Dossett was originally slated to debut as Billy Flynn in January, but was sidelined with an unrelated injury during his final week of rehearsals. The singing actor will succeed Alexander Gemignani, who will play his final performance March 13.
Dossett, who has appeared in 15 Broadway shows 鈥� including Pippin, Newsies, Prelude to a Kiss, The Constant Wife, Democracy and the 2003 revival of Gypsy, for which he received a Tony Award nomination 鈥� will stay with the hit revival through May 24.
The Broadway cast also stars Grammy Award winner and country music superstar as Roxie Hart (through March 29), as Velma Kelly (through March 29), as Amos Hart, as Matron "Mama" Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
Chicago has set design by , costume design by Tony Award winner , lighting design by , sound design by , musical supervision by and musical direction by .
The revival of and 's Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores! presentations offered by City Center. The musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in November 1996 where it remained through February 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre on Feb. 11, 1997, and played that house through Jan. 26, 2003. The revival reopened at the Ambassador Theatre, its current home, on Jan. 29, 2003. Chicago won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for original cast members and , director , lighting designer Billington and choreographer . The original 1975 production was directed and choreographed by the late .
The Ambassador Theatre is located at 219 W. 49th Street.
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