Shaw to Play Hans Christian Andersen

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From: AP Online
Date: 20050613
Author:MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
AP Online
06-13-2005
Dateline: NEW YORK


Actress Fiona Shaw poses in her apartment in New York, Friday, Dec. 13, 2002. Shaw will portray Hans Christian Andersen in ``My Life as a Fairy Tale,'' a new musical which will play the Lincoln Center Festival 2005 in July. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico)

She's already played Shakespeare's tragic Richard II, as well as the title character in a memorable production of "Medea," so Hans Christian Andersen should be a cinch.

Fiona Shaw will portray the Danish author of some of the world's most beloved children's stories in "My ...

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