TV: SHREK's 'NOT YOUR ORDINARY PRINCESS' Competition Finalist - Maddie

SHREK THE MUSICAL® is pleased to announce the finalists in the "Not Your Ordinary Princess" competition. On Saturday, September 19th at 8 p.m., two very lucky young ladies will have their dreams of performing on Broadway come true when they win the chance to perform as "Young Fiona" and "Teen Fiona" alongside Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster in a performance of the award-winning SHREK THE MUSICAL®. The role of Teen Fiona is regularly played by Tessa Albertson and the role of Young Fiona is regularly played by Rozi Baker and Maya Goldman.

After hundreds of entries, the selected finalists in the "Not Your Ordinary Princess" competition were picked.

For the role of 'Teen Fiona' here is Maddie Mateer (Age 12) from Pensacola Beach, FL

On Thursday, September 10th, two winners will be announced to play "Young Fiona" and "Teen Fiona." The lucky winners will be flown to New York to rehearse with Sutton Foster and members of the show's creative team, have a costume fitting, and appear in a real performance of SHREK THE MUSICAL® on Broadway on Saturday, September 19th at 8 p.m.

Young ladies ages 6 to 14 interested in pursuing their stage dreams logged on to the interview and uploaded a video of their performance of the song "I Know It's Today" from SHREK THE MUSICAL®. All entries were viewed by the casting department for the show, with finalists' entries viewed by Jason Moore (Director), David Lindsay-Abaire (Lyricist), Jeanine Tesori (Composer) and Sutton Foster, who plays Fiona in SHREK THE MUSICAL® on Broadway.

For more information on the show, visit www.shrekthemusical.com.