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Krystal Kane stars as Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical: ‘I worked very hard for it!’

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Rhea Manila Santos

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<p>After being announced as one of the lead stars in Full House Theater Company’s upcoming <em>Shrek the Musical</em>, theater artist Krystal Kane shared that she has taken up the challenge of jumping from one major stage production to the next, with this one coming right after wrapping up <em>Side Show the Musical</em> last August with 9Works Theatrical. The talented theater artist talked to PUSH ABS-CBN about how she felt landing the biggest role in her career in an exclusive interview during the <em>Shrek the Musical </em>presscon held at Newport World Resorts in Pasay City. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FPushAlerts%2Fposts%2Fpfbid037M8SgA8U7K8PhCgW55bafywrveHiVRv5CX67kXtkNWTxJGhRVsQvVrXmJsbUSsXrl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>“It’s so funny because I was in Rockwell, eating, and I knew I was going to get either an acceptance or rejection soon and I kind of checked my email and there it was. They said they wanted to offer me the role of Princess Fiona. I was very surprised. I was very happy. I think this is the biggest role and definitely the biggest stage that I have ever stepped on. When I started auditioning, I was part of the audition process, I didn’t know actually who I was going for, I just wanted to be in the show. Even when we started the readings, I was kind of thinking who were they pegging me as, who am I going to read as? Parang ganun. I didn’t know. I had no idea. And then all of sudden, they were like, ‘Okay, you read Fiona.’ I wasn’t expecting it. It’s a wonderful blessing and at the end, I worked very hard for it. There were callbacks and everything. I’m just really grateful to be a part of this production and to be given such a iconic role, and I just hope to do it justice,” she said.  </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-32" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOc0E7aE4Oa/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A32%2C%22os%22%3A30537322.9%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="847" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-32" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-30" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNxAFoT5rfQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A30%2C%22os%22%3A30515190.7%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="719" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-30" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><a href="http://&#x27;Shrek the Musical&#x27; returns onstage this October"><strong><u>READ: &#x27;Shrek the Musical&#x27; returns onstage this October</u></strong></a></div><p>Starting out on stage as a child actress, Krystal revealed she has been performing professionally since I was 10 years old. “I did several shows like <em>Aspects of Love</em>, <em>Sound of Music</em> when I was ten years old and then I took a break and then came back before the pandemic hit with <em>Spring Awakening</em>. And I was in the first <em>Tabing Ilog </em>before the pandemic hit. I haven’t actually been doing theater and it was only last year that I got invited to audition for <em>I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change </em>by Repertory Philippines. And that’s kind of what brought me back to theater. And since then, I’ve been in <em>Once on This Island</em>, <em>I Love You</em> rerun, <em>Going Home to Christmas</em>, <em>Side Show</em>, and now, <em>Shrek</em>. I’m really happy to be back and I really plan to be here for a long time,” she admitted. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/9/14/jordan-andrews-celebrates-his-30th-year-of-doing-theater-we-cherish-every-show-1336"><u><strong>READ: Jordan Andrews celebrates his 30th year of doing theater: ‘We cherish every show’</strong></u></a></div><p>Hoping to change the notion that theater is only for the upper class, Krystal shared the exciting new development of more theater venues opening up soon in the same area as the Newport Performing Arts Theater. “Theater is everyone and what is great about Newport is that they kind of opened the doors for theater, for people to kind of come in — different people from different walks of life — when they started doing jukebox musicals like <em>Ang Huling El Bimbo</em>, and recently, <em>Delia D</em>. These people who weren’t typically into the whole theater scene, they kind of came in because they knew the songs, they liked the story, and they were kind of like, ‘Wow, theater is fun!’ Theater is for everyone and so I think it’s those things that are opening the doors and helping people realize that it really is for everyone and everyone can enjoy the theater scene. It’s not just for one part of society; It’s for everyone. I think what’s so exciting is that they’re going to open so many more theaters. So there’s more accessibility and so many more shows,” she explained.</p><p>The <em>Shrek the Musical </em>star also hopes to normalizing stage productions in the country because she believes that Pinoy talent is world-class. “It’s just very, very exciting and I hope that more people kind of start watching theater shows because it’s going to be everywhere. I feel like if we kind of get into this whole thing where it’s such a norm, then other countries will start to see it as well. We see it now, but even more so,” she added. </p><p>Catch <em>Shrek The Musical </em>starting October 31, 2025, at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. Tickets are available at Ticketworld, Newport World Resorts Box Office, and Helixpay: ₱4,500 (SVIP), ₱4,000 (VIP), ₱3,000 (GOLD), ₱2,000 (SILVER), and ₱1,500 (BRONZE). </p>

<p>Shrek the Musical lead actress Krystal Kane talks about landing the biggest role in her theater career as Shrek’s beloved partner, Princess Fiona.</p>

Shrek the Musical lead actress Krystal Kane talks about landing the biggest role in her theater career as Shrek’s beloved partner, Princess Fiona.