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Nicole Richie has been offered the lead role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago.

Richie, 26, who welcomed daughter Harlow with Joel Madden on Jan. 12, is undecided.

“She’s definitely interested and weighing it out with the timing of the baby,” a Richie pal reports. “It is in the super early stages of discussions and no decision has been made yet.”

“It would give her a reason to really show her talent and to stay in the new place in NY Joel just got,” the source says. “It also shows people are really excited about Nicole right now.”

“You have to be able to act, dance and sing,” Robert Viagas, founder of Playbill.com says. “And if you’re able to pull off all three, the entertainment world notices.”