Keke Palmer makes History -Broadways First Black Cinderella
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This afternoon it was announced that Keke Palmer, the actress and singer who made television history earlier this year by becoming the youngest-ever talk-show host, will make her Broadway debut as Cinderella in an adaptation of the Tony-winning musical this September. The news means that, at 20 years old, the Illinois-born entertainer has claimed another historic milestone this year, by being cast as the first ever African-American Cinderella on Broadway.
Speaking to Palmer, it’s easy to understand why she has been so prolific and successfully varied in her professional pursuits in the 10 years since debuting on-screen opposite Queen Latifah—whom Palmer now counts as a mentor—in Barbershop 2: Back to Business. (She has since starred in films Akeelah and the Bee, Madea’s Family Reunion, Joyful Noise; starred on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP; released an album with Atlantic Records in 2007; guest-starred on Masters of Sex; and hosted the aforementioned daytime talk show, Just Keke, on BET for a four-week run.)
She is upbeat, well-spoken, and unabashedly ambitious. But most impressively, she seems to have a wise-beyond-her-years understanding of the unique platform her professional pursuits have provided her, and a desire to use it to connect.
congrats!
I thought she was at least 25.
Zendaya better start catching up!