Mama's On Her Way! NeNe Leakes Begins Performances in Chicago on Broadway

Spice it up for mama! NeNe Leakes will return to Broadway as Chicago's Keeper of the Keys on November 23, replacing Carol Woods. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star is scheduled to play a limited engagement as Matron "Mama" Morton in the Tony-winning revival through December 20.

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 Dylis Croman as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Jason Danieley as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.