According to recent news report by US Weekly, Broadway actress Krysta Rodriguez praises Whitney Leavitt's Rixy Hart performance as she steps into the role.Although Rodriguez was unable to see Whitney Leavitt's recent performance in the same role, she has nothing but praise for the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star (who will perform at the Tony's this year as part of a 30th anniversary celebration of Chicago). Chicago is known for its stunt-y names that take on the various roles over the years, including Pamela Anderson, Ariana Madix, and Whitney Leavitt.Chicago Rodriguez says, "What Whitney did for the show is so wonderful, bringing in a new audience [and] breaking box office records." "It has been really special to be able to carry the torch after that."The 41-year-old actress, who will play Roxie Hart on Broadway in Chicago later this month, reminisces on her first Tony's moment: performing in 2007 alongside the Spring Awakening original cast. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostShe told exclusively to Us Weekly that when we were left on stage for a short while after winning Best Musical, Jonathan Groff approached me from behind, held my hand, and urged, "Just look out and take this in."This year's event will be unique for Rodriguez in a new way: owing to a collaboration with Cunard, the Smash alum, who also works as a designer, designed the VIP green area where presenters and artists can congregate throughout the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In the exclusive video above, she showed us around the opulent cruise ship-inspired décor.One person who might be in town? Pink. Rodriguez remarks of the first-time Tony Award host, "I love that she is so in love with Broadway." Just one week after Tony's insanity, Krysta Rodriguez will take on the legendary role of Roxie Hart in her ninth Broadway production.About Krysta Rodriguez American actress and singer Krysta Anne Rodriguez was born on July 23, 1984. Her most well-known performances are as Ms. Crumble in the Netflix comedy series Daybreak, Ana Vargas in the NBC series Smash, Summer Henderson in the NBC series Trial & Error, and Maxine Griffin in the ABC series Quantico.In the 2005 jukebox musical Good Vibrations, Krysta Rodriguez made her Broadway debut. Later, in 2007, she was cast in lieu of Bebe in the Broadway production of A Chorus Line. She has performed in a number of ensemble and understudy roles in Julie Andrews' regional production of The Boy Friend and the Broadway productions of Spring Awakening and In the Heights. In the 2010 movie The Virginity Hit, she played Krysta, making her feature film debut.Rodriguez played Summer Henderson in the comedic series Trial & Error on NBC in 2017. The casting of Rodriguez for the recurring role of Maxine Griffin in the second season of ABC's thriller series Quantico was announced that same year. Rodriguez's casting as Ms. Crumble, the lead character in the Netflix comedy-drama series Daybreak, was revealed in 2018. Ben Rauhala directed Krysta Rodriguez's solo debut at Feinstein's/54 Below from September 10–14, 2019. Kathryn Gallagher, Andy Mientus, Joe Iconis, Megan McGinnis, Jelani Alladin, and Adam Josef Levy were among the special guests.