Lovely in lace! Vanessa Hudgens slips into a gossamer-thin white dress as she strolls around New York

PUBLISHED: 06:18, 25 May 2015 | UPDATED: 18:40, 25 May 2015

She was probably either going to, or coming from, the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway.

But which ever it was, Gigi-star Vanessa Hudgens looked simply beautiful in a long white lace dress with spaghetti-string straps.

The 26-year-old's low-cut frock showed off her decolletage and was lined to just above the knee giving a demure peek of her legs from there down.

Sheer delight: Vanessa Hudgens looked simply beautiful in a long white lace dress with spaghetti-string straps as she strolled in New York on Sunday

She draped a heavy yellow cardigan around her shoulders as she strolled along in white flat sandals.

The actress accessorised with a white handbag she threw over her shoulder, three gold chains of varying lengths and threev gold bracelet.

Hew raven black, bob-cut tresses framed her face, which she hid behind large round shades with metal frames.

Fairy tale style: The 26-year-old's low-cut frock showed off her decolletage and was lined to just above the knee giving a demure peek of her legs.

The former Disney Channel darling didn't appear to be wearing much make-up aside from dark red lipstick.

Vanessa is presently starring in Gigi at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway, which only plays one house at 3pm on Sundays.

She plays a young courtesan-in-training in the revival of Lerner & Loewe's 1958 musical.

The show started previews on March 19 and officially opened on April 8. And Vanessa is already beginning to feel the strain of her 54 performances so far.

So chic: The raven-haired actress draped a heavy yellow cardigan around her shoulders

'I go up and down so many stairs [in Gigi], I have tendinitis in both of my knees. I'm like, "I'm way too young to be this broken!" ' she said on Thursday's Watch What Happens Live.

'I've fallen down the stairs before and it's not pretty and there's nothing you can really do about it, except just surrender.'

Last Tuesday she joined stars of the stage at the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards in New York, where she proudly held up her trophy for Favorite Breakthrough Performance for Gigi.