New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Legendary actress and Grammy winning singer Brandy Norwood returns to the ABC network to star in the upcoming music drama pilot �Queens� written by Zhair McGhee, Sabrina Wind and ABC Signature.
Brandy joins rapper/actress/talk-show co-host EVE (Barbershop) and Naturi Naughton, best known as Tasha St. Patrick of the hit Starz series Power. Brandy plays Naomi, one of the four out-of-touch women reuniting with the passion for reclaiming their glory days of music where they realized fame, now looking to capture today�s social media-driven Hip Hop landscape.
The pilot features Eve, Naturi, Brandy and a yet-to-be-cast member to round out a four-girl 90s group called Nasty Bitches. As with Eve, Brandy will record and perform original music for the series. �Queens� adds to Brandy�s acclaimed acting credits which includes starring in the popular sitcom series, �Moesha,� the horror sequel, �I still Know What You Did Last Summer,� she was a regular on BET�s comedy �The Game,� and one of the Judges on NBC�s �America�s Got Talent.� Brandy made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning �Chicago� as Roxie Hart.
Brandy celebrated the new role on Monday (Mar 8) via Instagram, at @brandy, during International Women�s Day with the caption: �For all my #Queens! So excited to share this news with y�all. Thank you God for allowing me to bring my two loves music and acting together!�
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