{"id":19006,"date":"2026-07-27T17:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19006"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:06:25","slug":"whitney-leavitt-teases-return-to-broadway-2-months-after-record-breaking-run-in-chicago-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19006","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Leavitt Teases Return to Broadway 2 Months After Record-Breaking Run in &#8216;Chicago&#8217; | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2255192\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whitney-broadway-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Whitney Leavitt poses for a photo at the 2026 Tony Awards\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whitney-broadway-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whitney-broadway-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/whitney-leavitt\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Whitney Leavitt<\/strong><\/a> is teasing a potential return to the Great White Way!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 33-year-old reality star-turned actress took to social media ahead of the weekend to hint at her next role. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour girl is gunna [sic]\u00a0be back on Broadway\u00a0soon,\u201d she wrote over a video of her singing, but with no sound, per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mormon-wives-whitney-teases-broadway-return-after-show-exit\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mormon-wives-whitney-teases-broadway-return-after-show-exit\/\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>. She also added the looking eyes emoji, the tongue sticking out emoji, and the giggling face with the hand over the mouth emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No other details have been revealed at the time of this post, but an announcement could be coming soon!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year,<strong> Whitney<\/strong> made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/31\/whitney-leavitt-reveals-hardest-part-of-broadway-after-starring-in-chicago\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/31\/whitney-leavitt-reveals-hardest-part-of-broadway-after-starring-in-chicago\/\">Broadway debut as Roxie Hart<\/a> in the long-running<em> Chicago<\/em> musical, where she extended her run multiple times after helping double the show\u2019s box office gross. Her DWTS partner, <strong>Mark Ballas<\/strong>, also joined her in the show for a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, <strong>Whitney<\/strong> told <strong>Trisha Paytas<\/strong> on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j02Vi1UdTWc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j02Vi1UdTWc\"><em>Just Trish<\/em> podcast<\/a> that if she were to return to <em>Chicago<\/em>, she would love to play Velma Kelly. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel like if I did, I would want to play Velma,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like that would be pretty iconic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her final performance in <em>Chicago<\/em>, <strong>Whitney<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/03\/whitney-leavitt-exits-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-after-4-seasons\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/03\/whitney-leavitt-exits-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-after-4-seasons\/\">revealed she was leaving<\/a> Hulu\u2019s <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> after five seasons. She later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/26\/whitney-leavitt-shares-current-mormon-beliefs-gives-update-on-mormon-wives-season-5\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/26\/whitney-leavitt-shares-current-mormon-beliefs-gives-update-on-mormon-wives-season-5\/\">confirmed she would wrap up<\/a> the upcoming fifth season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whitney also hinted that she and her husband, <strong>Connor Leavitt<\/strong>, could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/30\/whitney-leavitt-hints-at-new-reality-tv-project-with-husband-connor\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/30\/whitney-leavitt-hints-at-new-reality-tv-project-with-husband-connor\/\">starring in their own reality show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/broadway\/\" rel=\"tag\">Broadway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/whitney-leavitt\/\" rel=\"tag\">Whitney Leavitt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Whitney Leavitt is teasing a potential return to the Great White Way! 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