Legendary singer Jimmy Osmond will star as ‘Billy Flynn' in the UK National tour of the smash-hit musical "CHICAGO" from Monday 9 March until Saturday 13 June 2009. Emma Barton will star alongside him as ‘Roxie Hart'. The youngest member of the world-renowned Osmond family, Jimmy Osmond is the youngest person ever to top the singles charts with his 1972 hit ‘Long Haired Lover From Liverpool'.

As a solo artist, Jimmy has accumulated six gold records, one platinum record, and two gold albums. Jimmy and his siblings have sold over 100 million records and share 51 gold and platinum recordings. Jimmy made his UK stage debut in "Boogie Nights" in Blackpool in 2004, and was subsequently a contestant in "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" in 2005. Prior to "CHICAGO", he is making his West End stage debut in "Grease" for 6 weeks from January 2009.
 
Emma Barton is best known for her role as ‘Honey Mitchell' in BBC1's "EastEnders". Her other television roles include ‘Spooks' on BBC1 and ‘Secret History' on Channel 4. Previous stage roles include ‘Peggy' in "The Secret Garden" (RSC), ‘Norma Cassidy' in "Victor/Victoria" (Bridewell) and ‘Marty' in "Grease" (Victoria Palace Theatre).

The following tour dates have been confirmed:
 
Bradford Alhambra (9 - 14 March) Box Office - 01274 432000
 
Princess Theatre Torquay (24 - 28 March) Box Office - 0844 847 2315
 
Sunderland Empire (30 March - 4 April) Box Office - 0844 847 2499
 
Liverpool Empire (6 - 11 April) Box Office - 0844 847 2525
 
York Grand Opera House (20 - 25 April) Box Office - 0844 847 2322
 
New Theatre Oxford (27 April - 2 May) Box Office - 0844 847 1585
 
Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent (4 - 9 May) Box Office - 0870 060 6649
 
Leicester De Montford Hall (11 - 16 May) Box Office - 0116 233 3111
 
Edinburgh Playhouse (18 - 23 May) Box Office - 0870 606 3424
 
Kings Theatre Southsea (25 - 30 May) Box Office - 023 9282 8282
 
Birmingham Hippodrome (1 - 13 June) Box Office - 0844 338 5000