MUSIC NEWS - Actor/singer/tv pitch-person Zooey Deschanel, has signed on to portray Loretta Lynn in a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter." Ms Lynn announced the casting and musical at a performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on Thursday, where she was joined onstage by Deschanel. The two then sang the country music legend's signature song, "Coal Miner's Daughter."
"It's a long way from Butcher Holler to Broadway in New York City. I never imagined I'd see 'Coal Miner's Daughter' on a movie screen, and now I can't believe it's going to be on a stage for people to see," Lynn said in a statement. "I'm going to be right there in the front row. And I know Zooey is going to be great -- she sings and writes her own songs just like I do, and we even have the same color eyes!"
Continue reading "Zooey Deschanel to Appear on Broadway as Country Music Legend, Loretta Lynn" »
Comments for MNN