Daldry & Allen Workshop BRIDGET JONES Musical; Aiming for West End in 2011?

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, the musical version of Helen Fielding's popular novel, 'Bridget Jones's Diary,' is in the works with aspirations to open in the West End.  Fielding is working with British recording artist Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin on the musical's score and lyrics and is working on the book with assistance from Julian Webber.  Stephen Daldry, the director of BILLY ELLIOT, directed the recent workshop alongside Webber and choreographer Peter Darling; Working Title is producing the project.

Today, deadline.com reports that the musical had a rough workshop, testing some of Allen's songs and pieces of Kurstin's script.  According to the report, the production could open in the West End as early as next year.

The reading featured actress SheriDan Smith, current star of London's LEGALLY BLONDE, as Bridget Jones.  Other actors allegedly includec Bertie Carvel (Mark Darcy), Julian Ovendon (Daniel Cleaver), Marilyn Cutts (Bridget's Mother), Billy Boyle (Bridget's Father), Tiffany Graves, Cassidy Johnson, Richard Frame, and Julie Legrande. 

'Bridget Jones's Diary' follows a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a British single woman in her thirties who writes comically about her troubles, many of which involve her love life.