Alexandra Burke Offered Role in Stage Adaptation of THE BODYGUARD
By: Nicole Rosky May. 31, 2011
According to The Sun, X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has been offered the role that Whitney Houston made her acting debut playing- 'Rachel Meron' in the upcoming stage adaptation of THE BODYGUARD. A source told The Sun that she "is torn, but she also has her second album to think about."
Producer David Ian, who acquired the rights to the show a few months ago, is aiming for a West End run in 2012. The musical will most likely feature the iconic "I Will Aways Love You" along with other songs from Whitney Houston's repertoire.
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic-thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. In the film, Costner stars as a former Secret Service Agent turned bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. Lawrence Kasdan wrote the film in the 1970's, originally as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. It was directed by Mick Jackson.
The film marked Houston's first acting role, and the film's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. The album makes her the only female act ranked in the list of the world's Top 10 best-selling albums; at number four. Houston continued to star in feature films and contributed to soundtracks including Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996).
