VELMA KELLY: Female, 25-40 (Range: Alto, E3-D5)Vaudeville performer who is accused
of murdering her sister and husband. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but
herself and her attempt to get away with murder.
ROXIE HART: Female, 20-30 (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, F3-B4)Reads and keeps up with
murder trials in Chicago, and follows suit by murdering her lover, Fred Casely. She
stops at nothing to render a media storm with one goal: to get away with it.
FRED CASELY: Male, 35-50 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Roxie's short lived lover.
Murdered for trying to leave Roxie.
SERGEANT FOGARTY: Male, 35-55 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Assigned to Roxie's
case. After asking the right questions, he manages to get Roxie to confess.
AMOS HART: Male, 35-50 (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4)Roxie's faithful husband. Lies for
her and tries to take the blame until he realizes that he has been two-timed by
Roxie. Still in love with her, or misguided, he believes anything she says in her
pursuit to get out of jail.
LIZ: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble/A3-C#5)Prisoner at Cook County Jail. She is
imprisoned after firing two warning shots into her husband's head.
ANNIE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Prisoner at the Cook County Jail.
Murders her lover after finding out he already has six wives. "One of the Mormons,
ya'know."
JUNE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Prisoner at Cook County Jail. After
her husband accuses her of screwing the milk man, he mysteriously runs into her
knife ten times.
HUNYAK: Female, 25-45 (Range: Non-Singing Role)Hungarian Prisoner at Cook County
Jail. The only English she speaks is the phrase, "Not Guilty." Which follows her to
her grave.
MONA: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Prisoner at Cook County Jail. Murders
her lover after he has a round of affairs with other woman, and an occasional man.
I guess you could say it was "artistic differences."
MARTIN HARRISON: Male, 35-55 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Ensemble member who
doubles as the Master of Ceremonies at times.
MATRON "MAMA" MORTON: Female, 30-50 (Range: Alto, F#3-Bb4)Leader of the prisoners
of Cook County Jail. The total essence of corruption. Accepts bribes for favors
from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. "When you're good to Moma, Moma's
good to you."
BILLY FLYNN: Male, 35-50 (Range: Baritone, Bb2-G4)Established lawyer who hasn't
lost a woman's case yet. Master of media manipulation who will get a girl off the
hook as long as she can fork up the hefty $5,000 fee.
MARY SUNSHINE: Female, 25-55 (Range: Soprano, Bb3-Bb5)Sob sister reporter from the
Evening Star. Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe
anything she is fed that matches her beliefs.
GO-TO-HELL-KITTY: Female, 21-40 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5)Steals the spotlight when
she Murders her husband along with three other women. Her crimes are labelled "Lake
Shore Drive Massacre."
HARRY: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Murdered by Go-To-Hell-Kitty for sleeping
around with three women behind her back.
AARON: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Court appointed lawyer for Hunyak. He tries
to get her to confess to speed along the trial.
JUDGE: Male, 40-65 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Judge overseeing Roxie's Trial.
COURT CLERK: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)Swears people in with their hand on the
bible. "Blah, Blah, Truth, Truth. Selp-you God."
CHORUS (SATB)
