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Suzanne Shaw dances into Chicago to play West End's 23rd Roxie Hart
Last updated at 15:12pm on 05.04.08Suzanne Shaw is unveiled as the latest star to take the lead role in West End musical Chicago.
The winner of the ITV series Dancing On Ice will become the 23rd actress to take to the stage as Roxie Hart, the showgirl accused of murder.
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Show girl: Suzanne Shaw will be the 23rd actress to play Roxie Hart in the West End musical
She joins a roll call of actresses including Ruthie Henshall, Denise Van Outen, Brooke Shields and Bonnie Langford who have played the part.
Shaw, 26, is best known for being a member of Hear'Say, the band formed from winners of reality TV show Popstars. She went on to star in the musical Summer Holiday, where she met Darren Day, with whom she had a tempestuous relationship.
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She gave birth to his child in 2004 but Day abandoned her on Mother's Day the following year, famously announcing, "I don't do family."
Since then Shaw has appeared in several reality TV shows, most famously ITV's Dancing On Ice, which she won in spite of suffering a chipped ankle bone.
The London production of Chicago celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and is currently at the Cambridge Theatre.
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Show spokesman Peter Thompson said: "A change is as good as a rest and it is a deliberate idea to get different actors to play different parts.
"It keeps the show fresh and people love working on the show because it is terrific."
Suzanne Shaw will appear in the show from Monday 2 June for six weeks.
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