Jaime Camil Takes First Bow as Billy Flynn in Broadway's Chicago

The ”Jane the Virgin” star takes on the Kander and Ebb classic.

Tricia Baron

June 1, 2016

Jaime Camil takes his first curtain call in Broadway's Chicago. — Jaime Camil takes his first curtain call in Broadway's *Chicago*.
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Jane the Virgin star Jaime Camil joined the Broadway cast of Chicago on May 31. Camil takes on the role of Billy Flynn through July 3 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Jaime Camil is Billy Flynn through July 3 at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Over his 20-year career, Camil has released four platinum-selling albums and has appeared in the telenovelas La fea más bella and Qué pobres tan ricos. He currently stars as Rogelio de la Vega on Jane the Virgin. On Broadway, he appeared in Latinologues.

Flowers in hand, Jaime Camil is welcomed to the company by leading ladies Dylis Croman and Amra-Faye Wright.
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Featuring classic tunes by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media, and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer to transform her crime into a barrage of sensational headlines. The revival is directed by Walter Bobbie.