"She's never been a singer but she's always wanted to play Sally Bowles," he said. "It's a very sexy show".
Of the number of musicals, he said: "There is a place for all of them. It never phases me what other people are up to."
Will there be enough room for all of them?
Daddy Cool Where: Shaftesbury Theatre Budget: £3million Sales: £1.3 million Opened: 22 September Stars: Michelle Collins, MC Harvey from So Solid Crew, Javine Why it will be a hit: Daily Telegraph critic Charles Spencer: "The show... boasts a soupcon of wit, a hint of a heart and lashings of energy."
Spamalot Where: Palace Theatre Budget: £7.5 million Advance sales: Estimated £6.5 million Opens: 16 October (previewing now) Stars: Tim Curry and Christopher Sieber Why it will be a hit: Co-writer Eric Idle: "I write for audiences and I think after 30 years the story has survived the test of time."
The Sound Of Music Where: London Palladium Budget: £4 million Advance sales: Just under £10 million Opens: 14 November (previews from 3 November) Stars: Connie Fisher and Lesley Garrett Why it will be a hit: Producer Lord Lloyd-Webber: "The Sound Of Music has never really been produced in the way that Rodgers and Hammerstein would have wanted it. We will have songs which were not in the film."
Wicked Where: Apollo Victoria Budget: £7 million Advance sales: £5.5 million Opened: 27 September Stars: Idina Menzel and Helen Dallimore Why it will be a hit: Evening Standard critic Nicholas de Jongh: "No musical as weird or steeped in fairytale magic as Wicked has cast its multi-million-pound spell upon the London stage in decades."
Dirty Dancing Where: Aldwych Theatre Budget: £3million Advance sales: £11million Opens: 24 October (previewing now) Stars: Georgina Rich and Joseph Brown Why it will be a hit: Creator and writer Eleanor Bergstein: "There was something in the film that made people want to keep experiencing it."
Porgy And Bess Where: The Savoy, Strand Budget: £3.2 million Advance sales: In excess of £1 million Opens: 25 October Stars: Clarke Peters and Nicola Hughes Why it will be a hit: Director Trevor Nunn: "The increase of available talent among the black community in the auditions alone has been thrilling. It's wonderful that it's changing."
Cabaret Where: Lyric Theatre Budget: More than £2 million Advance sales: Unknown Opens: Currently previewing, first night 10 October Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin and James Dreyfus Why it will be a hit: Producer Bill Kenwright: "Of the five great musicals, this is the least revived. This was the musical that all producers wanted. It's representative of one of the most crucial times in history."
