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‘Jane the Virgin’ star going into ‘Chicago’ on Broadway

/ 08:40 AM May 17, 2016

In this Jan. 17, 2016 file photo, Jaime Camil arrives at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Camil star will play Billy Flynn on Broadway in the record-breaking "Chicago" starting May 31. INVISION/AP FILE PHOTO

In this Jan. 17, 2016 file photo, Jaime Camil arrives at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Camil star will play Billy Flynn on Broadway in the record-breaking “Chicago” starting May 31. INVISION/AP FILE PHOTO

NEW YORK— Jaime Camil will be channeling his sleazy lawyer side on Broadway.

The “Jane the Virgin” star will play Billy Flynn in the record-breaking “Chicago” starting May 31.

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Flynn has been played by the likes of Patrick Swayze, Jerry Springer, Wayne Brady, Tom Wopat, Tony Yazbeck, Harry Hamlin and Billy Ray Cyrus.

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Camil has appeared in the films “Pulling Strings” and “200 Cartas.” He has been on Broadway in “Latinologues” in 2005 directed by Cheech Marin.

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