Mark Ballas Set for Broadway Return in Chicago Limited Engagement

Mark Ballas is making another trip to Broadway. The 40-year-old Dancing with the Stars professional is set to reprise his role as Billy Flynn in Chicago for a limited four-week engagement, running from Monday, July 20 through Sunday, August 16, 2026 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.) in New York City.

Ballas previously wowed audiences in the role from April 6 to May 3 of this year, during which the production shattered box office expectations. According to producers, Chicago achieved its highest weekly grosses in 30 years during his stint, with the show breaking its box office record every single week.

The performer's Broadway resume spans multiple productions. He made his stage debut in 2016 as the final actor to portray Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys at the August Wilson Theatre before joining the national tour. In 2018, he took on the lead role of Charlie Price in Kinky Boots on Broadway.

The current Chicago ensemble includes Rachel Schur as Roxie Hart, Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly, Nik Walker as Billy Flynn, Jacqueline B. Arnold as Matron "Mama" Morton, Greg Hildreth as Amos Hart, and J. Workman as Mary Sunshine. The supporting cast features Tia Altinay, Nicole Benoit, Zach Bravo, Austin Dunn, John Michael Fiumara, Danielle Marie Gonzalez, Chelsea James, Christopher Kelley, James T. Lane, Jenny Laroche, Marty Lawson, Joseph London, Kristen Faith Oei, Denny Paschall, Mariah Reives, Sean Samuels, Samantha Sturm, and Jeff Sullivan.

The musical transports audiences to the glittering world of 1920s Chicago, following Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who commits murder after her lover threatens to leave. Facing potential conviction, she manipulates the public, media, and her fellow inmate Velma Kelly by enlisting the city's most cunning criminal attorney to transform her crime into sensational tabloid fodder.

The performance schedule runs Mondays through Thursdays at 7pm (except added Wednesday July 1 at 7pm and Thursday July 2 at 2pm), Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2:30pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm and 7pm.

Tickets are available through ChicagoTheMusical.com.