America Ferrera: Broadway Debut in Spring!

America Ferrera is joining the London cast of Chicago next month!

The 27-year-old actress will play Roxie Hart in the production beginning on November 7 – former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi is currently starring in the role on Broadway.

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America has also lined up her Broadway debut – she’ll star in a revival of The Miss Firecracker Contest next spring, EW reports.

The Miss Firecracker Contest tells the story of a Mississippi woman entering a beauty pageant – rehearsals will begin in March.