Chicago – The Musical
Frankston Arts Centre
July/August 2022
Set in 1920s Chicago and based on real-life murders and trials, Chicago follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie for her. In the Cook County Jail, Roxie meets her hero, the famed double-murderess and nightclub performer Velma Kelly. When both acquire the same lawyer, the greedy and lustful superstar, Billy Flynn, tensions come to a head as they vie for the spotlight– though instead of onstage, they’re mugging for the flashbulb of the newspaper reporters.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/ Choreographer | Tamara Finch |
Musical Director | Tyson Legg |
Assistant Choreographer | James Rooney |
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Production Co-ordinator | Beverley Meldrum |
| Jacinta Wilson |
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Production Assistant | Sallyanne Mitchell |
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Stage Manager | Nicole Lylak/Chris Brown |
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Set and Scenic Design | Shaun Kingma |
Lighting Design | Brad Alcock |
Sound Design | Marcello Lo Ricco |
Costume Design | Brett Wingfield |
Make Up Design |
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Assistant Stage Manager | Chris Brown |
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Lighting Associate | Andrei Chlebnikowski |
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Custom Digital Artist | Shaun Kingma |
LX Board Operator |
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Head Spot Operator | Patsi Boddison |
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Follow Spot Operators | Lachlan Howell |
| Simone Speakman |
Sound Operator
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Radio Microphone Technicians |
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Sound Equipment | LSS Productions |
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Construction Co-ordinator | David Cook |
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Scenic Artists | Shaun Kingma |
| Pat Morton |
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Set Construction Assistants | Chris Brown |
| Jane Cook |
| Jeff Maxwell |
| Mark Raynes |
| Mike Smith |
| John Tacey |
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Scenic Painting | Jane Cooke |
| Pat Morton |
| Ian Smyth |
| John Tacey |
| Shaun Kingma |
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Costume Co-ordinator | Brett Wingfield |
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Costume Assistants | Aimee Annable |
| Fran Boyd |
| Cathy Conway |
| Deb Carpenter |
| Jo Corbel |
| Jeanette Raynes |
| Maria Sabbatucci |
| Michelle Thomas |
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Make Up and | Peta Leslie |
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Wig Co-ordinator | Peta Leslie |
Make up Assistant | Keely Comerford |
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Props Co-ordinator | Sharon Howell |
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Props Assistant | Marissa Tunks |
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Dressers | Maria Sabbatucci |
| Jacinta Wilson |
| Brett Wingfield |
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Staging | Sue Fletcher |
| Danny Ginsberg |
| Leane Maddren |
| Mitchell Smith |
| Joshua Thomas |
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Revolve Operator | Jesse Thomas |
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Stage Flying (Showtech) | Robyn Good |
| Tiny Good |
| Tania Raquet |
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Fly Technicians | Michael Bates |
| Peter Bates |
| Darren O’Shea |
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Front of House Co-ordinator | Chris Congdon |
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Green Room Co-ordinator | Jan Lavender |
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Green Room Assistants | Helen Brown |
| Chris Congdon |
| Carole Cuthbertson |
| Beverley Meldrum |
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Company Tickets | Fran Boyd |
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Rehearsal Pianists | Lester Cheung |
| Eric Freedman |
| Susie Heggie |
| Kathryn Leonard |
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Marketing | Sienna Iscaro |
| Brett Wingfield |
| Nadia Gianinotti |
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Program Design | Nadia Gianinotti – Nadia Rose Design |
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Program Content | Brett Wingfield |
| Beverley Meldrum |
| Jacinta Wilson |
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Flier and DL Design | Nadia Gianinotti |
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Program Photos | Alison Kuiter |
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Promotional Photos | Nic Roberts Photography |
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Stage Photos | James Oorloff Photography |
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Transport (Lock and Store) | Andy Parker |
| Michael Hallett |
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Rehearsal Co-ordinator | Brett Wingfield |
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Audition Secretary | Brett Wingfield |
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Conductor | Tyson Legg |
Violin | Angel |
Reed 1 | Christina |
Reed 2 | Alyce Yeoman |
Reed 3 | Ross Chapman |
Trumpet 1 | Dave Hirst |
Trumpet 2 | Jenter Zilm |
Trombone | Nick Kyval |
Tuba | Marty Macaulay |
Banjo | Darryl Barron |
Perc | Ryan Fevans |
Keys 1 | Lester Cheung |
Keys 2 | Kathryn Leonard |
CAST
Roxie Hart | Rachel Rai |
Velma Kelly | Nadia Gianinotti |
Billy Flynn | Chris Hughes |
Matron “Mama” Morton | Ashley Tynan |
Amos Hart | Mathew Arter |
Mary Sunshine | Ethel D Galore |
| Lee Threadgold |
Cameo Performances | Aidan Niarros |
MC | Amelia Rope |
MC | Blair Salmon |
The Merry Murderesses of Cook County Jail | |
Mona | Brooke Humphreys |
June | Emillie King |
Liz | Hayley Noy |
Annie | Tailem Tynan |
Hunyak | Darcy Dann |
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Ensemble | Caitlin Coffey-Wong |
| Larisa Coffey-Wong |
| Zoe Czempinski |
| Bryce Dunn |
| Jerome Eccleston |
| Cara Johnston |
| Olivia Morrow |
| Shane Pritchard |
| Steve Rostron |
| Hannah Sabbatucci |
| Josh Saunders |
