End of Eras, New Beginnings

Apparently promising to be back tomorrow means in 4 days. But that's ok! Well as you should all know by now Siobhan has landed the part of Vivienne in Legally Blonde!! I was so surprised when I found out, (which was a really long time ago) I wasn't expecting any new musical theatre news any time soon. She starts playing the in-the-end-lovable-bitch in October and I can't wait! At first I was surprised to find out she was playing Vivienne but then I remembered maybe her new haircut helped her fit the image more.

Yes I see it.

She's also joining with I'd Do Anything judge and theatre star Denise Van Outen and co-Maria Aoife Mulholland! Yay! My two favorite Marias, reunited again!!! Note to either of them reading this.....pictures please!! Thank you <3

I never got a chance to say goodbye to Grease as I probably should have with a gigantic, epic post but GOODBYE TO GREASE DAYS! You were loads of fun to keep tabs on, and I enjoyed seeing Siobhan grow and evolve on stage from Patty to Sandy. I look back now, and "Patty days" were 3 years ago, where did the time go?

On to Twitter talk, if you haven't noticed I added a tweet feed on the right hand column. She said she's in LA at the moment and then on to New York. Which is only a few hours away from me. That's just plain teasing I think. If only she was playing Blonde on Broadway, I could possibly afford if not make that trip! One day maybe!!

So no other new news I'm afraid as of right now. Maybe we'll hear something of the album on myspace soon ,and definitely next month should be buzzing with reviews and pics (hopefully!). This time last year was Cabaret and you all know how exciting I found her in that role. Which I hope she gets a chance to play again in the future, 3 months wasn't enough for me! I'm hoping Blonde excites me just as much!

If I'm missing something important on the news side please just email me, I feel like I'm missing a detail.

P.S. Leanne Dobinson just liked my status on Facebook. It made my day.

Final Week!

This is Siobhan's final week as Sandy in Grease! If you haven't seen her yet try to get tickets! This must be kind of an end of an era for her because she started her Grease career back in 2007 playing Patty, Marty, and Sandy. Now three years later she's handing back the cat suit! Maybe it's sentimental? Hope so because I'd love to see some pictures of her final night even if it's just a couple! Just want to see some memories snapped!

I'm afraid I'm going to miss her final night since I'll be away from internet access for the next week. Of course it has to be this week!! Hopefully so good doers will/can help me out! :)

Good luck Siobhan!! Give them a show to remember!

PS: Congrats to Lauren from 'Over the Rainbow' who will be taking over the role of Sandy after Siobhan next week! I already know she'll be fab! xx

More from West End Live!

Thanks to Leicester Square TV we've got higher quality versions of Grease's performance at West End Live! It's great to see it right up close! I'm sure it's a better experience to actually have been there, but this is good too!

Part 1

Part 2

The patty cake high fives gave me this huge grin on my face. Why so adorable Grease?

Performance at West End Live!

Hopefully we will have more on this event later on but for now enjoy the recorded performance on youtube! Not bad quality either!

Awesome as usual!! Looks like a fun event! Wish I could've gone!!

100th Post!

This is my 100th post! Only took a couple years! Hah! How shall we celebrate this? Oh yes, a lovely new headshot! It's so captivating! Siobhan also made the list of the Top 10 Hottest Woman in the West End. ............That's as much a surprise as saying you need to be able to sing to be in a musical.

I'm glad Ruthie, Aoife, and Kerry also make the list, I love them! It's funny how I know almost all of these ladies in the West End but if you asked me to name someone on Broadway I wouldn't have a clue! I guess I just find the West End more talented, or at least more interesting.

WEST END LADIES

On another note, Siobhan finishes her Grease run on July 24th. So if you haven't gone to see her yet, you've got just over a month to get your butt over there!

More From Grease!

There's a few more productions photos of Siobhan in Grease. Also the Grease youtube page released mini clips from the show and a trailer featuring Siobhan.

Grease Promotional Pics

Haha Pants!! I don't hear that enough. Sounds like it wasn't her night ahh well here's some pictures of the production when it is!

Also an extra pic of when Siobhan guest starred with Noel Sullivan on Elaine Paige's radio show. Sorry for the hiatus, schoolwork mixed with Andrew Lloyd Webber's new reality show keeps me lazy and occupied!! Be back soon!

Touchbase Interview

Touchbase magazine did a piece on Siobhan recently as one of their "local success stories". They discussed how she came to audition for Maria and the opportunities that opened up after the show. What it was like to work with Eliot Kennedy on her debut album which she's hoping to release the first single this summer. I'm guessing the first single is 'Amazing' from the OneSong Foundation. If your not interested in the reading, the new photoshoot looks fantastic! It looks like it's from the same shoot as the picture I posted a couple weeks ago. I hope bigger versions of these pictures surface at some point!

I took screencaps for anyone who wants to read the interview or you can visit the link posted at the bottom. When I took the caps I didn't realize how you will have to keep switching back and forth if you want to read it in order. So bear with me!

My favorite bit was her comparing other artists to her sounds and what the album is made up of, it sounds like great variety! I love Tori Amos!

"My influences are everything from Karen Carpenter through to Tori Amos. A lot of it is quite theatrical. There will always be strings and a big grand piano involved. Hopefully we're looking at the summer for the release of the first single."

Beautiful photos! The Cabaret one is especially stunning:) And they credited the blog while they were at it! That's amazing, now I feel even more pressure to update more! Hah

For a full look at the interview check out their site here:

A STAR IS BORN

Later tonight I'll be posting the radio interview Siobhan did with Elaine Paige this past Sunday. In it she sang Hopelessly Devoted To You which I'll post as well. It was brilliant of course can't wait for you to hear it if you haven't already.

P.S. Siobhan performed with the Grease cast last Friday on ITV Breakfast. If anyone knows where I can find this performance or they happened to record it, I would be forever grateful if you could share it with us, thank you! xx

EDIT: Sorry if the interview caps are kind of small, the blog makes them a certain size these days and I'm not tech savy enough to fix it! I recommend just going to the link to read it.

London Theatre Interview

The London Theatre Guide interviews Siobhan as a newcomer to the West End and someone to look out for. I really like the interview, the answers are really detailed and a lot of that stuff I didn't know before. Check it out!

Here's a snippet:

Are you glad you did How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?
Of course. If I hadn’t have done that I wouldn’t be here now. There’s not one regret about anything, about how I was portrayed, about anything I was asked to do. It was just loads of fun. I didn’t feel any pressure because I was already in a degree, so it wasn’t the be all and end all, and I think it was because of that that I really enjoyed myself and made the most of it. But there are a couple of things I would have done very differently if I’d gone back to do it now. I would have actually practised for the Saturday night live show! I would have perhaps looked into singing things differently. I hadn’t done any of the acting or anything like that, so I didn’t really know how to act the song. But I’ve had lessons since then, private tuition in acting and dancing.

INTRODUCING

The picture above Siobhan posted on twitter, it's a preview to her latest photo-shoot. Looks pretty badass! I love it! Actually when I first saw it first thing that popped into my head was OMG Kristen Stewart! And on that note, I'm off!

Premiere with the New Cast!

Tonight is the night Siobhan stars in Grease with an all new cast at the Piccadilly Theatre. She's playing opposite the new Danny, Noel Sullivan. This must be a real "pat on the back" moment for her; she's worked all this way to become a lead in a West End musical and here she finally is!

Above is a shot of outside the theatre displaying the cast photos and a giant poster of Siobhan! Oooo when will these photos be available? lol

All the best Siobhan! Bring the house down with those stellar vocals!!

Beginning of Grease Times!

Siobhan debuted as Sandy tonight in the West End of Grease!! Everyone thought she would be starting January 25th but looks like she wanted an early start! It sounded like it went very well, only good things to come I hope!

Also, last night Siobhan attended The Legally Blonde Gala and was all praise for it. Saying the show's brilliant, Susan Mcfadden kicks butt and fellow Maria Aoife is ~amazing~! I'll have some pictures up tomorrow! Stay tuned!

Back to the Grease Lightning days!!!

A wop ba-ba lu mop, a wop bam boom!!

Yep yep, Siobhan's heading back to Grease! This time as Sandy! In 2007, she made her West End debut as Patty Simcox and now she's returning as her first leading lady on the West End. She'll be returning on January 25th, in just over a month it's going to come quickly!

Maybe I'll be able to see her in this? It would have to be during the summer though, well fingers crossed!!

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