Laura Benanti Joins 'Nashville' as Sadie Stone

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti will recur for several episodes in ABC primetime serial Nashville as Sadie Stone, an up-and-coming artist in the country music biz, Deadline reports.

Sadie befriends Rayna James (Connie Britton) in Season 3. Benanti and Britton shared their excitement about the casting on Twitter.

@LauraBenanti oh thank the lord...I've been dying to say something already! Get yer ass over here girl!!! Honored to have you joining us!

— Connie Britton (@conniebritton) July 30, 2014