She left the show to play Princess Fiona in "Shrek the Musical", which opened on Broadway on December 14, 2008. For this role, Foster won her second Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and was nominated for her fourth Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. She played her final performance on January 3, 2010, when the show closed on Broadway. Foster participated in a reading of a work-in-progress new musical, "Bonnie and Clyde: A Folktale", in June 2009. Her brother, Hunter is writing the music for this musical.