Chicago Welcomes Angela Grovey as "Mama" beginning Sept 15

Press release

WELCOMES TO THE CELL BLOCK
ANGELA GROVEY
AS “MATRON MAMA MORTON”
BEGINNING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

At the Ambassador Theatre
Tickets on Sale at www.ChicagoTheMusical.com

Broadway’s record-breaking hit musical Chicago welcomes Angela Grovey as “Matron Mama Morton” beginning Monday, September 15 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC). Chicago is Broadway’s longest running musical now playing. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com.

Angela Grovey has captivated audiences on stage and screen with her scene stealing performances. Returning to the Onyx Collective/Hulu series “Reasonable Doubt” for Season 3 airing on September 18, Angela plays “Krystal” the brutally honest, savvy and smart as a tack assistant to Jax (Emayatzy Corinealdi), a high powered criminal defense attorney dealing with her past traumas and wild interpretations of the law. Angela was also recently featured in the animated film Spellbound with Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow and Rachel Zegler.

A native of Sugar Land, Texas, Angela knew she wanted to be a performer since she was a child, but was bitten by the “bug” when she played a Lost Boy in a production of Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby. She went on to study musical theatre in Chicago at Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory before being cast in Tumpie’s Dance at the Stages 2002 festival with her idol, Lillias White. Angela’s career has spanned prestigious stages across the United States, including some of her favorite New York credits such as Wig Out and The Wiz with Ashanti. She then landed the role of “Earla" the exuberant choir member in the musical movie Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton.
Shortly thereafter, Angela made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway cast of Leap of Faith and then was featured in the original Broadway cast of Escape to Margaritaville. She also appeared in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular for two years before doing the national tours of The Play That Goes Wrong and Newsies. In 2021, she led Jocelyn Bioh’s Merry Wives in Central Park which has also been airing as part of “Great Performances” on PBS.
On TV, Angela has appeared guest starring on such notable shows as Amazon’s “Modern Love” (season 2), NBC’s “The Blacklist,” HBO’s “High Maintenance,” Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Iron Fist” as well as recurred on the hit NBC series “30 Rock.”
Off screen, Angela is deeply committed to giving back. She is the Executive Director of Broadway Inspirational Voices with programs involved at Covenant House and Department of Corrections.

About CHICAGO
With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history.

The current cast of Chicago features Rachel Schur as Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, Tam Mutu as Billy Flynn, Jacquline B. Arnold as Matron “Mama” Morton, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. The cast also includes Zach Bravo, David Bushman, Jessica Ernest, Jeff Gorti, Chelsea James, Arian Keddell, James T. Lane, Marty Lawson, Joseph London, Barrett Martin, Sharon Moore, Drew Nellessen, Celina Nightengale, Kristen Faith Oei, Denny Paschall, Mikayla Renfrow, Sean Samuels, Samantha Sturm.

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, Chicago is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.

Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Tony Award winner Ann Reinking, Chicago features set design by Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, sound design by Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer, casting by ARC/Duncan Stewart, CSA & Patrick Maravilla and Executive Producer Alecia Parker.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.

Performance Schedule
Mondays at 7pm, Tuesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2:30pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm & 7pm

Ticket Information
Tickets are available in person at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W 49th St). Box office hours are Monday through Saturday 10am-8:30pm, Sunday 12pm-7:30pm. Tickets are also available at ChicagoTheMusical.com.