Erika Jayne went from Beverly Hills to Chicago, making her one of many celebrities to join the Broadway production.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star portrayed the musical’s leading lady, Roxie Hart, a woman who is on trial for the murder of her husband, in 2020. Jayne’s run concluded early due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Jayne is far from the first celebrity (and Bravolebrity) to make her Broadway debut in Chicago. Stars from Spice Girls member Mel B to model Christie Brinkley have all taken the stage in the musical, which is based on journalist Maurine Dallas Watkins’ 1926 play of the same name.
Chicago debuted on Broadway in 1975. The show, which originally ran for two years, was nominated for nearly a dozen Tony Awards. Chicago was revived on Broadway in 1996 and took home six Tonys.
Scroll through for more celebrities who have starred in the Broadway production of Chicago:
Alyssa Milano
The Charmed actress made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in September 2024. Milano’s limited run at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City will go until November 2024.
“I could not be more excited to be getting back to my roots in musical theatre. When I was eight and first joined the national touring company for Annie, I never could have imagined the 40-plus-year career ahead of me,” she said ahead of taking the stage in a statement per Playbill. “To finally be making my Broadway debut in the role of Roxie Hart in the iconic musical Chicago and to stand on the shoulders of such honorable lineage is all that a little girl who loved to sing and dance and make people smile could have ever dreamt of. I can’t wait to hit the stage.”
Ariana Madix
“I have some news. As of January 29, I will be playing Roxie Hart on Broadway in Chicago,” the Vanderpump Rules star revealed during an appearance on Live With Kelly and Mark in December 2023.
“It is just the biggest dream come true. I can’t believe this is real life. I’m going to cry.” Her eight-week run as Roxie concludes in March 2024.
Olivia Holt
The Cruel Summer alum made her Broadway debut in April 2023, playing Roxie Hart in Chicago. Her run concluded two months later.
Pamela Anderson
The Baywatch alum will take on the lead role from April 2022 to June 2022.
Erika Jayne
The Bravolebrity announced in September 2019 that she will star as Roxie Hart in Broadway’s production of Chicago for three months in 2020.
Christie Brinkley
The supermodel made her Broadway debut as Roxie in Chicago in 2010. She went on to play the character for two stops on the Chicago national tour in 2019 before returning to Broadway in April of that year to reprise her role.
Kandi Burruss
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star performed in Chicago for three months in 2018. The Bravo star, who made her Broadway debut in the musical, played Matron “Mama” Morton, a mother figure of the Cook County jail’s women’s block, where Roxie waits for her trial. The character was played by Queen Latifah in the Chicago movie.
Mel B
The Spice Girls member starred as Roxie in Chicago in 2016 and 2017. She performed for the first time on Broadway as Mimi in Rent in 2004. In her final Chicago performance in February 2017, the America’s Got Talent alum sang a line from the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” during one of Roxie’s songs.
Rumer Willis
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ eldest daughter also played Roxie in Chicago. The Dancing With the Stars alum performed as the character for six weeks in 2015. The show was her Broadway debut.
NeNe Leakes
The New Normal alum was the first RHOA cast member to star in Broadway’s production of Chicago. The Bravo star performed as Matron “Mama” Morton in the musical in 2015, the same role her RHOA costar Burruss played three years later. Leakes made her Broadway debut in 2014 as the wicked stepmother in Cinderella.
Ashlee Simpson
The “Pieces of Me” singer performed on Broadway for the first time in 2009 as Roxie in Chicago. She played the character in the London West End production of the musical in 2005.
Billy Ray Cyrus
The “Achy Breaky Heart” artist played lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago in 2012. The character is Roxie’s defense attorney who wins her and Velma’s case. The musical was the country star’s premiere on Broadway.
Sofia Vergara
In 2009, the Modern Family star made her Broadway debut as Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago. She performed in the musical for five weeks.
Lisa Rinna
The Days of Our Lives alum took the stage as Roxie in Chicago 12 years before her RHOBH costar Jayne’s announcement. The soap star performed in the musical for two months in 2007. Her husband, Harry Hamlin, also starred with her as Billy Flynn.
