Report: Ashlee Simpson to Join Chicago on Broadway: PHOTO

People - 9th Nov 2009

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Ashlee Simpson: Where does a crazy Melrose Place character go after she dies? Apparently, the Windy City by way of the Great White Way. According to reports, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz , 25, isn't taking a break after getting axed from the prime-time soap. Instead, she's set to play Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago , starting in December for six weeks, Gossip Cop reports. It's not an unfamiliar role. Simpson-Wentz played the role in the London run of the musical. It would, however, be her Broadway... Read full story at People

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