It was lovely to spot Grainne Renihan in the 'Les Miserables' concert. A really talented lady and excellent as both 'Svetlana' and ' Florence' in the original London production of 'Chess'. A real shame we haven't seen more of her over the years.
In the audience or in the choir? She's one of those stars from the '90s mega-musical era. Did wonderful work in Chess, Les Mis, and Miss Saigon, as you pointed out. I saw her in a concert a few years ago in London. She still sounded like she was 16. She almost comes across as an English Liz Callaway.
In the audience or in the choir? She's one of those stars from the '90s mega-musical era. Did wonderful work in Chess, Les Mis, and Miss Saigon, as you pointed out. I saw her in a concert a few years ago in London. She still sounded like she was 16. She almost comes across as an English Liz Callaway.
“She is returning to the show alongside her son Ciarán Bowling who she was pregnant with whilst playing Fantine in the 1996 cast. Les Misérables has been a real family affair…her sister Lizzy Renihan was in the show with her in the early 90s and her husband Daniel Bowling was Music Supervisor and Musical Director for Les Misérables for many years.”
Her programme bio is lovely - such a personal connection to the show.
I think the only time I saw her was as Giulietta in the original Aspects Run, and she was great.