The 33-year-old actress will play Fanny Brice in the first Broadway-bound production of the musical since Barbra Walters performed the role in 1964. The production will have a "tryout run" at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles before moving to New York next spring.

Ambrose reportedly beat out a series of other high profile singer/actresses including Glee's departing Lea Michele.

Director Bartlett Sher told the New York Times that Ambrose "was the only person I saw with the deepest acting skills, the capacity to sing everything in this role and an emotional richness that really worked for Fanny at all ages."

In a statement, Ambrose gushed that she was "humbled and thrilled by the opportunity to be a part of this revival. The character is complex, the music beautiful and challenging."

Ambrose was twice nominated for Emmys for her role as Claire Fisher in the dark comedy Six Feet Under. In 2009 she appeared on Broadway in Exit The King, and performs regularly with her band The Leisure Class. She's married and has a son.

Check her out singing below in several YouTube videos, which'll show you why she won this new gig.