| CHICAGO Welcomes Back Japanese Superstar Ryoko Yonekura – July 1-14, 2019 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:44 pm EST 01/24/19 | |
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| Broadway’s Tony Award-Winning, Record-Breaking Hit Musical CHICAGO Welcomes Japanese Superstar RYOKO YONEKURA Back on Broadway by Popular Demand As “Roxie Hart” for 16 Performances Only July 1-14, 2019 Broadway’s Longest Running American Musical Now Playing at the Ambassador Theatre Tickets on Sale at www.ChicagoTheMusical.com Producers of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago announced today that Japanese superstar Ryoko Yonekura will return to the Broadway production by popular demand in the role of “Roxie Hart” for 16 performances only, July 1 to July 14, 2019, at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). Ryoko Yonekura originated the role of “Roxie Hart” in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in 2008 and again in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012, returning to the company and joined the US touring company in Japan in 2017. This marks her third stint in the Broadway company as Ms. Yonekura celebrates her 20th anniversary as an actress. Following her run in New York, Ryoko Yonekura joins the Chicago U.S. national touring company, opposite Amra-Faye Wright as “Velma Kelly,” in Japan for limited engagements in Osaka (August 1-4, 2019 at the Orix Theater) and in Tokyo (August 7-18, 2019 at the TOKYU THEATRE Orb). From 2012 to 2017, Ms. Yonekura starred on the hit Japanese TV series Doctor X : Surgeon Michiko Daimon, for which she earned the Hashida Award. The show’s 5th season became the most-watched TV series aired in 2017. Her other theater credits include Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With The Wind (Kazuo Kikuta Drama Award winner) and Motoko Haraguchi in Kurokawa no Techo. Her film and TV credits include Reiko Usagi in The Negotiator, Matsuko Matsudaira in Nasake no Onna, Itsuki Takamura in Monster Parent, Nobuko Sawaguchi in Kaseifu wa Mita and Shoko Takanashi in Legal V and other. She played leading roles in all the above credits. Ryoko Yonekura is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. Ms. Yonekura will play the following performances on Broadway: Monday, July 1 at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at 8:00 p.m. (Added Performance) Friday, July 5 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 7 at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 12 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. Chicago currently stars Tony Award nominee Charlotte d’Amboise as Roxie Hart, stage sensation Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. as Billy Flynn (thru February 10th), Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron “Mama” Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. 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. 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 John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, sound design by Scott Lehrer and casting by Stewart/Whitley. 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. TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Chicago are available through Telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200, and in-person at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.; New York, NY) box office. Regular box office hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday, and Noon to 7:00 pm Sunday. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE o Mondays at 8 PM o Tuesdays at 8 PM o Thursdays at 8 PM o Fridays at 8 PM o Saturdays at 2:30 PM and 8 PM o Sundays at 2:30 PM and 7 PM Visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com for more information. |
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