Wayne Brady joins the cast of Chicago's 'Hamilton' as Aaron Burr

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- TV Actor and Broadway star Wayne Brady has joined the cast of Hamilton in Chicago for a limited time -- January 17 through April 9-- at PrivateBank Theatre to play the role of Aaron Burr.

The actor, best known for his role on Whose Line Is It Anyway and hosting Let's Make A Deal, just came off a starring role as Simon/Lola in Kinky Boots.

He tweeted, "I've been dying to tell you guys!!" and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted, "I HAVE ALSO BEEN DYING TO TELL THEM WAYNE."