Actress-singer Brandy Norwood is slated to make her Broadway debut in Chicago later this month. According to TheGrio, Norwood will play Roxie Hart, a woman behind bars, starting April 28 at the Ambassador Theatre. Chicago, a Tony Award-winning musical, is now in its 19th year at the theater. Norwood will star in an eight-week, limited run.
Chicago is set in the 1920s and offers a scathing satirical look at how show business and the media make celebrities out of criminals. The musical features Bob Fosse-inspired choreography, skimpy outfits and classic songs including "All That Jazz" and "Cell Block Tango."
Brandy Norwood earned a Grammy in 1999 and had hits with "I Wanna Be Down" and "The Boy Is Mine" featuring Monica. She began her recording career at 14 and also starred on the sitcom Moesha from 1996 to 2001. She starred in Disney's TV film Cinderella alongside the late Whitney Houston and made history as its first black princess.
More recently, Norwood plays Chardonnay Pitts on BET's (formerly CW's) series, The Game.
In other news, Norwood's younger brother, Ray J, will star on an upcoming season of Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood with his longtime girlfriend, Princess Love. Last month, there were reports that he'd quit the show, opting to reconcile with Love following domestic violence reports.
Ray J and his girlfriend appeared on the first season of the Hollywood spinoff, which premiered last fall.
The producers of Love & Hip-Hop reportedly met up with Ray J and he's had a change of heart. The first season of Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood also starred Soulja Boy, producer Teddy Riley's daughter, Nia, Omarion, Lil' Fizz, Yung Berg and Masika Tucker.
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