Shortly after "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" finished in late 2006, Finley was cast by the Oscar-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice in his revival of "Blondel". On casting Finley, Rice said in an interview with "Hello Magazine", "Fiona has to be funny, feisty, and sexy. Plenty of candidates have two of the necessary attributes. Only Abi had all three... when you see Abi on stage, you actually want to look at her. I'd be amazed if Abi is not a big star pretty soon." Geoff Ambler, reviewing "Blondel", said of Finley's performance, "Abi Finley, the beautiful and talented one from "A Problem like Maria", proves that she can act with confident poise among the best, as well as sing, in what is her professional stage debut. This tight, witty show with its tremendous cast is one of the best to open in London this year."