SNL's Cecily Strong Tapped for Brigadoon-Themed Musical Comedy Series from Apple

Cecily Strong is getting ready to sing out on the small screen. The longtime company member of Saturday Night Live has been recruited by Apple to co-produce and star in a new musical comedy series, according to Deadline.

Penned by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (Despicable Me), the currently untitled series, a homage to the 1947 Lerner & Loewe musical Brigadoon, "follows a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover the magical town of Schmigadoon, in which everyone acts as if they’re in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can't leave until they find true love."

Strong is no stranger to musicals, having received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California Institute of the Arts in 2006. Since joining SNL in 2012, she has lent her singing voice to many sketches on the series. Strong made her Broadway debut in 2018 as a guest performer in Celebrity Autobiography.