Award-winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts will write the story for the show.
Four of Schwartz’s songs have become top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
She is one their most "Popular" alumni.
Billboard looks at country artists who have had top roles in musicals throughout the years.
The superstar joined Jennifer Hudson on the latter's daytime talk show.
L. Frank Baum's fantasy books have inspired pop culture for longer than most people realize.
The queer country star will also be joined by two time Tony-nominated actress Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles.
A quartet of behind-the-scenes Broadway veterans started Joy Machine Records to support developing shows and voices.
"This has been such a rewarding and such a beautiful experience," the Grammy Award-winning artist of Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy tells Billboard Español on her foray into theater.
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