The rumors are true — Reba McEntire has been to New York City to check out the new Broadway version of ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown.’

“The character Molly Brown is very interesting to me,” Reba said during a press conference at LP Field Friday night, before she performed at CMA Music Fest. “Molly Brown was a strong woman with a huge ambition. She wanted to find a man with money to marry, but in her travels she moved to Leadville, Colorado, where she met J.J. Brown and married him for love.”

Molly Brown is best know for her role on the Titanic when it was sinking, when she was instrumental in helping survivors onto lifeboats before the ship sank after hitting an iceberg. She was finally persuaded to get on Lifeboat No. 6, which she insisted return to the area of the ship in order to pick up other survivors. Molly Brown took on a leadership role once the survivors reached the ship that rescued them, the Carpathia, when she became a leader among the women who had been on board the Titanic.

Reba has been to New York City for a reading of the new script and hear some of the new music written for the proposed musical. “It’s very appealing to me,” she admits. “The production is a long way from being ready so we’ll have to wait and see what happens when it is finished.”

Reba is no stranger to the Broadway stage. She starred as Annie Oakley in ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ in 2001. She also took on the role of Nellie Forbush in the concert of ‘South Pacific’ that was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ could be on Broadway as early as the 2011 season.

Source: The Boot

During the recent CMT Music Awards, comedian Keenan Thompson, who began impersonating Reba McEntire during Saturday Night Live skits, greeted the crowd in a green gown and a red wig before eventually bantering with the real Reba in a hilarious encounter.

Backstage during the CMA Music Fest, Reba told reporters she discovered Keenan’s comedic impersonations after being alerted via e-mail. “When I watched it, I didn’t like it at all,” she admitted. “I was very offended. Then I kept watching it, and [I realized] that he was making fun of himself. There were degrees of it that I wouldn’t let any of my kids watch, and there were parts of it that were really funny, and, of course, imitation is a form of flattery. It was all done in fun.”

Reba says that she did enjoy her time backstage with the comedian. “Keenan is a sweetheart of a guy,” she told reporters. “I really had a good time with him on the CMT Awards.”

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