Broadway’s Tony Award-Winning,
Record-Breaking Hit Musical
CHICAGO
Welcomes Academy Award Winner
MIRA SORVINO
as “Roxie Hart”
Beginning September 15, 2025
Chicago is thrilled to welcome Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino in the role of “Roxie Hart” beginning Monday, September 15, 2025 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC) through Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Mira Sorvino said: “I have wished to dance and sing in a Broadway musical since I was a small child. To join Chicago, such a legendary show, and such an incredible cast past and present, is literally a dream come true!!”
MIRA SORVINO can most recently be seen as Rosemary in the Starz horror-comedy series “Shining Vale”, from creators Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan, and in Ryan Murphy’s critically acclaimed anthology series “American Crime Story: Impeachment” for FX, as Monica Lewinsky’s mother Marcia Lewis. The latter was her second collaboration with Murphy following the Netflix limited series “Hollywood”, in which she played the Lana Turner-inspired star Jeanne Crandall.
She was recently seen as the police captain opposite Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani in the 20th Century feature Stuber, and in Quibi/Roku’s excellent short form series The Expecting for director Mary Harron. Upcoming films include Sound of Freedom opposite Jim Caviezel, and Lamborghini opposite Gabriel Byrne.
Sorvino won the Academy Award, a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award, National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle for her performance in Mighty Aphrodite. She received additional Golden Globe nominations for her performances in the miniseries Human Trafficking (opposite Donald Sutherland) and for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in HBO’s Norma Jean and Marilyn (also earning her an Emmy Award nomination). In 2016, she was awarded Best Supporting Actress by the Milano International Film Festival for her work in Mothers and Daughters opposite Sharon Stone and Susan Sarandon.
Other notable film performances include Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam, Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic, Nancy Savoca’s Union Square, Antoine Fuqua’s Replacement Killers, Robert Redford’s Quiz Show , the comedy cult classic Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, Ted Demme’s Beautiful Girls, Triumph of Love opposite Sir Ben Kingsley & produced by Bernardo Bertolucci, and opposite Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix in Terry George’s Reservation Road.
Other television credits include the Netflix Film Badland opposite Bruce Dern, Condor opposite William Hurt and Max Irons, a memorable 4-episode turn on “Modern Family”, Startup opposite Ron Perlman, and the limited series “Intruders” opposite Millie Bobby Brown for BBC America.
She produced Griffin Dunne’s comedy Famous which was an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, and associate produced Rob Weiss’ Amongst Friends and the documentary Freedom to Broadcast Hate.
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 Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, sound design by Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer, casting by ARC / Duncan Stewart, CSA and Executive Producer Alecia Parker.
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.