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Whitney Leavitt’s Broadway Move Revealed After Dancing With the Stars

Whitney Leavitt will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre starting February 2, 2026, for a six-week limited engagement.
Leavitt, a Season 34 Dancing With the Stars semifinalist, returned to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Hulu reality series to pursue DWTS and scripted opportunities, earning a perfect week nine score.
Leavitt confirmed the casting via an Instagram post on Dec. 1, joining the Chicago company that includes Kate Baldwin, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Tam Mutu, Alex Newell, Raymond Bokhour, and R. Lowe.
The role constitutes Leavitt's first professional theater foray and follows a contentious Dancing With the Stars elimination , with observers speculating the Nov. 13 release of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 influenced votes.
The released taped freestyle with Mark Ballas and Call Her Daddy podcast extend the promotion around Leavitt's move to Broadway, with her booking her first movie and teasing more projects.

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Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty ImagesThe Mormon Wives are headed to Broadway. After Whitney Leavitt announced she’ll be joining the cast of Chicago as Roxie Hart in February 2026, the reality star tells Elite Daily that her musical journey will be depicted on an upcoming season of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. And all of her co-stars have reserved seats for her opening night — supposedly, even the ones she may have beef with.Leavitt surprised fans…

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Last seen on 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 34, Whitney Leavitt will join Kate Baldwin, Sophie Carmen-Jones, and Tam Mutu, among others

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Whitney Leavitt Is Heading to Broadway

Photo: Jesse Grant; Getty Images/Getty Images for Disney After an impressive run on this season of Dancing With the Stars, Whitney Leavitt is leaving the small screen to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. She teased the announcement while appearing on the Call Her Daddy podcast last week. “What I can say is that a dance that Mark and I performed to on Dancing With the Stars is going to come to life. And everyone’s gonna know on Mo…

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