Jane Krakowski is joining the cast of the new NBC dramedy “30 Rock,” while Rachel Dratch’s role is being cut back.

E! Online reports that the former Ally McBeal star will play the star of the fictional variety series that “30 Rock” takes place around.

“Jane is enormously talented and everyone is thrilled that she is joining the cast. I think it’s going to be a perfect fit,” said executive producer Lorne Michaels.

Dratch, meanwhile, was supposed to play the star of the fictional variety series, but instead will play a number of smaller roles of different characters for the series. Michaels says he changed things around because Dratch has a knack for comedy, so he wanted her roles to exentuate her strengths.

“Both Tina (Fey) and I obviously adore Rachel, and we wanted to find a way in which we could go to her strength. The way it’s been rewritten, it’s a much funnier part,” Michaels told Variety about the switch.






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