By Hollie Harris
The hottest show to hit the Coast is set to get pulses, and tongues, racing when Chicago the Musical takes to The J stage in March.
This professional production, packed with sex, murder, and all that jazz, is set to be a not-to-be-missed show for local audiences.
Some 16 professional performers will razzle-dazzle Coast’s audiences, supported by an 11-piece band.
Chicago is being staged by none other than the Coast’s own professional theatre company, Mad About Theatre, who brought My Brilliant Divorce to audiences in 2016. It’s a big leap for the team at Mad About Theatre, with cast and crew coming from across Australia and New Zealand.
“It’s a huge venture for us to undertake,” said Chicago Director Madison Thew-Keyworth, “but it’s incredibly exciting. We are so thrilled to be able to bring such a phenomenal cast and crew together. To have 16 professionals on our local stages will be a real treat for Coast audiences. A QPAC quality show, right here on our doorstep, and for only $40.”
The cast will feature a host of local professionals, as well as graduates from the prestigious WAPPA and the Queensland Conservatorium.
“We are thrilled to have cast members who have just come off the recent run of Matilda, Hairspray and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, to name a few. It’s a real treat as a director to be able to work with such an incredible cast,” Madison said.
Chicago The Musical comes to town on Thursday, 30 March – Saturday 1 April with 7.30pm and 2pm matinee sessions on Saturday at The J Noosa.
Tickets are $55 adult, $40 concession and youth (Under 30s) or $45 groups 10+ and can be booked online at www.thej.com.au.
