Bridget Jones Diary to be staged as musical

London, May 17: After being successfully adapted into a film, Helen Fielding`s bestseller `Bridget Jones` Diary` is all set to be staged as a musical play.

The play has been written by the author herself though it is not yet clear as to who will play Bridget Jones, a character that was successfully played by Renee Zellwegger in the two Bridget Jones` films, reported Daily Mail online. Zellweger had starred in the two films with Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. None of the stars will be repeating those roles on stage, but it will be a career-defining role for the actress who is cast as Bridget. Fielding has been working on the project for several months. Those involved hope to premiere the show in the West End early in 2011. Bureau Report