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The supermodel hit the spotlight on Tuesday, April 15, when Ashley Graham made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago.

Audiences at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City jumped to their feet to welcome the trailblazer to the boards. She was gifted a bouquet of white roses as she stood center stage and took her bow alongside the production’s current Velma Kelly, Sophie Carmen-Jones.

Busy days and school pick-ups, late night rehearsals, seeing more shows on off-days, with some sauna and acupuncture in between—the lead-up to Ashley Graham’s Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago has been somewhat of a whirlwind. And while she’s still finding the rhythm with her new schedule, she’s sure as hell ready to pull back the curtain—and the Cook County Jail bars.

“I have the time to put in for the rehearsals; I have the energy to be able to do it; and I feel really grateful that at this point in my career I’m able to be able to do something that feels completely different from my day job.” The time is right for supermodel, author, and entrepreneur Ashley Graham, who soon will officially make her Broadway debut as “Roxie Hart” in Chicago.

Model and actor Ashley Graham sits down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Jay Ellis to discuss her Broadway debut in Chicago the Musical, where she will play the iconic role of Roxie Hart. Graham reveals that being in a Broadway show is something she added to her vision board, but that she never expected it to manifest itself into real life! Graham also shares her family’s love for Broadway — including her 5-year-old son’s.

Model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham will make her Broadway debut this spring in the musical Chicago, adding her celebrity to a show that gleefully skewers celebrity culture.