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Bumping along! Michelle Williams showed off her baby bump ahead of welcoming her third child.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” She will play the blond-haired ingenue, the one whose name is on everybody’s lips, for an eight-week limited engagement from Jan. 29 through March 24 at the Ambassador Theatre.

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Williams is set to star in and produce Dying For Sex, a limited series for FX from writers Liz Meriwether (The Dropout) and Kim Rosenstock (Only Murders In the Building), director Leslye Headland (Acolyte) and 20th Television where Meriwether and Headland are under overall deals.

The Fabelmans star and mother of three walked the red carpet with her , Hamilton director Thomas Kail. Nominated for best actress in a drama motion picture for her portrayal of Mitzi Fabelman—a character inspired by director Steven Spielberg's mother—Williams will compete alongside Cate Blanchett (Tár), Olivia Colman (Empire of Light), Viola Davis (The Woman King), and Ana de Armas (Blonde). Previously, won two Golden Globes for her portrayals of Marilyn Monroe in the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Gwen Verdon in the 2019 miniseries Fosse/Verdon. Memorably, at the 2020 Golden Globes, Williams used her to make a moving endorsement of a woman's right to choose when or if she has children. By By By By More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2023 Condé Nast.

Steven Spielberg was inspired by his own life for The Fabelmans and the casting of the film was personal.

Gallery: Linda Evangelista's life in pictures (Espresso)Thomas, an acclaimed theater director who won a Tony for Hamilton, first became acquainted with Michelle through work.  He directed her in the 2019 miniseries Fosse/Verdon, in which she delivered an Emmy-winning performance as Gwen Verdon.  News that Michelle and Thomas were engaged - and that she was pregnant with their first child - began to circulate in December 2019.

Private power couple! Michelle Williams and Thomas Kail‘s relationship got off to an unconventional start — but the duo are still going strong.

Pamela Anderson is set to make her Broadway debut this spring.

Pamela Anderson is set to make her Broadway debut in just a few weeks!

Pamela Anderson will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the long-running musical Chicago this spring, producers announced today.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAfter conquering the beach, “Baywatch” luminary Pamela Anderson will now try to dominate Broadway.Anderson will portray Roxie Hart, the morally flexible antiheroine at the heart of “Chicago,” the long-running revival of the Kander and Ebb/Bob Fosse classic. She steps into a role previously played by the likes of Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Brooke Shields, Ashlee Simpson and Melanie Griffith. It marks Anderson’s Broadway debut.

From West Side Story through Bye Bye Birdie, from Chicago to Kiss of the Spider Woman, one actor has been a constant – Chita Rivera.

Ann Reinking was a choreographer, dancer, and actress known for productions including “Chicago” – both the original Broadway show and the 1996 revival.Reinking became a star when she took over for Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart in the original Broadway production of “Chicago” in 1977. She had previously worked with the show’s legendary choreographer, Bob Fosse, in “Pippin,” and she became his muse as well as beginning a romantic relationship with him that lasted for several years.

Paul Phillips, a stage manager on such legendary Broadway productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Pippin and Chicago, died Saturday of natural causes in Naples, Florida, a family spokesman said. He was 95.

Paul Phillips, whose long career as a Broadway stage manager included work on such notable productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Chicago and, in 1967, the now historic Judy Garland at Home at the Palace, died Dec. 5 of natural causes in Naples, Florida. He was 95.

Big night out! Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson and more celebrity couples looked so in love at the 2020 SAG Awards on Sunday, January 19.

Gwen Verdon didn't dance alone at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Michelle Williams shared the love with her fiancé, Thomas Kail, as she delivered yet another empowering speech at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, January 19.

Already a winner! Michelle Williams, who is pregnant with her second child, put her love and her baby bump on display alongside new fiancé Thomas Kail at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, January 19.

Michelle Williams continues her winning streak. 

Already a winner! Michelle Williams, who is pregnant with her second child, put her baby bump on display at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, January 19, ceremony.

The stars are arriving to the 2020 Critics' Choice Awards! 

may just be the best speech giver in all of Hollywood.

Glowing at the Globes! Pregnant Michelle Williams looked absolutely stunning at the 2020 Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5, as she walked the red carpet alongside her new fiancé, Thomas Kail and her best friend, Busy Philipps.

Michelle Williams is reportedly engaged to Hamilton director Thomas Kail and expecting their first child.

Thomas Kail directed actress Michelle Williams to her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie as song and dance legend Gwen Verdon for Fosse/Verdon. But it turns out they found so much more than an amazing working relationship.