| Cameron Diaz, who provides the voice for | | | | Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 and 2, red |
| Princess Fiona in Dreamworks’ hit | | | | carpet kibitzer Joan Rivers, and heartthrob |
| 3D-animated film franchise Shrek, is not | | | | comedian Ben Stiller. |
| particularly keen on playing her character in live | | | | Stiller attended the opening with his wife, actress |
| theater. While she did attend the opening of | | | | Christine Taylor; the two admit to being huge fans |
| Shrek’s Broadway musical counterpart | | | | of the animated films. "We are Shrek fans at our |
| recently, she also made it clear that her role as | | | | house. We're going to go check out the musical |
| Fiona would remain in the voice-over booth. | | | | and let the kids know if it's suitable for children." |
| Asked if the stage role had ever piqued her | | | | A fourth film in the Shrek series is slated for |
| fancy, Diaz replied, "No. Absolutely not. What they | | | | release in 2009. Once again, Diaz will take on the |
| do up there is, to me, impossible. It's wonderful, | | | | role of Princess Fiona, the main squeeze of the |
| though. They've done such a great job. They | | | | film’s odious but lovable green ogre. Mike |
| worked really hard, and it really pays off." | | | | Myers, who plays Shrek, and Eddie Murphy, who |
| Suffice it to say that Diaz was thoroughly thrilled | | | | plays his loudmouthed sidekick Donkey, will also |
| by that night’s performance, noting the great | | | | continue to voice their characters. |
| differences between working for the cartoon and | | | | The Broadway cast includes Brian D’Arcy |
| for the live version. "It's hilarious,” she says of | | | | James as Shrek, Daniel Breaker as Donkey, and |
| the stage musical. “There are so many laughs. | | | | Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona. While the stage |
| It's great to see all the actors playing it together, | | | | musical was based on the animated film, the film |
| because when we do it for the animated films, | | | | was itself adapted from the fairy tale picture |
| we never see each other. We don't work | | | | book Shrek! written by the late American visual |
| together." | | | | artist William Steig. |
| Other stars present at the Broadway opening | | | | For more celebrity news and gossip, visit Celebrity |
| were America Ferrera of Ugly Betty and | | | | Gossip Hollywood. |