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Sebastián Yatra Shows a Whole New Side as Billy Flynn in Broadway’s ‘Chicago’
Sebastián Yatra in 'Chicago': Billy Flynn gives the Latin star a chance to show new sides.
The Colombian star began his four-week engagement in the long-running musical on Monday (Nov. 25), where he shares leading roles with Broadway veterans Bianca Marroquín and Kimberly Marable, who play Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, respectively. Although at 30 he is younger (and sweeter) than other actors who have played Billy Flynn — Jerry Orbach was 40 in the original 1975 production, and Richard Gere was 52 in the 2002 film adaptation — on Tuesday (Nov. 26 ), in only his second performance, Yatra shone, showing new vocal registers and singing classics like “Razzle Dazzle” and “We Both Reached for the Gun” in English. Yatra joins a list that includes Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, who in 2009 played Matron “Mama” Morton, and Mexican singer and actor Jaime Camil, who in 2016 portrayed Billy Flynn.
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