Charlotte D'Amboise Moves from Charity Back to Chicago
Charlotte d'Amboise, who was playing the title character in Broadway's Sweet Charity just two days ago, will return to the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago on April 18, according to a production spokesperson. Even though she is employed at the Ambassador Theatre, d'Amboise will continue to serve as Christina Applegate's standby for Sweet Charity.
D'Amboise was hired as the Sweet Charity standby early on. When Applegate broke her foot out of town, d'Amboise left Chicago to headline Sweet Charity's Boston run. She was announced as the production's new Broadway lead, but those plans were changed when it became clear Applegate would recover in time for the show's opening on the Great White Way, leaving d'Amboise to play the beginning of the musical's run in New York. Sweet Charity began previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 11 with d'Amboise. Applegate plays her first Broadway performance in Sweet Charity tonight.
D'Amboise has earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in both Chicago's national tour and on Broadway. For her performance in the show, d'Amboise nabbed the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, the L.A. Ovation Award and the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. She won a Fred Astaire Award for her performance in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees and earned a Tony nomination for Jerome Robbins' Broadway. Her other Broadway credits include Carrie, Song and Dance, Cats and Contact.
