Jennifer Holliday returns to Chicago in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton this evening (9 June) for a limited eight-week run until 31 July.

The Tony and Grammy winner previously played the role at the Ambassador Theatre in 2001.

Holliday previously starred on Broadway as Effie in Dreamgirls, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and more recently starred in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple.

The Broadway company of Chicago currently features Emma Pittman as Roxie Hart, Lana Gordon (Hadestown, The Lion King) as Velma Kelly, Ryan Silverman (Side Show, Passion) as Billy Flynn, Evan Harrington as Amos Hart, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

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