‘Chicago’ performer celebrating a homecoming to Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s a new inmate in the cell block; Zoie Lee is playing Go-To-Hell Kitty in the ‘Chicago’ musical.

“My character is an heiress she has gone off the deep end and ends up murdering a few people in the show and so she ends up in the cell block that way,” Lee explained.

The national show is making its stop in Kansas City, a special place for Lee, this weekend.

“I’ve got lots of old mentors and teachers and peers and people I grew up with and used to perform with who have come to see the show and many family members and to do this for them is just a dream,” she said.

Lee is from Lee’s Summit. She graduated from Lee’s Summit High School and is a proud former student of the Heart of America Dance Centre.

“They’ve given me this gift and I get to show the world now and do it for them and it’s just really cool,” she continued.

Lee has shared that gift with many people performing around the country and world, but being away from the people she loves most was difficult.

“My dad was recently diagnosed with cancer and he’s now cancer-free free and that’s just the biggest blessing in the world,” Lee said.

While she says her greatest joy is being on stage, Lee’s heart will always be with her family.

“My parents have given up and sacrificed a lot for me to be able to train and have opportunities.”

That’s what makes this homecoming even more special, celebrating with the people who’ve been able to watch her dreams come true; dreams that started in Kansas City.

Tickets to ‘Chicago’ can be purchased here.