Selome Hailu editorActress and singer-songwriter Beth Ditto has joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming musical drama “Monarch.”Previously announced cast members include Trace Adkins, Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel.
The series follows America’s “first family” of country music, led by mother Dottie Cantrell Roman (Sarandon) and father Albie Roman (Adkins).
Ditto will play Gigi Taylor-Roman, their daughter who feels like an outcast despite the magnitude of her talent and her closeness to her sisters, especially Nicolette “Nicky” Roman (Friel).Ditto’s recent acting credits include “On Becoming A God in Central Florida,” a Showtime dark comedy series starring Kirsten Dunst and Mel Rodriguez.
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