( CNN ) -- Keke Palmer 's newest role is making history . The 20-year-old actress and singer will make her Broadway debut as Cinderella in an upcoming production of `` Rodgers & Hammerstein 's Cinderella . '' Palmer is the first African-American actress to wear those glass slippers on the Great White Way . `` I 'm sooooo excited to be doing broadway for the first time , as Cinderella ! ! DREAMS DO COME TRUE ! ! '' Palmer tweeted Monday . The young star has been working since she was a kid in both movies and TV . She debuted in 2004 's `` Barbershop 2 : Back in Business '' and then went on to star in 2006 's `` Akeelah and the Bee , '' followed by the release of an album , `` So Uncool , '' in 2007 . After leading the Nickelodeon series `` True Jackson , VP , '' from 2008 to 2011 , Palmer moved on to more adult roles . She made an appearance on Showtime 's `` Masters of Sex '' and nabbed a lead part in 2012 's `` Joyful Noise , '' in which she acted alongside Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah . This summer , she also earned the title of youngest talk show host in TV history with the debut of her BET program `` Just Keke . '' When Palmer kicks off performances on September 9 in `` Cinderella , '' she 'll be joined by former `` The View '' co-host Sherri Shepherd , who 's making her own Broadway debut as Cinderella 's wicked stepmother .
Keke Palmer will make her Broadway debut as Mary . She 's the first African - American actress to play the part on Broadway . Jean Reno will be her co - star . Palmer 's performances launch September 9 .