Cinderella has been incredibly successful on Broadway, and who better to play the glass-shoed princess but… Carly Rae Jepsen? That’s right, she’s outgrown her Ariel phase and has moved on to the next fairy tale character. She’ll take on the lead role in the Rodgers & Hammerstein production starting in February. Exciting!
Carly is taking over the role from Laura Osnes for 12 weeks, which isn’t that long of a run, but ah well. She started her career doing musicals at her school growing up, so this should be somewhat familiar territory for her. Here’s what she had to say (tweet) about it:
I am going to be playing Cinderella on Broadway starting Feb. 4th!
— Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) December 29, 2013
Dream come true~ http://t.co/X7ijVsGbW5
— Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) December 29, 2013
Dear @LauraOsnes I think you are truly lovely. Big shoes to fill! It's an honor to try on the Cindy shoes! Xoxox
— Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) December 30, 2013
What do you think – is it a good fit?
I really can’t say. Honestly, I’ve only ever heard her sing Call Me Maybe, which is not to my taste, but that had everything to do with the type of music and not the way she sings it. She seems like a nice girl though, so I hope it does work out for her.