is set to make her West End debut in
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical
Cats. The American star will play
Grizabella 'the glamour cat'in the show, which is returning to London for a
12 week runon 6 December.
"I am really
thrilled to be making my West End debutin such an
iconic show," Nicole, 36, said. "
I grew up listening to Andrew's extraordinary musicand was lucky enough a couple of years ago to record
Cats' beautiful song
Memory."Andrew's score is
breathtakingand I am truly honoured to have been asked to take part in what I know will be a
very special time in my career.I can't wait to begin rehearsals."
Nicole was previously a member of the
Pussycat Dolls, before moving on to a
solo careerand appearing as a judge on
The X Factor. She is set to release her second album,
Big Fat Lie,on 20 October.
Catsis based on
TS Elliot's
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, and first opened in 1981 at the New London Theatre, where it played there for
21 record-breaking years, putting on just under 9,000 performance.It opened in
Broadwayon 1983 where it ran for
18 years, and became the recipient of seven Tony awards.