Brooke Shields wil star on Broadway in ‘The Addams Family’.

Actress Brooke Shields has signed on to play Morticia Addams in the Broadway musical ‘The Addams Family’. Shields will replace Bebe Neuwirth, who has been in the show for 15 months. Neuwirth’s last performance will be June 26.

This will mark the fifth time Shields will star as a replacement for other actresses. The 45 year old star took over Rizzo in ‘Grease’ in 1995, in 2001 she played the lead role in ‘Cabaret’, in 2004 she replaced Donna Murphy in ‘Wonderful Town’ and she took the role of Roxie in ‘Chicago’ in 2005. Then, in 2010, she appeared in the off-Broadway hit ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’.

Brooke Shields and Jermaine Jackson Heartfelt Tribute at Michael Jackson Memorial

Long time friend Brooke Shields gave a very heartfelt speech at Michael Jackson’s memorial service in Los Angeles. Many times, she was near tears, and she shared several stories from her long friendship with the King of Pop.

She also introduced Michael’s brother, Jermaine, who was singing Michael’s favorite song, Smile.