Ada "Bricktop" Smith on Broadway!

A musical about Ada "Bricktop" Smith (pictured above in 1934) is planned to come to Broadway in 2009, reports Adam Hetrick ( Playbill ). The American singer opened a popular nightclub in Paris in the 20s which was frequented by the big names of the jazz age, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, Mabel Mercer or Duke Ellington. The producers have already contacted the winner of the American TV talent show "American Idol" Fantasia Barrino about starring in the show.