Anastasia is Cast — Page 2

I'm really excited for this show and can't wait to see it at Hartford Stage. Someone created this great video of all the Caroline O'Connor clips from Moulin Rouge. That's who she will always be for me. She'll be great as Lily though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT6vjOURS3E

gypsy101 said: "Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "I'm not at all familiar with O'Connor, but for some reason I was expecting the role of Sophie/Lily to go to a bigger "name." Maybe it's because Bernadette Peters voiced the animated character. Or maybe it's strictly me..."







Caroline is fantastic but has done basically all her stage work in the UK. I think she's from Australia though. She was one of the Diamond Dogs in Moulin Rouge! (and I think the only one with any lines, which she says to the "Duc" near the end of the film) and also played Mabel in the 1995 London production of Mack & Mabel opposite the splendid Howard McGillin."

She is Australian, although I'm not really a fan as they keep casting her in roles that she's frankly too old for (e.g. shortly after this run she'll be playing Fanny Brice at 53). I think she'll be good as Lily though, although visually very different from the movie.