20, 21, 23 & 24 January 2025
PAC Auditorium
A production brought to you by Year 10-13 Senior School pupils at Royal Russell
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM
Director
Mario Valerio
Musical Director
Jeremy Franklin
Choreographers
Mario Valerio & Sian Owen
Set & Lighting
Jonathan Edwards
Assistant Musical Director
Nicolas Curror
Repetiteur
Siobhain O’Higgins
Singing Teachers
Phillip Bell & Erin O’Hanlan
Stage Management
Samuel Parker & Winnie Wang
Sound
Sianna Nelson-Langaigne & Aleksei Vorontsov
Lighting
Thomas Clements & Ethan Shih
Deputy Stage Manager
Luca Bradbury
MUSICIANS
Piano 1
AnxoGarcia Missan
Piano 2
AlecThurbin
Flute 1
JulianShu
Flute 2
RaashmiNiranjan
Saxophone Aidan Ngai
Trumpet 1
Dave Hopkins
Trumpet 2
Elspeth Gardiner
Trombone 1
Andy White
Trombone 2
Billy Yates
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CREDITS
Costume Director
Karen Muldoon
Costume
Isabella Lowe, Daisy ‘Jakob’ Morrissey, Julia Powell, Amy Roach, Kay Rowbotham & Maisie Sinclair
Hair and Make-up
Katja Windle & Megan Wood
Box Office
Katie Smith
Guitar Shaun Bowie
Violin
Peter Cook
Tuba
Dickie Evans
Drums
Jonah Chau
CHICAGO:TEENEDITION|BookbyFredEbbandBobFosse|MusicbyJohnKander LyricsbyFredEbb|BasedontheplaybyMaurineDallasWatkins
ScriptadaptationbyDavidThompson
DIRECTOR'S NOTES
CHICAGO is one of the most beloved and celebrated musicals of all time. Its infectious score, sizzling narrative and electrifying dance numbers are the perfect concoction for a fabulous night at the theatre! Murder, jazz, scandal…what more could you want?! It’s incredibly challenging too, allowing our most senior pupils to tackle complex and layered material. The style and feel of the show pushes our pupils out of their comfort zones and requires a maturity from them It has been wonderful to see how they have evolved throughout the past few months and have risen to the occasion.
You will all most likely know some of the standout numbers including All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango and Razzle Dazzle, and we hope you are excited to see our cast breathe new life into them! The themes of the pursuit of fame and intoxicating celebrity culture feel more prevalent than ever before, and whilst our diamante curtain may sparkle and blind you, underneath the veiled mask of glamour is an important message about fame and celebrity: it all comes at a cost CHICAGO is a satirical take on these themes and the pursuit of ‘The American Dream’. In the closing number, Velma declares, ‘We are the living examples of what a wonderful country this is.’ While she delivers this line with a sense of pride, the irony of the moment is unmistakable Velma and Roxie have committed heinous acts to become stars, yet the world they live in forgives them. The music and atmosphere may be joyous and celebratory, but its subtext is not.
We hope you are enthralled and entertained by all the razzle dazzle even if it’s all a lie!
Mario Valerio, Director of Drama & Jeremy Franklin, Director of Mu
HEAD SHOTS
Emily Breen Ivy Brinin-Webb
Sonny Angus Mollie Atkins Caolainn Balnave Tegan Beveney
Millie Brown Danniella Brown-Bennett Maddalen Bueno-Goti
Felix D'Arjuzon Jack Dench Mitchell Eady Ryan Fitzsimons Corie Gibbs
Max Graham Thomas Grehan Patrick Howe
Charlotte Kinch Ralph Lawson
Louise Mawer Jasmine McCann
Eleanor Von Gerard
Roxie Hart
Matilda Welsh
Velma Kelly
Brendan Bizio
Jamie McDowall Mia McCann
Finn Mitchell Jade Ngoma Isabella O'Sullivan Nicholas Parris
Anoushka Selvon-Bruce
Holly Seymour Ellie Sheehan Dominique Shved
Maisey Winter Sarah Wood
Luke Harcourt-Smith
Billy Flynn
Thomas Bowley Amos Hart Lara Davis Matron ‘Mama’ Morton
Edward Pink
Stanley Potter Ella Redman
Edie Robinson Lullu Salim
Chelcea Whyte Isabella Williams
Allegra Wilson
Eleanor Von Gerard
Matilda Welsh
Luke Harcourt-Smith
Thomas Bowley
Lara Davis
Sonny Angus
Mollie Atkins
Caolainn Balnave
Tegan Beveney
CAST ROLES
Roxie Hart
Velma Kelly
Billy Flynn
Amos Hart
Matron ‘Mama’ Morton
Annie's victim (Ezekiel)/Judge/Roxie Ensemble
Mama Ensemble/Roxie Ensemble
Annie (Cell Block Tango)/Reporters Ensemble
Billy Ensemble
Brendan Bizio
Emily Breen
Ivy Brinin-Webb
Millie Brown
Danniella Brown-Bennett
Maddalen Bueno-Goti
Felix D'Arjuzon
Jack Dench
Mitchell Eady
Ryan Fitzsimons
Corie Gibbs
Max Graham
Thomas Grehan
Patrick Howe
Mama Ensemble
Cell Block Tango Ensemble/Razzle Dazzle Ensemble
Billy Ensemble/Razzle Dazzle Ensemble
Ensemble member 3/Jazz Ensemble/Cell Block Tango Ensemble
Mama Ensemble/Razzle Dazzle Ensemble
Mama Ensemble/Roxie Ensemble
Reporters Ensemble
Mama Ensemble/Razzle Dazzle Ensemble
Fogarty/Reporters Ensemble
Ensemble member 5/Jazz Ensemble/June's victim
Mama Ensemble/Razzle Dazzle Ensemble
Reporters Ensemble
Ensemble member 11/Reporters Ensemble
Harrison/Jazz Ensemble/Reporters Ensemble
Charlotte Kinch
Ralph Lawson
Louise Mawer
Jasmine McCann
Mia McCann
Jamie McDowall
CAST ROLES
Mona (Cell Block Tango
Mona's victim/Roxie En
Hunyak (Cell Block Tan
Ensemble member 10/
Ensemble member 9/R
Clerk/Roxie Ensemble/
A FEW WORDS OF THANKS
It takes an army to put on a school production, so we would like to thank some key players for allowing this show to happen!
This includes the Senior Leadership team for all their support and encouragement; the Finance and Marketing teams for saying ‘YES’ to pretty much anything we needed; the Catering team for keeping us going, the Maintenance team for their assistance; our fellow colleagues for their excitement and support and a huge thank you to Katie Smith for all the incredible work she does with the Box Office.
Finally thank you to all the parents, guardians and families who allowed their children to take part.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Year 10 & 12 Production
Shakespeare’s The Tempest 12-14 May 2025
Year 7, 8 & 9 Musical
Little Shop of Horrors 16, 17, 19 & 20 June 2025