She will soon be the name on everybody’s lips! TV personality, actress and author Ariana Madix (Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules and a finalist on the most recent season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars) will make her Broadway debut in the long-running hit Chicago as Roxie Hart. Beginning Monday, January 29, 2024, at the Ambassador Theatre, Madix will play an 8-week limited engagement through Sunday, March 24, 2024. Tickets are now on sale.
Ariana Madix has paved her own unique path in the world of entertainment and reality TV. Born and raised in Melbourne, FL, Ariana began performing as soon as she could walk. After a successful competitive equestrian career and winning two national dance championships, this talented newcomer received Bachelor’s degrees in Theatre and Broadcast Communications from Flagler College. It wasn’t long before Ariana set out to pursue her dream and moved to New York City where she became a part of the sketch comedy world. Working extensively with College Humor, MTV, and ESPN helped to solidify Ariana’s quick dry wit and biting sarcasm. Madix is now based in Los Angeles, has a diverse resume in film & tv including Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules. Turning her “survival job” as a bartender into an enterprise, Ariana’s path is truly unique. She was a finalist on season 32 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, which had its finale on Tuesday, December 5. Her book Single AF Cocktails: Drinks for Bad B*tches has just been released.
Chicago features a score by the legendary composing team of John Kander and Fred Ebb, and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The current revival was directed by Walter Bobbie, with choreography by Ann Reinking. The production includes a set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, and lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, 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.