Exhibit will have final performance in September after taking more than £120m at box office in LondonOver the past 15 years it has featured actors including Brooke Shields, Christie Brinkley and David Hasselhoff and become the West End’s longest-running revival, however the curtain is finally coming down on Chicago in London’s theatre district.Barry Weissler, who has produced the musical along with his wife Fran in locations encircling the earth including London and Fresh York, where the Broadway production is in its 16th year, said that running it had been a dream come fair.”We may be taking our parting shots for immediately, however the Razzle Dazzle will never fade,” he said.The exhibit, which was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere and has taken more than £120m at the box office in London, will have its final performance on 1 September.Based on the play of the same designation by Maurine Dallas Watkins, it drew instant acclaim when it opened in November 1997 with Ruthie Henshall, Ute Lemper, Henry Goodman and Nigel Planer in the main roles.After opening at the Adelphi theatre, it transferred to the Cambridge theatre before moving to the Garrick at the end year.Along with Shields and Brinkley, other names who have described Chicago’s fictional showgirl Roxie Hart comprehend Hideous Betty’s America Ferrera, Coronation Street’s Jill Halfpenny and presenter Denise Van Outen, while Kelly Osbourne and the EastEnders actor Anita Dobson are among those who have played the dense-as-nails prison matron Mama Morton. As well as Hasselhoff, the club of male actors and entertainers who have played the scheming lawyer Billy Flynn includes Marti Pellow, Jerry Springer and John Barrowman.Ruthie Henshall wrote on Twitter: “Sad to hear Chicago is closing. I have incredible memories of the best female roles in musical theatre. Truly blessed to have been a part of it.”Composer John Kander said: “The circumstance that the London audience has embraced our exhibit for 15 years fills me with gratitude and pride.”The Olympic gold-medal winning ice-skater Robin Cousins is joining the cast as Flynn from 17 July while the Games are held in London.West EndTheatreLondonBen Quinnguardian.co.uk © 2012 Twitter News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Employ of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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