Ashlee Simpson Wentz, who recently ended an acting stint as Violet on Melrose Place, announced today that she is headed to Broadway for a 10-week run, playing the role of Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago beginning November 30.
The role is not a new one for the actress. She played Roxie at the Cambridge Theatre on London’s West End to rave reviews in late 2006. One reviewer called the performance “dazzling and near flawless.”
The 25-year-old is married to Fall Out Boy musician Pete Wentz. The couple have a son Bronx Mowgli, who will turn one-year-old on November 20.
View photos and video from her London performance stint below.