Carly Rae Jepsen is set to make her Broadway debut in the title role of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical ‘Cinderella.” The Canadian pop star rose to international fame with her viral video turned smash hit ‘Call Me Maybe.’
The 28-year-old Grammy-nominated Canadian singer-songwriter who got her start as a finalist on Canadian Idol, has sustained a middling music career until Justin Bieber discovered and Tweeted her song ‘Call Me Maybe’ causing it to go viral, and soon thereafter she signed a record deal with his manager, Scooter Braun’s label. The song went on to become ubiquitous and much parodied as it topped charts in numerous countries and become the bestselling single in the world in 2012.
Now Carly Rae Jepsen’s ascending career makes another huge leap when she takes over the role of Cinderella from the Tony-nominated actress Laura Osnes on February 4, 2014 for a 12-week run of performances. ‘Happily Divorced’ star Fran Drescher will portray the stepmother, also marking her Broadway debut.
She told the New York Times about her longtime aspiration to star on Broadway — she had had starring roles in musicals in high school — including ‘Annie,’ ‘Grease’ and ‘The Wiz’ — as well as her training at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, saying, in a statement, “It was essentially musical theater training with studies in singing, dancing and acting…My favorite part of the school year was our trip to New York, where we met Broadway performers and toured the theaters.”
Of the iconic fairytale Cinderella, she said, “It’s so hopeful and inspiring. I’ve always been one to believe in the impossible, so I relate to her character completely.”
Carly Rae Jepsen also Tweeted her excitement over the role: ‘Dream come true.”
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