--Robin Givens is getting her Broadway debut as the new Roxie Hart in "Chicago."

Givens, who appeared in the 1980s television comedy "Head of the Class," will join the long-running musical revival Jan. 16 at the Ambassador Theatre. She will appear in "Chicago" through March 26. The musical will begin its 10th year on Broadway in November.

--Richard Maltby Jr., the director who guided Ain't Misbehavin' and Fosse to Broadway, is staging and co-creating the new Johnny Cash-inspired musical, Ring of Fire, in its test run at Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, Sept. 2-Oct. 9.

The world premiere, subtitled The Johnny Cash Musical Show and co-conceived by William Meade, will move to San Francisco's Curran Theatre in January 2006 before heading to Broadway in March 2006. Opening in Buffalo is set for Sept. 9.

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