Originally appeared on E! Online
Whitney Leavitt’s next career move isn’t a secret anymore.
Following her run on Season 34 of “Dancing With the Stars,” the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star is set to make her Broadway debut with a coveted role in “Chicago” beginning next year.
“Grateful beyond words to ANNOUNCE that I will be joining @chicagomusical in the iconic role of Roxie Hart,” she wrote in a post on Instagram Dec. 1. “See you in New York City!”
The 32-year-old’s six-week run in the production kicks off Feb. 2 at the Ambassador Theatre, with performances running through March 15.
The coveted role marks Leavitt’s first foray into professional theater, but she’s certainly proven to be a seasoned performer. During her tenure on “DWTS,” she frequently earned high praise from the judges, receiving a perfect score during week nine of the competition before her elimination in the semifinals.
And while the MomTok influencer — who shares kids Sedona, 6, Liam, 3, and Billy Gene, 13 months, with husband Conner Leavitt — didn’t take home the Mirrorball trophy, the experience was nonetheless rewarding.
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“You grow real friendships and real connections with these people,” she said of her experience in a Nov. 20 Instagram video. “You learn so much about yourself and people who lift you constantly, and you challenge yourself. You just feel so loved.”
Leavitt previously shared what it took for her to be cast on the show, admitting during season three of “SLOMW” that she only returned to the Hulu series — where her relationships with her fellow MomTokers remained fragile— in order to make her way into the ballroom.
“After last season, I did decide to step away from the show, but I never quit MomTok,” she said in a confessional interview. “I was always in MomTok, still a part of that group. I just really needed a break, but then I heard from my team ‘Dancing With the Stars’ was going to cast someone from ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ and that’s a motivator. I’ll come back for that.”
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