Spice It Up for Mama! NeNe Leakes Will Return to Broadway as Chicago's Keeper of the Keys

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes will return to Broadway as the Countess of the Clink! She is set to begin performances as Matron "Mama" Morton in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago on November 23 and is scheduled to play a limited engagement at the Ambassador Theatre through December 20.

NaTasha Yvette Williams continues as Mama through November 1. Chicago veteran Carol Woods will step into the role November 2 through November 22.

Leakes is best known for her appearances on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta; she made her Broadway and stage debut last year as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother Madame in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Additional acting credits include Glee.

Chicago also currently stars Rumer Willis as Roxie Hart (through November 1), Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Jason Danieley as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.