Megan Hilty to play Marilyn Monroe's Lorelei Lee in new Broadway play

Actress MEGAN HILTY is set to follow in MARILYN MONROE's footsteps by playing LORELEI LEE in an upcoming Broadway production of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES.

Hilty currently stars in hit U.S. TV series Smash as an aspiring actress tasked with portraying Monroe in a new musical, and life has now imitated art for the 31 year old after she signed up to portray Lee, a part made famous by the late blonde bombshell, in a Big Apple theater show.

The production will be directed by Tony Award-winning John Rando and the actress insists she is already having fun in rehearsals.

She tells Playbill.com, "I'm having the time of my life. John Rando is a genius, and I feel like we're having so much fun putting this play on. And, the whole cast is so fun. All the voices are amazing, and everybody is hilarious. I think it's going to be a really good show."

Hilty will hit the stage at The New York City Center for a limited-run, beginning on Wednesday (09May12).