Melissa Etheridge is switching from rock singer to television star. Luckily it won’t be yet another reality show, Etheridge will star on an ABC sitcom that follows a similar set-up to TV's popular 'Will & Grace.' The project is being written by Linda Wallem, the creator of “That 70s Show” and will center on a gay woman (Etheridge, of course) who is a music teacher and lives with her best friend, a straight man. The two are raising the daughter of another friend. It centers on a gay woman (Etheridge), a music teacher who lives with her best friend, a straight man. The two are raising the daughter of another friend. Wallem will executive produce the project with Brad Grey. Etheridge will serve as producer.

Melissa Etheridge became famous in the late 1980s for her folk rock sound. She has had a string of hits including “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window” which both came from her 1993 album “Yes, I Am,” which marked her coming out as a gay woman. Etheridge recently married actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. The sitcom will be Etheridge’s first major acting role.