{"id":24549,"date":"2021-08-05T19:43:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T23:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=24549"},"modified":"2021-08-05T19:43:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T23:43:32","slug":"nicole-scherzinger-to-grace-nbc-with-her-talents-in-annie-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/05\/nicole-scherzinger-to-grace-nbc-with-her-talents-in-annie-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Scherzinger to &#8220;Grace&#8221; NBC with Her Talents in &#8220;Annie Live!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20901\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo.jpg 524w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;We think she&#8217;s gonna like it here!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Global superstar Nicole Scherzinger will take on the role of Grace, Daddy Warbucks&#8217; chief of staff who welcomes Annie with open arms and a loving heart, in NBC&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><em>Annie Live!<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; set for Thursday, December 2 @ 8PM ET\/PT on NBC.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4218135909\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scherzinger will light up the stage alongside Taraji P. 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Based on the Harold Gray comic strip &#8220;Little Orphan Annie&#8221; that debuted in 1924, the musical premiered on Broadway in 1977 and initially ran for over four years.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1972578173\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scherzinger is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the world&#8217;s biggest girl-bands. 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