{"id":2202099,"date":"2025-12-17T01:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2202099"},"modified":"2025-12-17T01:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:16:15","slug":"whitney-leavitt-joins-chicago-on-broadway-as-roxie-hart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whitney-leavitt-joins-chicago-on-broadway-as-roxie-hart\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Leavitt joins &#8216;Chicago&#8217; on Broadway as Roxie Hart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/videoelephant\/thumbnails\/87524241007.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Kristin Chenoweth reacts to early closure of Broadway musical &#8216;The Queen of Versailles&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After the production&#8217;s opening night drew mixed-to-negative reviews, it was announced that the musical &#8216;The Queen of Versailles&#8217; will close less than three months after performances began.<\/p>\n<p>Cover Media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/19\/dancing-with-the-stars-elimination-whitney-leavitt\/87349653007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/19\/dancing-with-the-stars-elimination-whitney-leavitt\/87349653007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whitney Leavitt<\/a>\u00a0is riding the wave of her controversial <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/25\/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-cast-scandal\/87124288007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/25\/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-cast-scandal\/87124288007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221;<\/a> run all the way to Broadway.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/26\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-fruity-pebbles\/87481128007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/26\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-fruity-pebbles\/87481128007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The &#8220;Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221; star<\/a>, 32, will play the role of Roxie Hart in &#8220;Chicago&#8221; on Broadway, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRub5fEkUs8\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRub5fEkUs8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced Dec. 1 on Instagram.<\/a> Her stint in the storied musical will begin Feb. 2 at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City and run through March 15.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows a tumultuous <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/09\/joining-dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-2025-cast\/86949021007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/09\/joining-dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-2025-cast\/86949021007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">season on &#8220;DWTS,&#8221;<\/a> where <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/food\/2025\/10\/30\/dirty-soda-panera-bread-whitney-leavitt\/86985452007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> impressed judges with her dancing chops but struggled against a tidal wave of online hate, some stemming from her actions filmed on previous <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/12\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-season-3-release-date-watch\/87197866007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/12\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-season-3-release-date-watch\/87197866007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seasons of &#8220;Mormon Wives.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Blistered ankles. Teased hair. <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/09\/joining-dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-2025-cast\/86949021007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My weekend on &#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite strong technical skills, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/07\/01\/mormons-wives-jennifer-whitney-join-dwts\/84425529007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/07\/01\/mormons-wives-jennifer-whitney-join-dwts\/84425529007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> was eliminated before the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/12\/dancing-with-the-stars-couples-showmances\/87149424007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/12\/dancing-with-the-stars-couples-showmances\/87149424007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finals of &#8220;Dancing with the Stars,&#8221;<\/a> failing to earn enough fan votes to advance to the end of the competition. Wildlife conservationist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/25\/dancing-with-the-stars-winner-finale-2025\/87449456007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/25\/dancing-with-the-stars-winner-finale-2025\/87449456007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Irwin ultimately nabbed the Mirrorball trophy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt and her pro partner from the show, Mark Ballas, performed their final dance on an episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/06\/10\/alex-cooper-call-her-daddy-host-documentary-hulu\/84117683007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/06\/10\/alex-cooper-call-her-daddy-host-documentary-hulu\/84117683007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Call Her Daddy,&#8221;<\/a> during which she recounted the difficulty of the show&#8217;s fanbase turning against her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am used to the hate. And so with Season 1 and Season 2 of &#8216;Secret Lives and Mormon Wives&#8217; being out, like I just didn&#8217;t think I was going to make it that far in &#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;\u00a0because I already knew the persona that I had in the media,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/02\/12\/kylie-kelce-met-taylor-swift-call-her-daddy-podcast\/78439504007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/02\/12\/kylie-kelce-met-taylor-swift-call-her-daddy-podcast\/78439504007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">host Alex Cooper.<\/a> &#8220;So I didn&#8217;t think people were going to really vote for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her casting in &#8220;Chicago&#8221; finds easy roots in her time on &#8220;Dancing.&#8221; Mid-season, she and Ballas performed an Argentine Tango to &#8220;Cell Block Tango,&#8221; an iconic sequence from the show. It also slots into a growing trend on Broadway of outside celebrities dropping in for a guest-starring stint, some say to raise the profile of a struggling industry.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt follows in the footsteps of other celebrities who have played Roxie, including fellow reality TV stars Ariana Maddix, Erika Jayne and Lisa Rinna, as well as actress Melanie Griffith.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">How to get tickets to &#8216;Chicago&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Tickets for the show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telecharge.com\/Chicago-tickets?AID=BWY0049300&amp;utm_source=show_site&amp;utm_campaign=chicagoSS&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_id=BWY0049300&amp;_gl=1*1ylij5n*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NjQ2MDc1NDguQ2p3S0NBaUFsclhKQmhCQUVpd0EtNXBnd2dlNlNUWjlCWVEwb0o3Wm5OS1dqenJwbHlQSnJqaGl1R2IycmN4aEdtd0J4NHR2V2xmbjlob0NmdWdRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg1MTAwNjg3OC4xNzY0NjA3NTQ4*_ga*MTc4NTQzNjIyMi4xNzY0NjA3NTQ4*_ga_9QR484GYMK*czE3NjQ2MDc1NDgkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQ2MDc1NDgkajYwJGwwJGgxNjUzNDc4NzIz&amp;_ga=2.49020838.1437585452.1764607548-1785436222.1764607548&amp;_gac=1.21129545.1764607548.CjwKCAiAlrXJBhBAEiwA-5pgwge6STZ9BYQ0oJ7ZnNKWjzrplyPJrjhiuGb2rcxhGmwBx4tvWlfn9hoCfugQAvD_BwE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.telecharge.com\/Chicago-tickets?AID=BWY0049300&amp;utm_source=show_site&amp;utm_campaign=chicagoSS&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_id=BWY0049300&amp;_gl=1*1ylij5n*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NjQ2MDc1NDguQ2p3S0NBaUFsclhKQmhCQUVpd0EtNXBnd2dlNlNUWjlCWVEwb0o3Wm5OS1dqenJwbHlQSnJqaGl1R2IycmN4aEdtd0J4NHR2V2xmbjlob0NmdWdRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg1MTAwNjg3OC4xNzY0NjA3NTQ4*_ga*MTc4NTQzNjIyMi4xNzY0NjA3NTQ4*_ga_9QR484GYMK*czE3NjQ2MDc1NDgkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQ2MDc1NDgkajYwJGwwJGgxNjUzNDc4NzIz&amp;_ga=2.49020838.1437585452.1764607548-1785436222.1764607548&amp;_gac=1.21129545.1764607548.CjwKCAiAlrXJBhBAEiwA-5pgwge6STZ9BYQ0oJ7ZnNKWjzrplyPJrjhiuGb2rcxhGmwBx4tvWlfn9hoCfugQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are available now via the official &#8220;Chicago&#8221; musical website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristin Chenoweth reacts to early closure of Broadway musical &#8216;The Queen of Versailles&#8217; After the production&#8217;s opening night drew mixed-to-negative reviews, it was announced that the musical &#8216;The Queen of Versailles&#8217; will close less than three months after performances began. 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