Velma Kelly (Darby Patterson) takes the spotlight. —Photo by Sam Moore
Reporters crowd around the fainted Roxie. —Photo by Sam Moore
Matron “Mama” Morton (Aidee Espino). —Photo by Sam Moore
Velma Kelly (Darby Patterson). —Photo by Sam Moore
Billy Flynn (Jared Livingston), right, explains his legal strategy to Roxie (Penelope Dutton). —Photo by Sam Moore
Mary Sunshine (Michaela Piche). —Photo by Sam Moore
The lawyer Billy Flynn (Jared Livingston) lays out his legal philosophy in song. —Photo by Sam Moore
The manipulative lawyer Billy Flynn (Jared Livingston) surrounded by a fawning chorus. —Photo by Sam Moore
Matron “Mama” Morton (Aidee Espino) sings to the audience. —Photo by Sam Moore
Roxie (Penelope Dutton) in an angry confrontation with her husband Amos Hart (Ben Nadelstein). —Photo by Sam Moore
Amos Hart (Ben Nadelstein) is questioned by Sergeant Fogarty (Ethan Donovan) about the murder committed by his wife. —Photo by Sam Moore
Velma Kelly (Darby Patterson) sings with a chorus of admirers. —Photo by Sam Moore
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School production of “Chicago: The Musical” drew crowds of Islanders out of the cold and into the audience at the Performing Arts Center this weekend for three nearly sold-out shows. The musical, which was organized with plenty of help from MVRHS staff and the Island community, starred a cast of 60 MVRHS students, including Penelope Dutton as Roxie Hart, Darby Patterson as Velma Kelly, Ben Nadelstein as Amos Hart, Jared Livingston as Billy Flynn, Aidee Espino as Matron “Mama” Morton, and Michaela Piche as Mary Sunshine.