s previous credits include Moulin Rouge, Singin’ in the Rain and Dirty Dancing, while Dryden Taylor has appeared in productions such as Kinky Boots, My Fair Lady and Fiddler on the Roof. 

About Chicago

Picture this. It’s 1920’s Chicago. Morals are loose and the Jazz Age is in full swing. Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer, murders her lover after he threatens to leave her.

Desperate to avoid prison, Hart hires the best defence lawyer to transform her criminality into a barrage of headlines. The satirical musical explores corruption, the justice system and much more. 

This year marks the production’s 30th anniversary. Since opening in 1996 in New York, Chicago has played in 38 countries worldwide and been seen by around 35 million people.