She shot to fame playing Ivy Lynn in the television musical series Smash, but Megan Hilty is ready to show Australia the other sides to this multi-faceted diamond.
Hilty began her career in the Broadway production of Wicked.
While most Broadway stars work their way through the ensemble and hope to one day get a crack at a lead role, Hilty was plucked directly from university to be the standby for the lead role of Glinda, the good witch. 
Less than a year later, she took over the role permanently.
She would go on to play the role on the national tour as well as a sit-down production in Los Angeles before, after nearly five years in the role, she stepped down.
Needless to say, in her upcoming debut Australian tour, she will throw in a few songs from Wicked.
"[Wicked] was my first job out of college so I kind of grew up doing that show and I learnt so much from it," she says.
"I have a very soft spot in my heart for that show and even though I didn't create the role it is very, very special to me."
Hilty went on to star in 9 to 5 and Noises Off on Broadway as well as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
But it was Smash, the drama series about the creation of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe, which gave her an international following.
"I hear Smash was very popular in Australia," she says.
"I was so excited to hear that.
"I always have these amazing Australian people coming to my shows in the States, I love it."
In Smash, Hilty played an ambitious rising Broadway star prepared to do just about anything to land the role of her dreams. Hilty says the character is a long way from her own personality and she hopes audiences in Australia don't come expecting mean-spirited Ivy.
"I hope they understand I am an actress and I was acting," she says.
"Even if they come expecting me to be mean or steal your boyfriends, hopefully they will be pleasantly surprised."
What she can promise is there will be numbers from the show in her tour.
And why wouldn't she, the bulk of the music from the series was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and the breakout hit from the show Let Me Be Your Star was nominated for both a Grammy and an Emmy.
"I will sing anything they write," she says.
"With Smash I was very honoured to be the first to voice their songs.
"I am thrilled that people love the show, I loved it, I loved singing the songs from it."
The series was cancelled after just two seasons, but the groundswell of support for it has continued to grow.
Fans were so demanding that the creators eventually put on a concert version of the pretend musical that was being developed in the series.
And now there are rumours that the show will go to Broadway.
"It's really incredible, the fan base has actually grown a lot since the show went off the air," Hilty says.
"Once both seasons were available people really started to come on board with it."
While Broadway makes up its mind as to whether it will welcome bombshells to the stage, Hilty has a bit of time on her hands and will be spending it in Australia
"I have been trying to make this tour happen for some time," she said.
"I have always wanted to come down, so I am really excited it is happening at last."
Hilty will tour with her regular band, which includes her husband Brian Gallagher.
"He has a microphone which is on the entire time," she says.
"He like to pay me out, so you can expect some of that."
Megan Hilty plays at The Arts Centre Melbourne on   June 8, The Concert Hall, QPAC on   June 9, The Theatre Royal, Sydney on   June 10 and the Adelaide Festival Centre on   June 11.
Full tour details are available on Hilty's website.