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Love Island Host Ariana Madix to Play Connie Francis in Just in Time on Broadway

She will play a limited engagement September 12 – November 22.

| Broadway |

August 17, 2026

JIT A. Madix Photo Credit Carl Bembridge — Ariana Madix
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Ariana Madix will return to Broadway in Just in Time. She will step into the role of Connie Francis beginning September 12, for a limited engagement through November 22.

A star of the reality show Vanderpump Rules and the host of Love Island USA, Madix made her 2024 Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. She has since returned to play the role.

Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!) and featuring a book by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver, Just in Time tells the story of singer Bobby Darin, taking the form of a unique nightclub act and using the songs he made famous.

Jeremy Jordan leads the cast a Darin. The show also features Carrie St. Louis, Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, Joe Barbara, Emily Bergl, Lance Roberts, Caesar Samayoa, Christine Cornish, Julia Grondin, Valeria Yamin, Jaime Foord, Tari Kelly, Matt Magnusson, Jeffrey Schecter, and Tristen Buettel. Olivia Holt is currently playing the role of Connie Francis.

As previously reported, Whitney Leavitt will step into the role of Sandra Dee on December 1.

You can read TheaterMania’s most recent review of the show here.