Fergie To Be Part of 'Nine' Cast'?

It has been confirmed that musician Fergie will be joining the cast of Nine.

MSNBC reported on Friday, "In her first significant leading role on the big screen, Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson) of the Black Eyed Peas has been cast as one of the final puzzle pieces in Rob Marshall's ensemble musical, "Nine" for The Weinstein Company, Access Hollywood has learned exclusively. The casting will be announced Friday."

As previously announced, Daniel Day-Lewis' deal was closed back in June on the film. Day-Lewis replaced the previously attached Javier Bardem who left the project a few weeks ago citing exhaustion. Along with Day-Lewis other confirmed recent cast members are Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench, and a recently added Kate Hudson (as BWW reported).

Nine is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and is based on Fredrico Fellini's movie 8 1/2. The play tells the story of a young film maker living in Venice trying to juggle all of the women in his life.

The Broadway production, directed by Tommy Tune and choreographed by Thommie Walsh, opened on May 9, 1982 at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 729 performances. The cast included Raúl Juliá as Guido, Karen Akers as Luisa, Liliane Montevecchi as Liliane, Anita Morris as Carla, Shelly Burch as Claudia, and Taina Elg as Guido's mother. Replacements later in the run included Bert Convy and Sergio Franchi as Guido, Maureen McGovern as Luisa, and Priscilla Lopez as Liliane. The musical won five Tony Awards, including best musical.