ContactMusic — Zooey Deschanel is to play Loretta Lynn on Broadway The 32-year-old singer-and-actress will portray the country music legend in an adaptation of 1980 film Coal Miners Daughter after Loretta announced the casting at a live show at Nashvilles Ryman... more info

Perez Hilton — GOODNESS GRACIOUS. We may have had a mini conniption fit after reading this news! The country music ICON Loretta Lynn is bringing her life story to the Great White Way, and bambi eyed, effervescent, multi-talented Zooey Deschanel will lend her sweet... more info

ContactMusic — Zooey Deschanel has been cast as Loretta Lynn in a forthcoming Broadway production Reuters reports today May 1 2012 The production is a stage adaptation of the award-winning 1980 film The Coal Miners Daughter In the original film the role of Loretta ... more info

Dlisted — ......and it's going to star Zooey Deschanel as Loretta Lynn. I'll wait here while you ask Siri, "WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?" At a show at the Grand Ole Opry in 1979, Loretta brought Sissy Spacek onstage and announced she handpicked Sissy to play he... more info

E! Online — New Girl Zooey Deschanel has got a new gig. The adorkable actress is set to play Loretta Lynn in the Broadway-bound musical Coal Miner's Daughter. The country music legend... more info

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Starpulse — Loretta Lynn has signed up Zooey Deschanel for the lead role in a new musical stage show based on the country star's life story. The 80 year old singer has been working on a Broadway show based o... more info

People.com — The country icon personally chose the New Girl star, and introduced her in Nashville more info

ContactMusic — Loretta Lynn has signed up Zooey Deschanel for the lead role in a new musical stage show based on the country stars life story The 80 year old singer has been working on a Broadway show based on her 1976 autobiography Coal Miners Daughter which becam... more info

ContactMusic — Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman will make guest appearances in a forthcoming The Simpsons episode The New Girl actress will reprise her role as Mary Spuckler - the daughter of Cleetus who Bart Simpson came close to marrying in season 19 - and... more info