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Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller are set to star in the upcoming Lifetime original movie Patsy & Loretta, based on the two country legends.

Hilty will be playing Patsy Cline while Mueller will take on the role of Loretta Lynn.

The project will shoot in Nashville and filming begins later this month. The movie will debut on Lifetime in late 2019, according to TVLine.

Here is the film’s official synopsis: “When they first met, Patsy (Hilty) was already one of the biggest stars in country music while Loretta (Mueller) was just a coal miner’s daughter, starting off with little to her name but a $17 guitar. Instead of seeing Loretta as competition, Patsy took Loretta under her wings to help her make it in Nashville. Soon, they became close friends, touring together, bonding over their husband troubles and commiserating on being females in the male-dominated music business. Then in 1963, the country music community was struck with a tragedy when at just age 30, Patsy died in a plane crash. Despite the devastating loss of her friend, Loretta continued on in the industry and is today, known as the First Lady of Country Music. To this day, Loretta remains grateful to Patsy for her mentorship and above all, friendship, as the country music trailblazer that paved the way for Loretta.”

Megan is best known for her role on NBC’s Smash while Jessie won a Tony for her work in Beautiful.

Sarah Drew, Toni Braxton and Bethany Joy Lenz strike a pose on the red carpet while attending the VIP opening night of the life-sized gingerbread house in celebration of It’s A Wonderful Lifetime held at The Grove on Wednesday (November 14) in Los Angeles.

The three ladies were joined at the event by Rachel Boston, Megan Hilty, Melissa Joan Hart, Tiya Sircar, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Michael Jai White, Antwon Tanner, Marcus Rosner, Danneel Ackles, Tyler Hilton, Stephen Colletti, Siena Agudong and Hunter Burke.

Lifetime’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime lineup features 14 all-new original movies and nine acquired films. Kicking off on November 21 with a special week featuring five nights of premieres, each week of the holiday season will feature new movies every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Lifetime will also present the special, Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Reunion on November 22, following the premiere of the original movie, The Christmas Contract – Watch a teaser below!

Megan Hilty visited the diner for a second helping of pie and to see her friend Katharine McPhee starring in the Broadway musical Waitress for the second time!

The Smash stars reunited backstage after a performance of the show on Tuesday (August 7) at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City.

Megan attended a performance of the show in April right after Kat started her run in the musical, which was written by Sara Bareilles.

“nothing but smiles with this bombshell,” Kat captioned the photos on Instagram.

Erich Bergen, who is playing Dr. Pomatter right now, also shared a snap with the Smash actresses.

You can see Kat in the musical through August 19!

While music fans were freaking out about Destiny’s Child reuniting at Coachella, there was another reunion happening that likely had Broadway fans just as excited!

Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty had a mini-Smash reunion backstage at the musical Waitress on Saturday night (April 14) in New York City.

Kat is currently starring in the show and Megan went to see a performance with her husband Brian Gallagher.

“UM yes hi hello. 30K RTs and we do SMASH season 3. @meganhilty 😏,” Kat tweeted with a photo of them two.

Megan Hilty has announced some very exciting news – she and her husband Brian Gallagher have welcomed their second child into the world!

The 35-year-old actress and Brian welcomed their brand new baby boy, named Ronan Laine Gallagher, at 3:30 p.m. in Los Angeles, People confirms.

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“We are overjoyed with the new addition to our little family. It’s incredible how much love you can feel for someone you’ve just met,” Megan said in a statement.

Megan and Brian are also parents to their 2-year-old daughter Viola Philomena. Congrats Megan and Brian!

Megan Hilty takes the cover of Fit Pregnancy‘s February 2017 issue, on newsstands January 26.

Here’s what the 35-year-old Smash actress and Broadway star had to share with the mag:

On how her second pregnancy is treating her: “I didn’t have morning sickness either time�”knock on wood. Before I had Viola, I thought it was going to be weird to feel a baby moving in my belly. But I love it�”even the kicking and punching. Near the end of my last pregnancy, my mom said, ‘You’ll miss her when she’s not in your tummy anymore.’ She was so right.”

On parenting pet peeves: “With Viola, when I took her to classes, a lot of moms and sitters would be on their phones the whole time. That’s not me. I don’t want my children to grow up thinking that adults are totally disengaged.”

On her birth plan: “I hope to do some of the same things I did last time. For instance, it was important to me when Viola was born that they didn’t wash her immediately. I read that the mucus that babies are covered in is really good for their skin, so I wanted it to seep in and not be scrubbed off. I didn’t [have music playing] last time, but I sang the Rocky theme song between pushes! My doula said, ‘Make sure that you have a good story to tell afterward.’ And we did. It was a beautiful September day, and when it was time to deliver, Brian and I walked to the hospital through Central Park.”

For more from Megan, visit FitPregnancy.com.

The upcoming movie Rules Don’t Apply is set to hit theaters later this month and the cast stepped out for the AFI Fest opening night premiere on Thursday (November 10) in Los Angeles.

Sarah Jessica Parker hit the red carpet to support her hubby Matthew Broderick, who appears in the film with the star-studded cast.

Also in attendance were Haley Bennett, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Taissa Farmiga, Oliver Platt, Megan Hilty with husband Brian Gallagher, and director/star Warren Beatty with wife Annette Bening, who is also in the movie.

Social media star Amanda Steele also stepped out at the premiere!

FYI: SJP is wearing a Dolce&Gabbana dress, SJP Collection shoes, and SheBee bracelets. Haley is wearing an Alexander McQueen dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Dana Rebecca Designs rings. Lily is wearing a Reem Acra dress, Nigaam earrings, and Eva Fehren rings. Taissa is wearing a Giorgio Armani dress. Megan is wearing a Tadashi Shoji dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Amanda is wearing a Natalie Chapman tuxedo jacket and Balenciaga boots. Alden is wearing Johnston & Murphy shoes.

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