Alicia Keys Tries Acting

Alicia Keys is set to make her acting debut in a new Disney movie.

The flick - which has yet to be named - is due to begin shooting next summer, with R&B star Alicia in the lead role.

Jeff Robinson, who has written the screenplay, says of the film, "It's a tearjerker. It's a little bit of sparkle, little bit of "Lady Sings the Blues."

And he insists he's not worried about the singer's lack of acting experience. Robinson adds, "A lot of people don't know that she's been acting longer than she's been doing music. Her mother is an actress."