US Theater director Eric Severson announced the cast of the spring musical, Chicago, on Feb. 17. Dance rehearsals started this week for the 40+ members of the cast.

Roxie Hart – Ananya Narayan

Velma Kelly – Nina Smetana

Billy Flynn – Henry Vlietstra

Amos Hart – Aidan Lanz

Matron “Mama” Morton – Audrey Egly

Mary Sunshine – Maddy Breton

Fred Casely, murdered by Roxie – Fremont Forsberg *

Sergeant Fogarty, assigned to Roxie’s case – Peter Michel *

Liz, two warning shots into his head – POP – Evelyn Lillemoe + *

Annie, some guys just can’t hold their arsenic – SIX – Sydney Therien + *

June, he ran into my knife ten times – SQUISH – Gracie Tilney-Kaemmer + *

Hunyak, not guilty – UH UH – Quinn Christensen + *

Mona, he saw himself alive, I saw him dead – LIPSCHITZ – Grace Krasny + *

Go-To-Hell-Kitty, Pineapple heiress murderess – Isobel Alm *

Master of Ceremonies – Gavin Kimmel + *

Martin Harrison, state prosecutor – Ryan Strobel *

Judge/Newspaper Reporter – Naomi Wilson + *

Court Clerk/Newspaper Reporter – Rylan Hefner + *

Bailiff/Newspaper Reporter – Adrienne Gaylord *

Juror/Newspaper Reporter – Adeline DeHarpporte *

Newspaper Reporter – Anja Trierweiler *

Aaron, Hunyak’s lawyer – Jayden Jones *

Harry, murdered by Go-To-Hell-Kitty – Davyd Barchuk + *

Doctor – Sam Zelazo *

Featured Dancers – Tyler Christensen, Griffin Moore, Maggie Fried, Clea Gaïtas, Parisa Ghavani, Soren Miller, Quenby Wilson *

Ensemble – Annika Brelsford, Val Chafee, Rebecca Ebert, Sevy Hayes, Caroline Menard, Ellie Murphy, Vee Szaj, Maya Coates Cush, Ruby Fields, Maryeva Gonzalez, Gracie Hedberg, Mimi Huelster, Sila Liljedahl, Bev O’Malley, Maya Sachs, Evie Sampsell-Jones, Max Spencer

+ = Featured Dancer

* = Ensemble

Stage Management Team – Emily Gisser, Vivian Johnson, Maren Ostrem

The show will open on May 15 at 7 p.m. with performances May 15-17. Theater alumni/ae are invited to a reception at 5:30 p.m. before the Saturday show.