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This character's role and the song "Ten Percent" was cut, [16] with the character folded into that of Matron Mama Morton, and various members of the chorus shared his M.C. duties. [17] In a reversal of roles, Fosse decided the lyrics for "Class" were too offensive and censored Kander and Ebb's original version.
Chicago; musical; beginning April 8, 2013 to June 23, 2013 as Matron "Mama" Morton [3] [4] She appeared in the one-night concert of Funny Girl in September 2002, as a benefit for The Actors' Fund. [5] [6] She appeared Off-Broadway in composer-lyricist Rick Crom's NEWSical the Musical opening on December 13, 2010 at The Kirk at Theatre Row. [7]
Queen Latifah as Matron "Mama" Morton, the corrupt but nurturing matron of the Cook County Jail; John C. Reilly as Amos Hart, Roxie's naïve, simple-minded but devoted husband; Lucy Liu as Kitty Baxter, a millionaire heiress who briefly outshines Roxie and Velma when she kills her husband and his two mistresses
She was nominated for an Oscar for the 2002 film. Queen Latifah has revealed that she had a very personal inspiration for playing Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago: her grandmother. "You know my ...
After Amos reneges on an agreement to take the fall when he deduces the truth, Roxie is arrested for the crime and, while being detained, falls under the influence of the prison's bribe-taking warden, "Mama" Morton, who has the connections to turn Roxie's case into a media sensation and also connects her to hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn. Roxie ...
Real Housewives of Atlanta stars Kandi Burrus and NeNe Leakes made their debuts on the Great White Way, both in the role of Matron Mama Morton. Even Jayne's former RHOBH costar Lisa Rinna played ...
Jinkx Monsoon, a two-time 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner, will be the first drag performer to play Matron 'Mama' Morton role in 'Chicago' on Broadway.
Velma Kelly's character was based on a woman named Belva Gaertner.Belva was a cabaret singer who had been married and divorced twice. After those men had come and gone, she had a lover named Walter Law, who she thought was the right man for her.