Keke Palmer is the first black Cinderella in Broadway!
Way back in 1997, Brandy played the role of Cinderella but in a fantasy film. But this time, there's something new with childhood fairy tale as the first Black Cinderella is coming to a Broadway show.
AceShowbiz reported that Keke Palmer is the first Black Cinderella to be in Broadway.
Her full name is Lauren Keyana Palmer. She is an American actress, TV star and youngest talk show host who is set to join the cast of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" starting September 9.
The young actress said on her Twitter announcement: "I'm sooooo excited to be doing broadway for the first time, as Cinderella!! DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!"
This statement created buzz online and become a news.
She also told Vanity Fair on Friday, August 1, "I don't really celebrate. And besides, I still don't believe it is real!" she said. She answered this as she was asked on how she celebrated the news.
ABC News said that the young actress "is stepping into the sparkly shoes first worn by Tony-nominated Laura Osnes"
"Call Me Maybe" Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen has also worn this role and currently worn by Paige Faure, who launches a national tour in the title role this fall.
