Keke Palmer's Cinderella Will Be Empowering, But With a Silly Side — elle.com

From Tavi Gevinson in This Is Our Youth to Rose Byrne in You Can’t Take It With You, a slew of cool girls are making their Broadway debut this season. Come September 9, Keke Palmer will be one of them, as the 20-year-old performer stars onstage as Cinderella. Of course, Palmer has big shoes to fill (and not just because this production’s glass heels are from Stuart Weitzman): The production’s previous princesses include Julie Andrews, Debbie Gibson, and Lea Salonga. And though Brandy Norwood starred in a popular TV remake of the musical, Palmer is the first African American actress to hold the role on Broadway.

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