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Denise Van Outen writing her own musical?

Date: 26 July 2012

Word is that after being dropped from Lloyd Webber casting show Over The Rainbow back in 2010, Denise Van Outen is striking out on her own by penning a new musical herself.

Speaking to The Sun, Denise said "I'm writing a musical now -- it's finished and we're workshopping it... Andrew had better watch his back." She also let slip that she intends to perform in the piece herself.

"It's a Shirley Valentine-type story but that's as much as I can tell you." Van Outen said, "It's a bit like Tell Me On A Sunday, which Andrew wrote in the Seventies, but for our generation -- for now."

She's also staying well clear of Superstar-style casting shows - "I won't be casting on TV -- because I'll be in it."

Steve Anderson and Terry Ronald, who write music for Kylie Minogue, have joined the creative team to work on script and score. We wait with bated breath.

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Reader Comments

Comment	Date
Doesn't sound as if she's writing it at all. Commissioning it, perhaps. - Dolly	30 Jul 12

Apart from being the 'star' and getting paid for that, she'll want her share of the royalties, so will be adding words like me, me, me. - Raoul	26 Jul 12

If they are writing Script and Score... what exactly is she doing? - Mrs Henderson	26 Jul 12

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