Roxie Hart (played by Renée Zellweger) is a protagonist in Chicago.
Roxie is a housewife seeking vaudeville fame who has an affair with Fred Casely and shoots him when he ends it. She manipulates Amos, hires Billy Flynn, becomes a media sensation, fakes a pregnancy, survives trial, and eventually forms a vaudeville act with her rival Velma. Velma Kelly (played by Catherine Zeta-Jones) is a protagonist in Chicago.
Velma is a vaudeville star whose performance opens the story before she is jailed for killing her husband and sister after catching them together. She competes with Roxie for publicity, later offers her a joint act, and finally performs successfully with her despite their mutual dislike. Billy Flynn (played by Richard Gere) appears in Chicago.
Billy is Velma's brilliant lawyer who represents Roxie after Mama's advice. He manufactures Roxie's virtuous public image, controls the press, discredits witnesses and evidence at trial, and manipulates Amos and the diary. His legal performance helps both clients avoid conviction. Fred Casely (played by Dominic West) appears in Chicago.
Fred is a furniture salesman who has an affair with Roxie after promising to introduce her to a nightclub manager. He later admits that he lied about his connections and ends the relationship, prompting Roxie to shoot him in anger. Katalin Helinski "Hunyak" (played by Ekaterina Chtchelkanova) appears in Chicago.
Katalin is a Hungarian inmate on Murderess' Row and the only prisoner who insists on her innocence. Her execution by hanging becomes the first such execution of a woman in Cook County history, forcing Roxie to recognize the serious danger of her own case. Kitty Baxter (played by Lucy Liu) appears in Chicago.
Kitty is a wealthy heiress whose arrest for murdering her husband and his two mistresses briefly diverts the press and Billy's attention from Roxie. Roxie responds by claiming to be pregnant, using the new story to regain the spotlight. Mary Sunshine (played by Christine Baranski) appears in Chicago.
Mary is a radio personality involved in the sensational coverage surrounding Roxie's trial. Together with newspaper reporters, she helps turn the proceedings into a public spectacle, reinforcing the media narrative that presents Roxie as a tragic and virtuous heroine. Reporter (played by Sean Wayne Doyle) appears in Chicago.
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Characters
Roxie Hart
(played by Renée Zellweger) — protagonist
Roxie is a housewife seeking vaudeville fame who has an affair with Fred Casely and shoots him when he ends it. She manipulates Amos, hires Billy Flynn, becomes a media sensation, fakes a pregnancy, s...
Velma Kelly
(played by Catherine Zeta-Jones) — protagonist
Velma is a vaudeville star whose performance opens the story before she is jailed for killing her husband and sister after catching them together. She competes with Roxie for publicity, later offers h...
Billy Flynn
(played by Richard Gere) — supporting
Billy is Velma's brilliant lawyer who represents Roxie after Mama's advice. He manufactures Roxie's virtuous public image, controls the press, discredits witnesses and evidence at trial, and manipulat...
Fred Casely
(played by Dominic West) — supporting
Fred is a furniture salesman who has an affair with Roxie after promising to introduce her to a nightclub manager. He later admits that he lied about his connections and ends the relationship, prompti...
Katalin Helinski "Hunyak"
(played by Ekaterina Chtchelkanova) — supporting
Katalin is a Hungarian inmate on Murderess' Row and the only prisoner who insists on her innocence. Her execution by hanging becomes the first such execution of a woman in Cook County history, forcing...
Kitty Baxter
(played by Lucy Liu) — supporting
Kitty is a wealthy heiress whose arrest for murdering her husband and his two mistresses briefly diverts the press and Billy's attention from Roxie. Roxie responds by claiming to be pregnant, using th...
Mary Sunshine
(played by Christine Baranski) — supporting
Mary is a radio personality involved in the sensational coverage surrounding Roxie's trial. Together with newspaper reporters, she helps turn the proceedings into a public spectacle, reinforcing the m...
Reporter
(played by Sean Wayne Doyle) — minor
Harrison
(played by Colm Feore) — supporting
Harrison is the District Attorney who announces that Roxie faces execution by hanging. During the trial, Billy frames the incriminating diary as evidence planted by Harrison, and later admits that he...
Hunyak's Husband
(played by Marc Calamia) — cameo
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Hunyak's Husband → Katalin Helinski "Hunyak"
(husband)
Kitty Baxter → Billy Flynn
(Professional Potential Client)
When Kitty is arrested, the press and Flynn instantly shift their focus to her.
Billy Flynn → Reporter
(Professional Media Collaborators)
Flynn uses sensationalist newspaper reporters to turn Roxie's trial into a media spectacle.
Billy Flynn → Mary Sunshine
(Professional Trial Collaborators)
Flynn turns Roxie's trial into a media spectacle with sensationalist reporters and radio personality Mary Sunshine.
Velma Kelly → Billy Flynn
(Professional Former Client)
The plot identifies Billy as Velma's lawyer before he represents Roxie.
Roxie Hart → Billy Flynn
(Professional Client And Lawyer)
On Mama Morton's advice, Roxie engages Billy Flynn to defend her.
Roxie Hart → Fred Casely
(Romantic Lovers)
Roxie has an affair with Fred because he promises to introduce her to the nightclub manager.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Velma Kelly → Mary Sunshine
(Narrative Trial Participants)
Mary Sunshine is part of the sensational trial coverage while Velma remains a jailed defendant whose case motivates the diary exchange.
Kitty Baxter → Roxie Hart
(Conflict Fame Rivals)
When Kitty is arrested, the press shifts its focus away from Roxie, causing Roxie to reclaim attention by claiming pregnancy.
