Christie Brinkley Joining 'Chicago' On BroadwayChristie Brinkley, world-famous supermodel and actress, has been contracted to play Roxie Hart in Broadway’s latest production of the musical, Chicago.
Chicago the musical, which is set in Prohibition-era Chicago, Illinois, revolves around the wannabe-star Roxie Hart. After she murders her lover, Fred, Roxie is imprisoned. However, due to her ingenious lawyer Billy Flynn, Roxie becomes a cause celebre for the people of Chicago. Eventually, her trial is arraigned and she is set free, to become a star on the stage with fellow ex-inmate, Velma Kelly. Chicago is the sixth most popular play on Broadway, and currently in its fifteenth year of production.
Those other famous women who have played the part of Roxie Hart include Brooke Shields, Melanie Griffith, Sandy Duncan, Ashlee Simpson and Bebe Neuirth.
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