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10 Country Artists Who Have Brought Their Talents to Musical Productions

Billboard looks at several country artists who have been involved with musicals.

Both are built around stories and tales that connect with human emotions, and both feature teams of people intent on combining music, songwriting, performance, lighting and production to convey a message and experience that fans take with them for years to come. More often, though, country singers including Reba McEntire, Jennifer Nettles, Larry Gatlin and Mac Davis parlayed their talent for entertaining audiences into key roles in an array of musicals throughout the years. Since winning American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood has steadily worked to forge a career that has touched on a myriad of areas, as a singer, songwriter, actress, entertainer, author and entrepreneur.

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