Chicago
About This Event
Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre features a rotating company including Lissa deGuzman, Max von Essen, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Red Concepción and Reece Weaver. Each brings a Broadway-rooted approach—ensemble discipline, rhythmic clarity and precise stagecraft—that suits the production’s repertory demands and tightly paced scene work.
About the Artists
Lissa deGuzman
Lissa deGuzman is a musical-theater performer working in the Broadway tradition, with recent appearances at New York City’s Ambassador Theatre in productions of *Chicago*. Onstage, she has shared bills with artists including Matteo Lane, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Krysta Rodriguez, Nik Walker, Jacqueline B, Mark Ballas, Ivy, and Max von Essen.
Max von Essen
Max von Essen is an American actor and singer whose work sits firmly in the Broadway musical tradition. In New York City, he appears at the Ambassador Theatre in *Chicago*, sharing the bill with artists including Krysta Rodriguez, Nik Walker, Rachel Schur, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Mark Ballas, Matteo Lane, Jacqueline B, and Ivy.
Reece Weaver
Reece Weaver is an American dancer, actor, and author whose stage work is shaped by a background in precision team performance, including time as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and a screen profile from *America’s Sweethearts*.
Red Concepción
Red Concepción is a New York City–based performer whose work sits at the intersection of Broadway storytelling and contemporary vocal music. At the Ambassador Theatre, Concepción has appeared in *Chicago*, bringing a grounded musical-theatre sensibility to the production’s tightly paced score and scene work.
NaTasha Yvette Williams
NaTasha Yvette Williams is a musical-theatre performer whose work is closely tied to Broadway stages in New York City, including the Ambassador Theatre. She has appeared in *Chicago* there, anchoring the show’s ensemble-driven storytelling in a room built for classic Broadway scale.