AYAA Dream Casting: Chicago

Hello there!

Today's AYAA Dream Casting is of Chicago! For those of you who do not know the story of Chicago, the musical follows the trial of Roxie Hart after she murders her lover, Fred. Set in the Windy City in 1920s, Roxie Hart and her fellow inmate Velma Kelly use their murder trials to becomes Vaudeville stars!

On AYAA, how I am running this is two ways:

Self-submitted: If you have a dream cast for a show, send it to me at mackenna.azyoungactors@gmail.com or via Facebook. MUST BE WITH VALLEY ACTORS, NOT BROADWAY HUMANS.
Facilitated by me: I will be reaching out to 4-5 actors/actresses periodically. (I will also be participating from time to time) I will give each of them the same show and see the diverse ways they cast the show. I will only be able to ask you if you are friends with me on my personal Facebook. Same thing, it will be with Valley actors, not people on Broadway.

Today, I present to you one of the "Facilitated by me" types of dream casting. I reached out to five different young actors in the Valley -- Bronson Todd, Becca Webb, Nate Dutson Gabi Giusti  -- and asked them to dream cast Chicago. Their responses and mine are below.

Nate Dutson

Adult Cast:

Roxie Hart: Kate E Cook

Velma Kelly: Emily Evans 

Billy Flynn: Stephen Serna

Amos Hart: Jonathan Holdsworth

Matron "Mama" Morton: Kinsey Peotter

Mary Sunshine: Aaron Ford

Youth Cast:

Roxie Hart: Jacqueline Brecker

Velma Kelly: Zoe Zamora

Billy Flynn: James Gish

Amos Hart: Alan Dewitt

Matron "Mama" Morton: Jessica Sinodis

Mary Sunshine: Nathan Taylor

Becca Webb

Roxie- Caroline Jackson

Velma- Jacqueline Brecker

Billy Flynn- Reed Daniels

Mama Morton- Phoebe Koyabe

Mary Sunshine- Sam Ellefson

Amos- Marty Loehr

Kitty- Megan Longton

June- Sidne Phillips

Hunyak- Gabriel Martinez

Mona- Mackenna Goodrich

Liz- Victoria Vredevoogd 

Annie- Becca Webb

Bronson Todd

Roxie - Brittney Peters

Velma - Jacqueline Brecker

Amos - Danny Blankemeier

Mary Sunshine - Sarah Davidson (I know it's usually played by a guy, but I can't think of anyone better) 

Mama Morton - Sabrina Molinar

Billy Flynn - Sam Loose

Gabi Giusti

Roxie - Jacqueline Brecker

Velma - Jessie Jo Pauley

Billy - Kevin Kennedy

Amos - Grey Smith

Mama Morton - Christina Vail

Mackenna Goodrich

Roxie: Sidne Phillips

Velma: Emily Woodward-Shaw

Billy Flynn: Mike Sprenger

Mama Morton: Jessica Sinodis

Mary Sunshine: Adam Hays (It would have to be Matthew Ryan Harris if I were choosing adults!)

Amos: Dale Mortensen

Kitty: Caroline Jackson

June (Squish): Gabi Giusti

Hunyak (Uh-uh): Nicole Boucher

Mona (Lipschitz): Mackenna Goodrich (Mona's my favorite)

Liz (Pop): Jacqueline Brecker

Annie (Six): Jessie Jo Pauley

There will be another dream casting next week! In the mean time, please check out our latest interview with Lydia McCloskey and answer the next Talkback question!