Winners Announced For SHREK THE MUSICAL's 'NOT YOUR ORDINARY PRINCESS' Competition!

By: Eddie Varley Sep. 10, 2009

SHREK THE MUSICAL® is pleased to announce the winners in the "Not Your Ordinary Princess" competition, hosted by Nick.com. Laura Laureano (age 14) from Ronkonkoma, NY has won the opportunity to play "Teen Fiona" and Hannah Beatt (age 9) from Sarasota, FL has won the opportunity to play "Young Fiona" on Saturday, September 19th at 8 p.m. 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.

For the role of ‘Teen Fiona'

Laura (Age 14) from Ronkonkoma, NY

For the role of ‘Young Fiona'

Hannah (Age 9) from Sarasota, FL

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 SHREK THE MUSICAL® for one night only.

All video 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.
Hotel rooms for the winners of the Nick.com "Not Your Ordinary Princess" Contest are provided by the Sheraton New York, official hotel of SHREK THE MUSICAL® on Broadway.
SHREK THE MUSICAL® features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize® winner David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Olivier Award-winner Jeanine Tesori, and is directed by Tony Award® nominee Jason Moore. The new show opened at the Broadway Theatre On Sunday, December 14.
SHREK THE MUSICAL® is an entirely new musical based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek!, as well as the Dreamworks Animation film Shrek, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series.

SHREK THE MUSICAL® tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren't only found in fairy tales.
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CHASE is the official card of SHREK THE MUSICAL.
For more information on the contest click here, for more on the show, visit www.shrekthemusical.com

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