Oprah Winfrey is set to make her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Night Mother', it has been revealed.
Scott Sanders, who is among the producers, said that the 60-year-old talk show host has had a longstanding desire to act on Broadway, the Mirror reported.
Sanders said that she knows how unique and challenging it is to perform live on stage as an actress, adding that the both of them have been looking at a number of plays and roles in order to find material and a character that truly resonate with her.
Broadway veteran George C. Wolfe is said to direct the production, which will also star Audra McDonald.
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