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So there is a moment or two where I have to try and compete with Headley and I give it my best shot!"
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"When Lawrence Kasdan gave permission to make the musical seven years ago it was on the sole condition that Frank Farmer doesn't sing and the writer Alexander Dinelaris got around that in a rather brilliant way.
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The musical version of 'The Bodyguard' features an additional nine Whitney Houston songs that aren't in the original movie and, most surprisingly, sees the bodyguard himself - Frank Farmer - taking centre-stage for one very surprising rendition (that we won't spoil by going into too much detail about here).īritish actor Lloyd Owen, who plays Farmer, told us this was despite original 'Bodyguard' screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan insisting that the male lead didn't sing in the new stage production: Watch edited highlights of our interview with the stars of 'The Bodyguard'. "I think she would be very happy with it." With all due respect, this is not a tribute show, it's a musical in its own right but now you have a feeling that you really want to make sure this is right because we're now honouring a body of work that somebody has done. All of a sudden Whitney passes and it becomes a tribute to a legacy and people come in to hear the music. "I always said that if the contract came to me after that I wasn't sure I would sign it. The Tony-award-winning actress, who starred in 'The Lion King' and 'Aida' on Broadway, also revealed that she had doubts about taking the lead role after Whitney Houston's death earlier this year. "My question to myself has always been 'How would Rachel sing this song?' So yes, there may be comparisons but I hope that people will look beyond that."