West End revival of Chicago casts Mazz Murray as next Mama Morton and announces extension

**Pictured: **razzle dazzle Mazz Murray * * * **Murray** is a trained actress who attended both Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead and Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. She is perhaps best known for having starred in *We Will Rock You* for nine years, which made her the longest-running cast member of the original ensemble. For seven of those years, she starred in the lead role of Killer Queen. Murray’s other stage credits include Tanya in *[Mamma Mia!](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1017/mamma-mia-tickets.aspx),* Mabel in *Fame,* Maureen in *Rent,* and Grandma Bertha in *Pippin.* Murray and Kemp will join cast members **Josefina Gabrielle** (Velma Kelly), **Sarah Soetaert** (Roxie Hart), and **Paul Rider** (Amos Hart) next week on Monday, 2 July 2018. Kemp will perform as Billy Flynn until 2 September while the rest of the lead cast will remain until 11 August. *Chicago* also announces an extension and will now be **booking until 5 January 2019** with a new batch of tickets on-sale today. The multi-award-winning show, penned by Kander and Ebb, follows Roxie as she is incarcerated and tried for murdering her bedroom lover. The West End revival of *Chicago* opened earlier this year on 12 April at the [Phoenix Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/2/phoenix-theatre.aspx) and will now run until 5 January 2019. You now have ample to catch all that jazz before it closes! But if you would like to see **Cuba Gooding Jr** in his triumphant performance as the smooth-talking lawyer, then your time is running out! Hurry along and get those tickets while stocks last! * * * Purchase your tickets to *Chicago* [here](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/380/chicago-tickets.aspx).