After conquering the seaside, Pamela Anderson, the one-time lead actress of landmark TV sequence Baywatch, will now attempt to dominate Broadway.
Anderson might be taking part in the function of Roxie Hart, the notorious aspiring vaudeville star who’s launched to stardom after murdering a person she’s having an affair with, within the newest model of the stage musical Chicago, which is a long-running revival of the Kander and Ebb/Bob Fosse basic.
Previously, the function was performed by Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Brooke Shields, Ashlee Simpson, and Melanie Griffith.
This will mark Anderson’s Broadway debut as she begins acting on stage from April 12. The present might be an eight-week restricted engagement on the Ambassador Theatre by June 5.
“I have always been a huge fan of Bob Fosse’s and Gwen Verdon’s work. Ann Reinking, too,” Anderson stated.
“Playing Roxie Hart is a dream fulfilled. Performing Fosse, you don’t have time to get in your head. You can’t dance, sing and think at the same time. There is a freedom, a unique joy in knowing it’s all about the work. Playing Roxie Hart is a sweet escape for me.”
The announcement of the casting got here after the Hulu sequence Pam & Tommy which stars Sebastian Stan and Lily James was launched. The present paperwork a tough time within the couple’s lives the place her and ex-husband Tommy Lee’s stolen intercourse tape was distributed illegally.
According to a supply near Anderson, Anderson has no involvement in it and has stated she has no plans to observe the sequence. The supply additionally goes on to clarify that it was one factor for Pam & Tommy to be in regards to the intercourse tape, however completely one other for the present to characteristic transient clips of it.
Instead, she’ll set the document straight in an upcoming documentary that’s been arrange at Netflix.
Anderson revealed the information of her documentary on her Instagram, sharing a handwritten notice on Netflix letterhead and sealed with a lipstick kiss.
“My life. A thousand imperfections. A million misperceptions,” she wrote. “Wicked, wild and lost. Nothing to live up to. I can only surprise you. Not a victim, but a survivor & alive to tell the real story.”
