Grey’s Anatomy star Chandra Wilson razzle-dazzled audiences as she returned to the Broadway stage Monday in her debut performance as Matron Mama Morton in Chicago. And how did it feel being back on the Great White Way?

“I will certainly be grabbing a glass of champagne!” Wilson told PEOPLE as she made her way into the cast after party at The Gate lounge. “I’m just happy that I sang everything that I was suppose to and feel very good that I didn’t mess up my lines.”

In preparation for her opening night, Wilson, 39, received some very important advice. “My 10-year-old daughter [Joy] said, ‘Mom just don’t mess up,’ ” said the three-time Emmy nominee. “That was the advice she gave me and so that’s what I took with me on stage and it seemed to have worked.”

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