Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
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Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr., recently seen as Billy Flynn in the London company of Chicago, took his first official bow in that same role on Broadway October 9.
The actor will play the smooth-talking lawyer in the Tony-winning revival through November 18 at the Ambassador Theatre.
Gooding Jr., who won the Academy Award for his work in Jerry Maguire, made his Broadway debut in 2013 in The Trip to Bountiful.
Flip through photos of his first official curtain call below:
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Takes His First Bow in Chicago on Broadway
Cuba Gooding Jr. Takes His First Bow in Chicago on Broadway
The Oscar winner stepped into the role of Billy Flynn October 9.
Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, Evan Harrington, and Raena White
Beth Johnson Nicely, Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, Evan Harrington, Raena White, and Pilar Millhollen
Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
Beth Johnson Nicely, Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Naomi C. Walley, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Naomi C. Walley, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Beth Johnson Nicely, Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Bianca Marroquín
R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Bianca Marroquín
Beth Johnson Nicely, Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Donna Marie Asbury, R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bianca Marroquín, Amra-Faye Wright, and Evan Harrington
R. Lowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Bianca Marroquín
Bianca Marroquín, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Amra-Faye Wright
Chicago currently stars Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Evan Harrington as Amos Hart, Raena White as Matron “Mama” Morton, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
With a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Ebb, Chicago is now the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
Lupita Nyong'o, Katrina Lenk, Jelani Alladin, and more were on hand to celebrate the October 31 opening night of Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs' new musical.
