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Penned by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, Chicago follows Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, two murderesses who use their criminal notoriety to find fame in the Vaudeville circuit.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Leavitt has played tap-dancing murderess Roxie Hart in the Broadway revival since February.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
What has Roxie — whose crime turns her into a celebrity until a new murderess steals the spotlight — taught Leavitt about fame?
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Eager to keep dancing, Leavitt will soon join the cast of the show as murderess Roxie Hart, taking the stage from February 2, 2026, through March 15, per Playbill.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Leavitt has played tap-dancing murderess Roxie Hart in the Broadway revival since February.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
What has Roxie — whose crime turns her into a celebrity until a new murderess steals the spotlight — taught Leavitt about fame?
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Eager to keep dancing, Leavitt will soon join the cast of the show as murderess Roxie Hart, taking the stage from February 2, 2026, through March 15, per Playbill.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Murderess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderess. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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