Whitney Leavitt&x27;s Broadway Debut: Former &x27;Mormon Wives&x27; Castmates Show Their Support Mary Ellen MorinWed, February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM UTC 0 (Photo by Bruce Glikas on Getty Images) Whitney Leavitt has had quite the experience since branching out from the group that got her name out there. A main character from Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, for its first two seasons, led to Leavitt being cast in not one, but two major breakout roles. This fall, Leavitt starred on season 34 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars alongside professional dancer Mark Ballas.
Whitney Leavitt's Broadway Debut: Former 'Mormon Wives' Castmates Show Their Support
Mary Ellen MorinWed, February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM UTC
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(Photo by Bruce Glikas on Getty Images)
Whitney Leavitt has had quite the experience since branching out from the group that got her name out there. A main character from Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, for its first two seasons, led to Leavitt being cast in not one, but two major breakout roles.
This fall, Leavitt starred on season 34 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars alongside professional dancer Mark Ballas. America was more than impressed with the Mormon mom's fancy footwork, as she danced her way into the semifinals of the show before her elimination.
Shortly after DWTS wrapped, Leavitt announced that she had another new venture planned. The social media star was cast as Roxie Hart in Broadway's hit musical, Chicago. After months of rehearsals, Leavitt took the stage on Monday, February 2, 2026 at the Ambassador Theater in New York City, NY.
Surprised fans took note that all but one of her former MomTok friends and Mormon Wives castmates showed up to cheer her on.
In a recent TikTok, stars of the show can be seen arriving and excitedly taking their seats to witness Leavitt's debut. Despite their differences and disagreements, of which there have been many, Jen Affleck,Taylor Frankie Paul,Miranda McWhorter,Layla Taylor,Mayci Neeley,Jessi Ngatikaura, and Mikayla Matthews rallied to show their former co-star support on her big night. Fans immediately took to the comments to discuss who was and wasn't there.
"Shocked that Jen showed up 😭😭," one fan remarked. Another chimed in, "Honestly, diabolical of Jen to be there after telling people she wasn't voting for Whitney on DWTS." referring to the ongoing feud between Leavitt and fellow DWTS contestant Affleck.
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Others took note of one absent friend of the star, Demi Engemann. "Interesting how Demi is nowhere to be found," one commenter said. "I'm fascinated that everyone is friends again except Demi," echoed another, hinting at the continued estrangement amongst the group after a cheating scandal in Season 3.
Plenty of fans talked about the flip that these ladies have made after their tumultuous relationships with Leavitt has played out over the years. "Most of them hated her, mocked her, had her beg for their friendship… and now ohhhh we're your number one fans. It's sad, Whitney deserves genuine love and friendship," one fan pointed out.
Regardless of who was or wasn't there, Leavitt appears to have "nailed it," on her first night on stage, according to 4.4 million viewers on TikTok:
Leavitt's Broadway stint will continue through March 15th. For fans that can't get enough of the drama, Season 4 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premieres on March 12, 2026 on Hulu.
Related: Whitney Leavitt Shares Which Former Roxie Gave Her Advice Ahead of 'Chicago' Debut
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