‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Ariana Madix Returns to Broadway’s ‘Chicago’
Ariana Madix will return to the Ambassador Theatre this summer for another round of all that jazz.
Madix, the reality TV personality who has appeared in “Vanderpump Rules,” and “Love Island Games” will pick up where she left off as the main character in Broadway’s “Chicago.” Madix initially made her Broadway debut in January as Roxie Hart. She played the main character for a 10-week run, which ended on April 7. It was a sold-out success and broke box-office records for four weeks. She is set to return for one month where she will reprise the role from August 1 through August 27.
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The show, described by Broadway World reads, “Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.”
The musical originally opened on Broadway on June 3, 1975, and it was revived on Nov. 14, 1996. Directed by Walter Bobbie, and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler “Chicago” has won six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and won a Grammy for Best Musical Cast Recording.
When Madix was first cast as Hart, the news came after Madix’s real life was in the headlines with the scandal labeled #Scandoval. This was because Madix caught her then-boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, cheating on her with “Vanderpump Rules” co-star and friend Raquel Leviss.
However, Madix is living out her dream. She moved to New York, N.Y., after graduating from Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Fla., to be on Broadway, Madix told Glamour Magazine.
Following the closing of “Phantom of the Opera” last year, “Chicago” is now the longest-running musical on Broadway. Full list of Broadway shows and where to buy tickets here!
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