The King’s Theatre, Glasgow has announce that former Strictly Come Dancing skilled and TV Presenter Janette Manrara will be part of the UK and Ireland tour of CHICAGO as Roxie Hart, making her musical theatre debut. The manufacturing arrives on the venue from 18 – 23 August 2025.
Janette stated: “This is a dream come true! To have my musical theatre debut be playing the iconic Roxie Hart is so exciting. She is a beautifully complex character, and I cannot wait to bring my ‘Roxie’ to the stage. I truly look forward to working with the incredible cast and the whole team of one of the best musicals of all time. Looking forward to seeing everyone that comes to the show and giving them a real ‘razzle dazzle’ of a show!”
Janette joins West End main girl Djalenga Scott as Velma Kelly, alongside Joshua Lloyd as Amos Hart and Jordan Lee Davies as Mary Sunshine. Casting for Billy Flynn and Mama Morton to be introduced quickly.
The solid is accomplished by Bethany Adamson, Victoria Anderson, Josh Crowther, Joe Dale, Jessica Keable, Robin Kent, Annabelle Laing, Jacob McLay Reid, Jonathan Milton, George Olney, Oliver Ramsdale, Elly Shaw, Lucy Anne Stacey, Matthew Sweet and Ria Tanaka.
Janette Manrara is finest recognized for having been on Strictly Come Dancing, reaching the finals with HRVY, in addition to co-hosting BBC2’s It Takes Two and internet hosting the Strictly Live tour throughout the UK. Her earlier theatre credit embody the Broadway and worldwide tour of Burn the Floor, in addition to UK touring productions A Christmas To Remember, Remembering Fred, Remembering the Movies and a streamed model of Remembering the Oscars, all together with her husband Aljaž Škorjanec. Janette can be an creator, having launched her debut e book, ‘Tiny Dancer, Big World’.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the Twenties, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to stroll out on her. Desperate to keep away from conviction, she dupes the general public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest felony lawyer to remodel her malicious crime right into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which could simply as simply be ripped from in the present day’s tabloids.#
MONDAY 18 – SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2025
KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
www.atgtickets.com/venues/
Starring Janette Manrara as Roxie Hart. Casting for Billy Flynn and Mama Morton to be introduced quickly.
Title Image: Nicky Johnston
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