A showgirl who is arrested for the murders of her husband, Charlie, and her sister, Veronica.

A housewife who aspires to be a vaudevillian, and is arrested for the murder of her deceitful lover.

A duplicitous, smooth-talking lawyer who turns his clients into celebrities to gain public support for them.

Roxie's naïve, simple-minded but devoted husband.

The corrupt but nurturing matron of the Cook County Jail.

A sensationalist reporter.

A shadowy, mystical master of ceremonies who introduces each song.

A millionaire heiress who briefly outshines Velma and Roxie when she kills her husband and his two mistresses.

The prosecutor in both Roxie and Velma's court cases.

A prisoner on murderer's row.

Roxie's deceitful lover and murder victim.

The Harts' neighbor from across the hall.

A prisoner on murderer's row.

A prisoner on murderer's row .

As The Hunyak (Katalin Helinszki), a Hungarian prisoner on murderer's row who does not speak English except for two words: "not guilty".

A prisoner on murderer's row.