Wopat has played Billy Flynn in the national tour of Chicago and on Broadway. He was nominated for a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for his performance in Annie Get Your Gun. He also appeared on the Great White Way in Glengarry Glen Ross, Guys and Dolls, City of Angels, I Love My Wife and 42nd Street. His other New York theatrical credits include A Bistro Car on the CNR, Olympus on My Mind and The Guys. Wopat will appear in the new Broadway musical A Catered Affair in the spring of 2008.
The current cast of Chicago also includes Brenda Braxton Velma Kelly, Rob Bartlett Amos Hart, Roz Ryan Matron "Mama" Morton and R. Lowe Mary Sunshine in the show. Stars Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna and Roz Ryan will depart the show on August 5.