The Vanderpump Rules actress discusses her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago with Vanity Fair.
On Monday, January 29, 2024, at the Ambassador Theatre, 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) made her formal Broadway debut as Roxie Hart.
Ariana Madix is getting ready to play Chicago’s Roxie Hart, the most dangerous woman on Broadway, following in the footsteps of Bravolebrities like Erika Jayne and Pamela Anderson. Following her final costume fitting for the production and her Broadway debut, Madix remarked, “I don’t know that I ever thought that I would be able to play Roxie.” “It seems like you nearly believe the dream is so big that it will never happen to you.
The 38-year-old said, “I always wanted to be a working actor.” “I had to wait ten to twenty years for consistent work outside Vanderpump.” Playing Roxie Hart on Broadway is a surprising and satisfying complete circle for the woman who made her VPR debut as an anonymous backup dancer during Scheana Shay’s rendition of “Good as Gold
In an attempt to imitate the fiercely competitive and captivating friendship between Roxie and Velma,
Other celebrities have taken turns dancing ever since. Although every action is executed simultaneously, there is enough variation between them for viewers to be drawn in and remain watching to see if they can keep up.
The Great White Way appeared in Madix’s dreams. She received her theatre and broadcast communications degrees from Florida, where she was born and raised. She relocated to New York City to pursue a career in theatre, but unlike many actresses, she didn’t become famous overnight.
