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APPEARANCES > 2012 > 2012 FOX Upfront Presentation – May 14

There’s a new girl coming to Broadway.

Cast by the country icon herself, Zooey Deschanel will play Loretta Lynn in an upcoming stage musical about the singer’s life, Coal Miner’s Daughter, producers for the Broadway-bound production have announced.

Lynn personally introduced Deschanel Thursday night on the stage of Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium during Opry Country Classics. The two then sang “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, 77, said in a statement.

Though no opening date has been announced – it will not conflict with Deschanel’s commitments to her Fox series New Girl, according to the producers – “I’m going to be right there in the front row,” says Lynn. “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!”

Deschanel, 32 (and a musician in her own right as both a solo artist and as one half of the band She & Him with M. Ward), said, “Loretta Lynn and her music have been inspirations for me for as long as I can remember. She is a true legend and to be chosen to play such an iconic woman is a dream come true.”

Lynn’s bestselling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner’s Daughter revealed in painful detail her impoverished childhood in Butcher Hollow, Ky. It also served as the basis of the 1980 box-office hit that won a Best Actress Oscar for its leading lady (who also was Lynn’s personal choice for the role), Sissy Spacek.

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I added some new/old photo shoot sets, captures from the New Girl season finale, and an event Zooey attended on Sunday:

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NEW GIRL > Season 1 > Screen Captures > 1.24 – See Ya
PHOTO SHOOTS > Nylon
PHOTO SHOOTS > Lucky
PHOTO SHOOTS > Domino
PHOTO SHOOTS > Unknown [9]
CANDIDS > LAX Airport – May 8, 2012
APPEARANCES > 2012 > ‘New Girl’ Q & A Session – May 6

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NEW GIRL > Season 1 > Screen Captures > 1.23 – Backslide

Zooey will be on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on May 4th, be sure to tune in!

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APPEARANCES > 2012 > White House Correspondents’ Dinner – April 29

Zooey has made it on the annual People’s Most Beautiful List this year, and she was asked to do a makeup free photo shoot! She looks absolutely stunning, though she admitted to being terrified. You can watch the interview with Zooey HERE at People.com and the issue hit newsstands on Friday!

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NEW GIRL > Season 1 > Screen Captures > 1.22 – Tomatoes

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NEW GIRL > Season 1 > Screen Captures > 1.20 – Normal
NEW GIRL > Season 1 > Screen Captures > 1.21 – Kids

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APPEARANCES > 2012 > ‘My Valentine’ Video Premiere – April 12