{"id":263210,"date":"2026-06-11T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/263210\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:36:12","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-mark-ballas-sets-return-to-broadways-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/263210\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing With the Stars’ Mark Ballas Sets Return to Broadway’s Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dancer, choreographer, and actor Mark Ballas<\/a> will return to\u00a0the Tony-winning revival of Chicago<\/a> at the Ambassador Theatre next month.<\/p>\n

Ballas, who has been a pro on the ABC reality competition Dancing With the Stars
\n since 2007, winning the series three times, will again\u00a0step into the role of
\nslick lawyer Billy Flynn July 20-August 16. The upcoming run follows\u00a0his recent\u00a0April 6-May 3 engagement that had\u00a0reunited him\u00a0with his
\nmost recent Dancing With the Stars partner, Whitney
\nLeavitt.<\/p>\n

Ballas made his Broadway debut in 2016 as the final Frankie Valli<\/a> in Jersey Boys<\/a> at the August Wilson Theatre, later performing the role in the national tour. He went on to star as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots<\/a> on Broadway in 2019, and previously appeared in the U.K. national tour of The Buddy Holly Story.<\/p>\n

A Chicago Celebration at Tony Awards 2026: Watch the Performance Here, Including Pink’s ‘All That Jazz’<\/a><\/p>\n

The current cast of Chicago features Rachel Schur<\/a> as Roxie
\nHart, Sophie Carmen-Jones<\/a> as Velma Kelly, Nik Walker<\/a> as Billy Flynn,
\nJacqueline B. Arnold<\/a> as Matron \u201cMama\u201d Morton, Greg Hildreth<\/a> as Amos
\nHart, and J. Workman<\/a> as Mary Sunshine. <\/p>\n

Check out Chicago merchandise in the Playbill Store<\/a><\/p>\n

The ensemble includes Tia Altinay<\/a>, Nicole Benoit<\/a>, Zach Bravo<\/a>, Austin
\nDunn, John Michael Fiumara<\/a>, Danielle Marie Gonzalez<\/a>, Chelsea James<\/a>,
\nChristopher Kelley<\/a>, James T. Lane<\/a>, Jenny Laroche<\/a>, Marty Lawson<\/a>, Joseph
\nLondon, Kristen Faith Oei<\/a>, Denny Paschall<\/a>, Mariah Reives<\/a>, Sean Samuels<\/a>,
\nSamantha Sturm<\/a>, and Jeff Sullivan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ: Matteo Lane Will Make Broadway Debut in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

The revival of Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores!
\n presentations offered by City Center<\/a>. The musical opened on Broadway at
\n the Richard Rodgers Theatre November 14, 1996, where it remained
\nthrough February 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre,
\nand played that house through January 26, 2003. The revival reopened at
\nthe Ambassador Theatre January 29 that year.<\/p>\n

Since its debut in 1996, Chicago has played in 36 countries
\nand been seen by 33 million people worldwide. It is now the
\nsecond-longest running show in Broadway history (after the now closed The Phantom of the Opera).<\/p>\n

READ: How the Chicago Costumes Have Evolved Over 25 Years<\/a><\/p>\n

With a book by the late Fred Ebb<\/a> and Bob Fosse<\/a>, music by John Kander<\/a>, and lyrics by Ebb, Chicago
\n features direction by Walter Bobbie<\/a>, choreography by the late Ann
\nReinking, set design by John Lee Beatty<\/a>, costume design by William Ivey
\nLong, lighting design by Ken Billington<\/a>, sound design by Scott Lehrer<\/a>,
\nand casting by ARC.<\/p>\n

The current production, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler<\/a>, won the
\nTony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for
\nactors Bebe Neuwirth<\/a> and James Naughton<\/a>, director Bobbie, lighting
\ndesigner Billington, and Reinking. The original production was directed
\nand choreographed by the late Fosse.<\/p>\n

\"Chicago<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Chicago<\/p>\n

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