Ariana Madix has been tapped to play Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago on Broadway in New York City next year.
The role has been played by Pamela Anderson and Ashlee Simpson on Broadway and by Renee Zellweger in a movie.
Madix will make her Broadway debut on January 29, 2024 and will play an eight-week run through March 24 at the Ambassador Theater.
‘It’s just the biggest dream come true,’ Ariana said on Wednesday morning while appearing on Live With Kelly And Mark.
‘I cannot believe this is real life. I’m going to cry,’ the 38-year-old added.
This comes after she came in third on Dancing With the Stars and weathered the Scandoval drama with her ex Tom Sandoval on the reality TV show Vanderpump Rules.
Ariana Madix is going to make her debut on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago, it was revealed on Wednesday morning
‘It’s just the biggest dream come true,’ she said while appearing on Live with Kelly and Mark. ‘I cannot believe this is real life. I’m going to cry,’ she added
Madix will make her Broadway debut on January 29, 2024 and will play an eight-week run through March 24 at the Ambassador Theater
The role is a longtime dream of the Bravo reality star.
She attended Flagler College in Florida where she majored in musical theater.
After college she moved to New York City to try and launch a career on Broadway and found herself doing sketch comedy for a number of outlets including College Humor, MTV and ESPN.
Eventually she moved to Los Angeles where she got a job as a bartender at one of Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurants SUR and Villa Blanca, which led to her casting on Vanderpump Rules.
On Wednesday night, Madix and her Dancing With the Stars pro partner Pasha Pashkov came in third on the 32nd season of the long running dance competition.
Actress Xoxchtil Gomez, 17, and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy won the competition.
Singer Jason Mraz, 46 and his partner Daniella Karagach took second place.
On Wednesday night, Madix and her Dancing With the Stars pro partner Pasha Pashkov came in third on the 32nd season of the long running dance competition
Ariana’s boss Lisa Vanderpump, 63, took in her performance on Tuesday and had high words of praise for her. ‘I never knew she was capable of anything so magnificent,’ Vanderpump told the show’s host Alfonso Ribeiro after watching Madix on Tuesday. ‘I’ve watched every week and it’s brought tears to my eyes’
Ariana’s boss Lisa Vanderpump, 63, took in her performance on Tuesday and had high words of praise for her.
‘I never knew she was capable of anything so magnificent,’ Vanderpump told the show’s host Alfonso Ribeiro after watching Madix.
Vanderpump said, ‘I’ve watched every week and it’s brought tears to my eyes.’
On Tuesday’s episode, Ariana and pro partner Pasha Paskhov got 29 points for their redemption dance to to the Spice Girls song Spice Up Your Life.
