. ▁ ▁She ▁frequently ▁has ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ro x ie ▁Hart ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁first ▁heading ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁national ▁tour ▁and ▁later ▁joining ▁the ▁Broadway ▁rev ival ▁cast ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁She ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁every ▁year ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁replaced ▁Kar en ▁Z i emb a ▁in ▁Contact . ▁▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁d ' Am bo ise ▁replaced ▁Christ ina ▁App legate ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁pre - B road way ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁S weet ▁Char ity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁weeks ▁of ▁pre views ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁following ▁a ▁foot ▁injury ▁sust ained ▁by ▁App legate ▁that ▁nearly ▁cancel led ▁the ▁production . ▁Once ▁App legate ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁d ' Am bo ise ▁remained ▁as ▁her ▁stand by ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁performing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ro x ie ▁Hart ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Broadway ▁rev ival ▁of ▁A ▁Ch orus ▁Line ▁as ▁Cass ie , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁She ▁origin ated ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁F astr ada ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Broadway ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Pi pp in , ▁alongside ▁her ▁husband ▁Terr ence ▁Mann , ▁who ▁played ▁Charles . ▁ ▁Film ▁Her ▁film ▁cred