Ms. Patti’s getting ready to kick off her shoes on Broadway.

R&B legend Patti LaBelle will join the cast of the Broadway musical Fela! on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The “Love, Need, and Want You” crooner will take over the role of Fela’s mother, Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, when the hit show will play its final scheduled performance.

She’s taking over for Tony Award-winner Lillias White, who will exit her role as Funmilayo on Sept. 12.

Fela! is currently playing at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre.

For ticket information, visit BroadwayWorld.com.