Emma Stone is officially making her Broadway debut!
On Aug. 11, a spokesman for the Roundabout Theater Company confirmed to New York Times' Arts Beat that the 25-year-old actress is in talks to replace Michelle Williams as Sally Bowles in the company's ongoing revival of the 1998 production of the musical "Cabaret."
But on Wednesday, Aug. 20, Stone's casting was made official by the theater company, announcing that the Golden Globe-nominated actress will play Sally Bowles starting Nov. 11 through Feb. 1 next year, while Williams will have her final performance on Nov. 9, Broadway World reported.
Tony-winning star Alan Cumming has extended his highly praised run as "Emcee" through March 29, 2015. Linda Emond and Danny Burstein have also extended their 2014 Tony-nominated performances to March 29, 2015.
Based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, the musical is about the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub at the dawn of the 1930s, and follows the story of a 19-year-old flirtatious, intoxicating English cabaret performer named Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw, according to Entertainment Weekly.
"Cabaret's" current Broadway production is directed by Academy Awards winner Sam Mendes with choreography and co-direction by Academy Award nominee Rob Marshall. Musical direction is by Patrick Vaccariello.
Stone had been one of the original contenders for the role back in 2013, when the theater company announced its intention of bringing a replica of the musical's 1998 Broadway revival. Scheduling conflicts, however, prevented Stone from making her expected Broadway debut.
Though not really known for her musical talents, the actress actually showed off her singing prowess in the 2004 reality singing show "In Search of The Partridge Family." She emerged as the winner of the VH1 talent competition and landed the role of Laurie Partridge in "The New Partridge Family." The show, however, didn't make it past a pilot episode, Huffington Post reported.
Though a newbie in the world of theater, Stone has already done several movies, and some of these were big hits. She made her feature film debut in the 2007 comedy film "Superbad" and later co-starred in "The House Bunny (2008), Zombieland (2009), and Paper Man (2009). She then nabbed her first-ever lead role in the 2010 teen comedy film "Easy A" that earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
Most recently, she played the role of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan in the 2011 flick "The Help," and also reinvented the character of Gwen Stacy in the first two installments of the new "The Amazing Spider-Man" film series (2012, 2014).
