Alyssa Milano to Make Her Broadway Debut

Alyssa Milano is set to light up the Broadway stage this fall, marking her debut in "Chicago." Milano, known for her roles in "Who's the Boss?" and "Charmed," will portray Roxie Hart at the Ambassador Theatre from Sept. 16 to Nov. 10. "The beauty of theater is that you get to try new things every night," she said. Milano's return to theater is a nod to her early career in national tours and off-Broadway productions, including "Annie" and Wendy Wasserstein's "Tender Offer."

Despite her long entertainment career and recent roles in movies and Netflix series, Milano said now felt like the perfect time for her Broadway debut. She credits her family's stable situation—her girls are now 9 and 12 and encouraging. "My 9-year-old daughter looked at me and said, 'Mom, you would be an idiot not to do this.'" She joins a long list of big-name actresses who have played the role of Roxie, the housewife and dancer who turns to a slick Chicago lawyer for help after she murders her lover, including Pamela Anderson, Melanie Griffith, Christie Brinkley, Marilu Henner, Brooke Shields, and Lisa Rinna. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)