Micaela Diamond can thank Burlesque for helping to spark her interest in show business at an early age.
I watched it over 50 times with my mom, the singer and actress told HuffPost of the 2010 movie musical, which starred Cher and Christina Aguilera. I paused and rewound all the sexy dances, and I belted the ballad You Havent Seen the Last of Me over and over again.
Turns out, Diamonds adolescent passion for that film may have been prophetic. The 19-year-old is making her Broadway debut in The Cher Show , a biomusical that traces Chers journey from shy adolescent to global superstar through 35 of her most beloved songs. Taking in the scope of his larger-than-life subjects personal and professional endeavors, book writer Rick Elice divided the role of Cher between Diamond and two other stars, Stephanie J. Block and Teal Wicks .