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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0315_eddie_george_Brandy-Norwood_tmz\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2016/03/15/0315-eddie-george-brandy-norwood-tmz-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/eddie-george/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eddie George&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; was SO GOOD as the lead in the Broadway run of \"Chicago\" that producers offered him a new deal to take the show to L.A. ... where his new co-star will be &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/brandy/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRANDY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The ex-NFL star just wrapped up his 7 week run in NYC as Billy Flynn ... and \"Chicago\" producer Barry Weissler tells &lt;strong&gt;TMZ Sports&lt;/strong&gt; the guy is the REAL DEAL onstage. &amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\"Eddie is a singing, dancing, acting champ. He's all American, all Pro, all CHICAGO.\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;So, how does George feel about the situation?? He's pumped ... especially about the whole Brandy thing.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\"Sharing the stage with Brandy!? Are you kidding me? I&amp;#8217;m more excited about that than anything else. I&amp;#8217;ve followed her through her music and acting career &amp;#8211; she killed it in New York as Roxie (last year).\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We're told the show will hit the &lt;strong&gt;Hollywood&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;Pantages Theater&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#160;starting in April -- and Eddie says it's a huge opportunity to continue to grow his already booming acting career.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\"While I&amp;#8217;m in LA ... it's like one big audition,\" George said. \"I still get to stay active in auditions and meet casting directors.\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\"I want people to know that I&amp;#8217;m serious about this and I&amp;#8217;m not doing this for sh*ts and giggles.\"&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Break a leg man.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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