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Ashlee Simpson to Join Chicago 10th Anniversary Celebration

Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee Simpson

Pop star Ashlee Simpson, who is playing Roxie Hart in the current London production of Chicago, will appear in the 10th anniversary gala performance of the Broadway revival of Chicago on Tuesday, November 14. The event will benefit Safe Horizon, a victims’ assistance organization.

Walter Bobbie, the show’s Tony Award-winning director, will return to helm the performance. The gala will feature original revival cast members Joel Grey, Marcia Lewis, James Naughton, Bebe Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, and D. Sabella, plus special guests including Brent Barrett, Wayne Brady, Chrlotte d’Amboise, Melanie Griffith, Gregory Harrison, Marilu Henner, John O’Hurley, Chita Rivera, Brooke Shields, Patrick Swayze, and Alan Thicke. Rocco Landesman, James Nederlander, Sr., and Gerald Schoenfeld will act as honorary chairs for the event.

Tickets to the gala performance range in price from $500 to $5,000; for more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.safehorizon.org.