Broadway’s record-breaking hit musical Chicago has just announced that actress, vocalist, and two-time “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Jinkx Monsoon will return in the role of Matron “Mama” Morton for 20 performances only, Thursday, June 27 through Friday, July 12, at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC). Chicago is Broadway’s longest running American musical in Broadway history. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com.
Jinkx Monsoon said, “Most of my life, and my entire artistic career— I have known the roles I would play well, but I also knew the industry was not yet giving actors like me the chance to prove it. Over the last decade, I, and queer artists like myself have been chipping away at the antiquated ideas of gender and performance— leading to my life changing run as Mama Morton in Chicago. During that one 10 week run, I learned so much about my craft and myself— and I cannot wait to take all of that back into this role and show. I am still just a kid, in shock and awe of this wonderful world I get to be a part of."
Jinkx made her Broadway debut in the role of “Matron ‘Mama’ Morton” on Monday, January 16, 2023, making history by becoming the first drag queen to play the role on Broadway. Jinkx broke box office records and played to standing room only crowds at the Ambassador Theatre during her first run in the show as “Mama” in 2023.
The current cast of Chicago features Ariana Madix as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Max von Essen as Billy Flynn, Lili Thomas as Matron “Mama” Morton, Red Concepción as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. The cast also includes Eddie Bennett, Max Clayton, Kristine Covillo, Jennnifer Dunne, Jessica Ernest, Jeff Gorti, Arian Keddell, Mary Claire King, Marty Lawson, Joseph London, Sharon Moore, Drew Nellessen, Kristen Faith Oei, Denny Paschall, Angel Reda, Jermaine R. Rembert, Michael Scirrotto, and Colt Adam Weiss.