Rumer Willis Schedules New Date to Rake in the Chips in Chicago on Broadway, Apologizes to Fans
Rumor has it that after twice delaying her Broadway debut, Rumer Willis will begin performances as Roxie Hart on September 21 in Chicago. The Dancing with the Stars winner has been undergoing rehabilitation from multiple stress fractures in her foot and as she explains in her Instagram post to her fans, below, the delay is on doctor's orders. Willis will now play a six-week limited engagement at the Ambassador Theatre through November 1. Dylis Croman is currently appearing as Roxie.
Willis is the winner of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars season 20. She has previously appeared on stage in off-Broadway's Love, Loss and What I Wore, For the Record Live’s Dear John Hughes, Baz Luhrmann’s DBA and FTR: Tarantino. Her numerous screen credits include House Bunny, Sorority Row, Diary of Preston Plummer Workaholics, Pretty Little Liars, Hawaii 5-0 and Songbyrd.
The cast also includes Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Ryan Silverman as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron "Mama" Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
