Soap star Faye Brookes and X Factor favourite Brenda Edwards will return to the stage as Roxie Hart and Mama Morton in Chicago.
The star casting has been announced for the multi-award winning production, set to return to Mayflower Theatre in November.
Leading West End talent Djalenga Scott also returns to the role of Velma Kelly, starring alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine.
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Faye Brookes previously played Roxie Hart to acclaim in the 2021 UK and Ireland tour of the show. She is best known for her role as Kate Connor in ITV’s Coronation Street, for which she won a National Television Award. Her theatre credits include Fran in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical.
Brenda Edwards gained public acclaim as a semi-finalist on The X Factor before turning her attention to the stage, making her West End debut as Mama Morton in Chicago, a role she reprised during the show's last tour. Her other theatre credits include Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray.
Chicago runs from November 19 to 23. Tickets from mayflower.org.uk
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