Contributed by elgato:
The Broadway Company of Chicago has released an official press release confirming that “Kevin Richardson, of Backstreet Boys fame, will join the Broadway company of Chicago on Jan. 20.” Kevin is in good company. Playing the “super-smooth lawyer Billy Flynn,” Kevin will be replacing Billy Zane, while Richard Gere plays Flynn in the movie version alongside Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta Jones. The press release also gives an update on the total number of albums BSB has sold to date, 71 million. Check out the billboard and article here.