Taye Diggs, the new Hedwig, likes wearing nail polish

The first image of gorgeous actor Taye Diggs in the role of transgender Broadway character Hedwig has been released.

Diggs is set to don makeup, gender-bending outfits and fishnets to replace current Hedwig and the Angry Inch star Darren Criss next month.

“Hedwig is the role of a lifetime,” Diggs told People. “I’m looking forward to being challenged performance-wise on many levels, as well as being humbled by the musical’s social implications”

The 44-year-old star, known for his roles in films like How Stella Got Her Groove Back and TV shows like Private Practice, added: “I also like wearing nail polish.”

In 2006, Diggs played Will Truman’s hunky love interest, James, on the final season of Will & Grace.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the story of a fictional rock and roll band fronted by a genderqueer East German singer named Hedwig.

First produced off-Broadway in 1998 and made into a cult 2001 film, it recently became a smash Broadway revival, in part thanks to the 2014 lead Neil Patrick Harris.