London (PTI): Pop diva Mariah Carey is in talks to produce a Broadway stage musical about her life. Carey is reportedly rooting for British singer Leona Lewis to play the lead.

"Mariah is in talks for a Broadway musical to be made about her life in 2009," confirmed her spokeswoman. 'High School Musical' star Vanessa Hudgens and 'Desperate Housewife' Eva Longoria are among others being considered for the starring role reported Daily Mirror.

An insider said, "Mariah secretly likes the idea of Leona Lewis playing her. Not only is she exotic, she's the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah's eight-octave vocal range." "There would not be any shortage of fascinating material for the musical's storyline.

"Theres her meteoric rise to fame while married to older music impresario Tommy Mottola, being dumped by her record label in 2001 after a nervous breakdown and being admitted into a hospital for emotional and physical exhaustion," the source said.

"And then theres her recent marriage to Nick Cannon who is many years her junior and now also her rumoured pregnancy," it added.