Bell to ring in Heathers musical

Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Kristen Bell is set to take on Winona Ryder's most iconic role in the musical version of cult movie Heathers.

The actress has been involved in top secret readings with actor Christian Campbell this week (beg09Mar09) and plans are afoot to take the show to regional theatres next year (10).

The Heathers musical will eventually debut on Broadway.

Andy Fickman, who turned classic movie Reefer Madness into a 2005 movie musical, has signed on as director.

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