Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Shows Moxie As Roxie In Broadway Debut
Posted on Dec 01, 2009 @ 07:00AM
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has checked out of Melrose Place and moved all the way to New York, as the singer/actress made her Broadway debut Monday night in the Tony Award winning musical Chicago now playing at the Ambassador Theatre on the Great White Way.
Simpson-Wentz, 25, plays the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago (Thankfully, Roxie does not get killed off). She will remain in the production through a 10-week engagement that ends February 7, 2010.
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Ashlee's rocker hubby Pete Wentz and her big sis Jessica were in the audience to cheer her on.
Jessica was all smiles on Twitter, following Ashlee’s opening night performance.
“Roxie was all Heart!” Jessica Tweeted. “Watching her up on that grandiose stage made me the proudest sister in the world. I love ya honey, I love ya!. Grrrrrrr”
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Melrose Place announced October 23 that Simpson-Wentz' character will be killed off the program; she will make her final appearance on the show in January, 2010.
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Kansas Kay.....I do believe you are referring to Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney Spears younger sister. She was 16 when she had a baby. This is Jessica Simpsons younger sister. She is 25 and her baby is no more than 2 I believe.
Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:10am
This just might be her calling! I hope so. I wish the best for her sister, Jessica too. Both these young ladies have been put down way too much by the Media which is a shame.
Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 8:14am
i hope for the best also, my only thing is when she had a baby so young and was making it seem cool to other young girls who really idolized her. She had the money and means to support a child but most girls at 16 do not
Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:34am