It has been announced that multi-award-winning UK classical singer and stage star Russell Watson will take on the role of ‘Billy Flynn’ in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international musical sensation Chicago.

Watson will join Faye Brookes as ‘Roxie Hart’ and Djalenga Scott as ‘Velma Kelly’, opening at Liverpool Empire on 7 February 2022.

Following Liverpool, the production will visit Eastbourne, Southend, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, Stoke-on-Trent, Ipswich, Aberdeen, Dublin, Dartford, Bristol, Woking, Leeds, Wimbledon, Manchester, Sunderland, Belfast, Plymouth, Cardiff, Sheffield, Norwich, Oxford and Llandudno.

The cast also includes Ishmail Aaron, Michelle Andrews, Gabby Antrobus, Delycia Belgrave, Joel Benjamin, Tanisha-Mae Brown, Daniel Clift, Callum Fitzgerald, Emily Goodenough, Billie Hardy, Aaron Jenkins, Liam Marcellino, Theo Reece, Hollie Jane Stephens and Harrison Wilde.

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