Amanda Holden News

DreamWorks Theatrical and Neal Street Productions are delighted to announce that tickets for SHREK THE MUSICAL® are on sale to the general public from today, October 1, 2010.

According to a report by Baz Bamigboye in UK Daily Mail, the upcoming West End production of Shrek will receive many changes before opening at Theatre Royal. The cast will be lead by Nigel Lindsey as Shrek, Nigel Harman as Lord Farquaad, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, and Amanda Holden as Princess Fiona.

According to a report by Mail Online, in addtion to Nigel Lindsay, who will be playing the title character, Nigel Harmen, Richard Blackwood, and Amanda Holden will be joining the upcoming London production of Shrek as Lord Farquaad, Donkey and Princess Fiona respectively.

Last night, August 10, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, Paris Hilton holds a launch party for her new fragrance 'Tease'. BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage below.

SHREK THE MUSICAL® will open at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2011. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on October 1, 2010. The new stage musical will be booking until February 19, 2012.

UK Daily Mail reports that Amanda Holden, a judge for 'Britain's Got Talent,' has been cast as 'Princess Fiona' in the West End production of SHREK. A contract has yet to be signed, though the casting has been finalized. Rehearsals for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane musical are expected to begin in the spring, with previews beginning in May. Holden previously worked with Rob Ashford on THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.

Baz Bamigboye reports in the U.K. Daily Mail today that Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove will lead a new production of Clifford Odets' THE COUNTRY GIRL in the West End, opening in October of this year at the Apollo Theatre. Rufus Norris reportedly directs.

According to Baz Mabigboye in The Daily Mail, Britain's Got Talent's Amanda Holden scored in her SHREK audition for the West End production and reportedly 'played a blinder and was brilliant.' No casting has been announced as of yet, however rumors are abuzz that Holden will be the choice lady ogre.

Photos from Day One of Royal Ascot on June 15, 2010 in Ascot, England.

Yesterday, June 8, the 2010 Glamour Women of The Year Awards were held in London, England. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage from the red carpet below.

The 2010 Glamour Women of The Year Awards were held June 8, 2010 in London, England.

Photos of the winners boards at The Philips British Academy Television Awards held at The Palladium on June 6, 2010 in London, England.

Photos from the Philips British Academy Television Awards at the London Palladium on June 6, 2010 in London, England.

Diversity, a troupe of brothers and friends who brought dynamic dancing to the stage time and time again have won it all on 'Britain's Got Talent.' Their win proved a shocking upset as Scottish singing sensation was expected to take it all!

The UK Sun reports that Susan Boyle is ready for the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' and has insisted she will beat the pressureas the countdown begins declaring, 'This is my moment, it's all that I've dreamed of.'

Susan Boyle has officially denied she will leave Britain's Got Talent. An ITV spokesperson confirmed that she will see her 'Talent' through to the end, in spite of the pressures ahead. The Scottish singer will remain in the show, continue with rehearsals, and perform on Saturday's big Grand Final, the show spokesperson said tonight.

The UK Sun reports that Britain's Got Talent songster Susan Boyle has threatened to quit the show - because she can't handle the pressures of fame. The 48-year-old singer is struggling to cope with life in the public eye and publicly went into meltdown twice this week reveals the Sun, launching four-letter rants at cops and fellow contestants' families. Boyle was interviewed by police yesterday after she went beserk in the lobby of north London's Wembley Plaza Hotel at two strangers she claimed were out to 'wind her up'.

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has made it to the finals of Britain's Got Talent. She performed at the semi-finals on Sunday, May 24, 2009 on UK's ITV singing Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Memory' from CATS.

The UK Daily Mail reports that Demi Moore is planning to fly in from the United States to cheer on Susan Boyle in the final of Britain's Got Talent, the Hollywood actress said today. Judge Simon Cowell offered the 46-year-old Ghost star two first class tickets for her and her husband Ashton Kutcher to fly to Britain for the grand final on Saturday night.

Jamie Pugh's 'Impossible Dream' of winning it all on Britain's Got Talent ended last night as he was voted off the program. The singer - who performed The Impossible Dream on the live reality show yesterday - is now set to back to work as a van driver and pizza delivery man.