Rumer Willis Delays Broadway Debut in Chicago; Dylis Croman Will Take Over Temporarily

Rumer Willis will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago a bit later than originally planned. The Dancing with the Stars winner will begin performances at the Ambassador Theatre on September 14 (instead of August 18) in order to allow for additional recovery time for multiple stress fractures. She will now play a seven-week engagement through November 1.

Chicago veteran Amy Spanger, who currently plays Roxie, will conclude her stint on August 16. Fellow alum Dylis Croman will step in for the interim, beginning on August 18.

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.

Carly Hughes, who played Velma Kelly to Jennifer Nettles' Roxie earlier this year, will return to the role on August 22 through September 4. She takes over for Amra Faye Wright, who is scheduled to take a brief hiatus. The cast also includes Ivan Hernandez as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron "Mama" Morton and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.