CHICAGO Welcomes Bianca Marroquín, Tam Mutu, and Jacqueline B. Arnold Beginning August 11

Press release

CHICAGO
WELCOMES BACK
BIANCA MARROQUÍN
AS “VELMA KELLY”

AND WELCOMES TO THE CELL BLOCK
TAM MUTU
AS “BILLY FLYNN”

JACQUELINE B. ARNOLD
AS “MATRON MAMA MORTON”
BEGINNING MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025

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

Broadway’s record-breaking hit musical Chicago welcomes back Bianca Marroquín in the role of “Velma Kelly” and welcomes to the cell block for the first time Tam Mutu as “Billy Flynn” and Jacqueline B. Arnold as “Matron Mama Morton” beginning Monday, August 11 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.

Bianca Marroquín has played Roxie Hart & Velma Kelly in the Broadway company of Chicago off-and-on with over 4,000 performances under her belt. She started her artistic career in Mexico City in productions of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Vagina Monologues and Chicago. In 2002, Bianca made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart and later kicked off Chicago’s third national tour, winning a Helen Hayes Award. Other Broadway credits: Daniela in In the Heights; Carmen in The Pajama Game. Her regional work includes And the World Goes Round at Barrington Stage Company (woman #3) and Bye Bye Birdie at North Shore Music Theatre (Rose Alvarez, IRNE Award for Best Actress in a musical). Other credits include Maria Rainer in The Sound of Music (Mexico City), Anita in West Side Story (Carnegie Hall) and Mary in Disney’s Mary Poppins (Mexico City). TV: Chita Rivera in FX’s “Fosse/Verdon.” Film: Half Brothers. You can catch her in Apple TV’s series, “Acapulco”.

Tam Mutu was most recently on Broadway in Moulin Rouge!. Other credits include Broadway: Dr. Zhivago. New York City Center/Encores: Oliver!; Hey Look Me Over!; The New Yorkers. West End: City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse); Les Misérables (Sondheim); Love Never Dies (Adelphi); Love’s Labour’s Lost, Royal Hunt of the Sun, South Pacific (National Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, King Lear (RSC); As You Like It, Oh! What a Lovely War (Regents Park Open Air Theatre). Regional: The Secret Garden (5th Avenue - Seattle); Chess (Princess of Wales - Toronto). TV: “Law & Order Organized Crime,” “Medici,” “Sherlock,” “Blue Bloods.” Film: “Mary Poppins Returns.” Drama League Award (Nominee - Dr Zhivago). Grammy Award (Nominee - Moulin Rouge).

Jacqueline B. Arnold was most recently on Broadway in Smash as Anita. Other credits include Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (La Chocolat OBC), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Diva 1 OBC). National Tours: Hairspray 1st National (Lorraine, Motormouth U/S), Rent 2nd National (Joanne), We Will Rock You (Killer Queen). Endless thanks to my team at MMV Talent and of course to my wife, Shannon.

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 Dylis Croman as Roxie Hart, Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly, Max von Essen as Billy Flynn, Rema Webb as Matron “Mama” Morton, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and J. London as Mary Sunshine. The cast also includes Zach Bravo, David Bushman, Jessica Ernest, Jeff Gorti, Chelsea James, Arian Keddell, James T. Lane, Marty Lawson, Barrett Martin, Sharon Moore, Celina Nightengale, Kristen Faith Oei, Denny Paschall, Mikayla Renfrow, Sean Samuels, Samantha Sturm, Matthew Winnegge, Jayke Workman.

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.