See Jinkx Monsoon Sing 'I Am My Own Best Friend' From Chicago, Plus Other Theatre Classics | Playbill

Video See Jinkx Monsoon Sing 'I Am My Own Best Friend' From Chicago, Plus Other Theatre Classics

The Chicago star sang a snippet from the musical for a song-association game with Vogue.

Chicago star Jinkx Monsoon gave Vogue the old razzle dazzle in a song-association game, where she sang a snippet of "I Am My Own Best Friend" from Chicago, as well as songs from musical theatre stars Bette Midler, Kristin Chenoweth, and Glenn Close, plus some additional 1970s hits. Watch above.

Two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon made her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago January 16 in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton. She has since extended her engagement at the Ambassador Theatre, which ends March 26.

The current cast of Chicago features Charlotte d’Amboise as Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, James T. Lane as Billy Flynn, Monsoon as Matron “Mama” Morton, Evan Harrington as Amos Hart, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

READ: Bianca Marroquín to Return to Broadway's Chicago

The cast also includes David Bushman, Christine Cornish, Jennifer Dunne, Jessica Ernest, Jeff Gorti, Arian Keddell, Mary Claire King, Marty Lawson, Joseph London, Barrett Martin, Sharon Moore, Drew Nellessen, Celina Nightengale, Brian O'Brien, Denny Paschall, Jermaine R. Rembert, Rachel Schur, and Michael Scirrotto.

The revival of Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores! presentations offered by City Center. The musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in November 14, 1996, where it remained through February 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre, and played that house through January 26, 2003. The revival reopened at the Ambassador Theatre January 29 that year.

Since its debut in 1996, Chicago has played in 36 countries and been seen by 33 million people worldwide. It is now the second-longest running show in Broadway history (after The Phantom of the Opera).

READ: How the Chicago Costumes Have Evolved Over 25 Years

With a book by the late Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Ebb, Chicago features direction by Walter Bobbie, choreography by the late Ann Reinking, set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Scott Lehrer, and casting by Stewart/Whitley.

The current production, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for actors Bebe Neuwirth and James Naughton, director Bobbie, lighting designer Billington, and Reinking. The original production was directed and choreographed by the late Fosse.

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