'Priscilla Queen Of The Desert- The Musical'- Palace Theatre — Page 26

Actually Mama, I reckon it's only 3 weeks and 26 performances to go after today (not that I'm keeping count or anything)!

Mr Sheldon is due to be away from 15th-20th Feb, back on the 22nd.

I have to wonder if the US producers have seen his performance if they've not yet announced his transfer to Broadway - he would be ahead of the bloody bus on my list!

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Ahem! Don't you mean "YOUNG lady"? (Relatively speaking of course)

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I'll take that as the compliment it was never intended to be!

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It's GODDESS actually. And no need to be formal, you can call me Tigg on here.

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Updated On: 2/5/10 at 03:46 PM

I'm touched if your neighbours named her in my honour after you spoke so highly to them about me Mama!

Although I suppose there's always the REMOTE possibility she was named after the river....?

Anyway, to get back on topic/track. If anyone on here HASN'T yet seen Tony Sheldon as Bernadette in Priscilla: Go now, run fast, get the best tickets you can, tell all your friends (and if they happen to have ANY connection to the NY producers, tell them they need to slap them silly until they realise they HAVE to bring him over with the show). Thank you for listening!

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Updated On: 2/5/10 at 04:11 PM

End of an era as I see it.
Just on my way to the big smoke to catch the wonderful Tony Sheldon's final London, ground breaking, performance in 'Priscilla'.
Looking forward to a fun weekend in London town.

He has to be Broadway bound, surely.

Day 4 (Thurs) and Don Gallagher is off sick.
Original cast member, Mark Inscoe, called into play Bernadette.

I feel somewhat for Don Gallagher - not only does he have an extremely demanding role to play, but he has an amazingly tough act to follow in Tony Sheldon. However, I understand that Oliver Thornton has also been off this week with voice problems, so maybe the demands of the rehearsal period have taken their toll.

I agree though that, in a way, it is vindication of Tony's legendary commitment to the role and the production. Let's hope the US producers sit up and take notice.

I am on tenterhooks waiting to hear whether the Broadway production will be graced with the presence of the original Bernadette. He deserves nothing less and NYC deserves to see him in his full glory.

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Updated On: 3/13/10 at 05:08 AM

The rehearsal period should not effect the number of shows you do in your opening week.

I'm sure they've joined the company, they just haven't rehearsed the role yet... does anyone have the new program?

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I sit corrected! Good luck to the lovely and talented John Brannoch if / when he gets to go on as Bernadette.

I must also say I was disappointed for the equally talented and lovely Phil Arran that he never got the chance to play the role in front of a paying audience before he left the show.

So does anyone know who the first cover Bernadette is going to be? I assumed the covers would be older than anyone in the present company, hence my thinking they hadn't yet joined. Me bad!

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Any Photos of the new cast in costume yet?

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