"Ally McBeal" star Calista Flockhart is trading in the small screen for the bright lights of London's West End.

Reuters reports the 36-year-old star is set to star in a London stage production of the classic comedy "The Philadelphia Story."

The report said Flockhart will play snobby rich girl Tracy Lord, a role memorably performed in the film by Katharine Hepburn, then taken on by Grace Kelly in the musical adaptation, "High Society."

Robert Downey Jr., Flockhart's troubled "McBeal" co-star, is said to be on a wish list of possible leading men to play opposite her in the production, Reuters said.

Should the production go ahead as rumoured, Flockhart would be the latest in a line of Hollywood types who've sought a shot of career credibility on the London stage. Kevin Spacey, Kathleen Turner, Daryl Hannah and Jessica Lange and Macaulay Culkin have all given it a go.

Flockhart, though, has long-established stage credentials and was a rising Broadway star when she landed the part of "Ally McBeal."


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