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Posted: 7/30/10 at 2:30am
As been mentioned on here about Amanda Holden getting the role of Fiona, but I think the real story is, she might be joined by Nigel Lindsay as the Shrek and nigel Harmen being tipped to play Lord Farquaad?
Amanda Holden has won the fairy-tale prize of the lead role as Princess Fiona in the stage musical Shrek, proving she's got plenty of talent of her own.
Ms Holden, who is a household name as a judge on Britain's Got Talent, will start rehearsals in the spring.
The actress won over the directors and producers of the show, which will preview.
It is hoped her grumpy green giant of a lover will be played by Nigel Lindsay, a gifted actor who has worked extensively in TV, films and on stage, including playing Nathan Detroit in Michael Grandage's production of Guys and Dolls.
Mr Lindsay is in the early stages of negotiations, although at the moment it's by no means a given that the role will go to him. I understand, though, that he is the front runner.
Nigel Harman, who was Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, is in preliminary discussions to play the diminutive despot Lord Farquaad, but once again, the deal is far from being done.
This page, in fact, was the first to report that Amanda was in the running to be Princess Fiona. She has now reached agreement, but hasn't formally signed on the dotted line.
Richard Blackwood, the comic actor, will definitely play Donkey, the part created on screen in the Shrek movies by Eddie Murphy.
Amanda had hot competition for the role of Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz voices the character in the movies), but her acting, singing and dancing convinced the audition panel - consisting of joint directors Rob Ashford and Jason Moore and executives from DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions - that she should have the role.
She and Sshford worked together on the stage musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, which Ashford choreographed.
Another link was Jeanine Tesori, who composed the scores for both Thoroughly Modern Millie and Shrek.
In the seven years since Millie, Amanda has become a headline celebrity thanks to the TV drama Cutting It and as a judge with those rascals Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan on the highly popular Britain's Got Talent.
Shrek will sell a ton of seats on the strength of her name when bookings open in October.
Few, however, realise Amanda started her career on the stage. She certainly knows how to sing and kick up her heels.
Shrek, superbly designed by Tim Hatley, didn't fare too well on Broadway, but the show was put back together from scratch for a touring production. It just opened in Chicago and, by all accounts, is a hit over there
Amanda Holden has won the fairy-tale prize of the lead role as Princess Fiona in the stage musical Shrek, proving she's got plenty of talent of her own.
Ms Holden, who is a household name as a judge on Britain's Got Talent, will start rehearsals in the spring.
The actress won over the directors and producers of the show, which will preview.
It is hoped her grumpy green giant of a lover will be played by Nigel Lindsay, a gifted actor who has worked extensively in TV, films and on stage, including playing Nathan Detroit in Michael Grandage's production of Guys and Dolls.
Mr Lindsay is in the early stages of negotiations, although at the moment it's by no means a given that the role will go to him. I understand, though, that he is the front runner.
Nigel Harman, who was Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, is in preliminary discussions to play the diminutive despot Lord Farquaad, but once again, the deal is far from being done.
This page, in fact, was the first to report that Amanda was in the running to be Princess Fiona. She has now reached agreement, but hasn't formally signed on the dotted line.
Richard Blackwood, the comic actor, will definitely play Donkey, the part created on screen in the Shrek movies by Eddie Murphy.
Amanda had hot competition for the role of Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz voices the character in the movies), but her acting, singing and dancing convinced the audition panel - consisting of joint directors Rob Ashford and Jason Moore and executives from DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions - that she should have the role.
She and Sshford worked together on the stage musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, which Ashford choreographed.
Another link was Jeanine Tesori, who composed the scores for both Thoroughly Modern Millie and Shrek.
In the seven years since Millie, Amanda has become a headline celebrity thanks to the TV drama Cutting It and as a judge with those rascals Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan on the highly popular Britain's Got Talent.
Shrek will sell a ton of seats on the strength of her name when bookings open in October.
Few, however, realise Amanda started her career on the stage. She certainly knows how to sing and kick up her heels.
Shrek, superbly designed by Tim Hatley, didn't fare too well on Broadway, but the show was put back together from scratch for a touring production. It just opened in Chicago and, by all accounts, is a hit over there
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