2AM lead vocalist Jo Kwon will get a chance to show his dramatic range this summer with a lead role in a Seoul production of the popular musical "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."

Jo will reportedly play the part of a homosexual drag queen in the production, which opens at the LG Arts Center in the Gangnam District in July.

According to a representative for the singer from 2AM's record label JYP Entertainment, despite the risqué nature of the role, Jo jumped at a chance to star in the musical, based on Australian director Stephan Elliott's 1994 cult film classic, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."

"It's a gay role," Jo's rep told eNEWS on Wednesday.

"He could feel a bit burdened by that fact, but because the role is quite unique and the production itself has a lot of good feedback, he decided to appear in it."

"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" revolves around three main characters, two drag queens and a transsexual, as they make their way to the backwoods town of Alice Springs, Australia to perform a month-log run of shows in a tour bus bearing the same name as the show.

Though the JYP rep said Jo, "has been cast as the main lead in the musical," it was not immediately clear which drag queen he will play in the show.

Last year, the 2AM singer made his professional musical theater debut in a South Korean production of "Jesus Christ Superstar."

There are 28 classic pop songs featured in the stage production "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," by artists like Madonna, Gloria Gaynor and Cyndi Lauper.

The show first premiered onstage in Sydney, Australia in 2006. In addition to completing successful tours of the US and the UK, it also had a successful run on Broadway in 2011, with some help from producer Bette Midler.