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Post by justsaying113 on Aug 26, 2019 8:02:07 GMT
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.
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Post by barrowside on Aug 29, 2019 11:23:01 GMT
She was the Bird Lady in the Mary Poppins tour - she was lovely.
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Post by ali973 on Aug 30, 2019 12:33:51 GMT
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.
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Post by ruthieh on Aug 30, 2019 21:42:03 GMT
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. Various parts in the ensemble/chorus |
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Aug 31, 2019 6:01:01 GMT
“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.
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