Cinderella must have a cell phone these days, because “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen will make her Broadway debut in “Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella,” The Hollywood Reporter reported Monday. Jepsen is slated to begin in the Broadway show on Feb. 4.
The 28-year-old singer will perform on Broadway for 12 weeks in what she calls a dream come true. Jepsen told THR she used to perform theater in high school.
"Broadway has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl, and I look forward to working with this incredibly talented cast to tell this classic tale," she said.
But it’s going to be more than just a fantasy for the Grammy-nominated singer. She has some big glass slippers to fill. Jepsen will be replacing Laura Osnes, who played Cinderella for a year and got a Tony nomination in 2013. Oscar-winner Julie Andrews starred in the original 1957 TV musical.
Jepsen will be joined on the Broadway stage by another star. “The Nanny” Fran Drescher will play Cinderella’s stepmother, Madame.
“Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella” has been on Broadway since January 2013. Attendance slumped a bit in the summer, but picked back up. The show grossed $44.3 million through the week that ended Dec. 22, THR reported.
Jepsen is currently working on a new album, which is slated for a 2014 release, and also just finished her first headlining tour in the U.S. She earned two Grammy nominations for “Call Me Maybe.”
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Carly Rae Jepsen Lands 'Cinderella' For Broadway Debut; When Will She Start?
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