Tina Arena is adding to her varied musical career by joining the London production of Chicago, at the Cambridge theatre. She will take over the role of Roxie Hart from ‘How do you solve a problem like Maria?’ runner up Aofie Mulholland from 2nd April to 5th May.

The Australian pop star is no stranger to performing, she’s began her singing career at the age of seven on the TV programme ‘Young Talent Time’. Tina was not only one of the youngest performers on the show, but one of the longest running, as she appeared on it for an incredible nine years. After leaving the show, Tina toured with Lionel Richie and was finally offered a recording contract in 1990. Since then, her career has been varied with hits all over Australia and Europe. In 1998, she played the role of Esmerelda in the West End production of ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ and in 2000 she performed to the largest audience of her life at the Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Tina’s pretty excited about her return to the West End and has said, via her website, “Musicals are a different world… it’s really hard work but i’m so excited to be back in the West End. I love Chicago, it’s such a fabulous show and for me the opportunity to play Roxie and be a part of such a great production is awesome.”

Take a look at Chicago on stage… of course Tina’s not in it yet!