Michelle Williams is to make her Broadway debut in a new production of Cabaret.
The Brokeback Mountain star will play Sally Bowles opposite British actor Alan Cumming in Skyfall director Sam Mendes’ revival.
Emma Stone and Anna Hathaway had been linked with the iconic role, made famous on film by Liza Minnelli, before three-times Oscar nominee Williams bagged the part.
Roundabout Theatre Company confirmed the actress has signed on for a 24-week run and previews will begin on March 21 at the Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 in New York
Mendes said: "I'm delighted to be stepping back into the Kit Kat Klub one more time, and to be having the opportunity to re-explore and re-discover this extraordinary musical alongside two equally extraordinary performers."
The show will begin its official run on April 24.
Williams, whose old Dawson's Creek co-star Katie Holmes' second stint on Broadway in the Dead Accounts was cut short earlier this year due to poor ticket sales, previously admitted she thought about quitting acting after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend Heath Ledger until she starred in Blue Valentine in 2010, which rekindled her love of it.
She said: "Making Blue Valentine restored my desire and enjoyment in acting again, that was the first time I felt like myself again... It helped me feel good again in a way that I hadn't felt like in several years. It rekindled my spirit in many ways."
