Originally Posted by snoweyowl:
“You get the impression that Sophie will never be back in musical theatre. I'm sure she thinks of herself as a singer more than a stage performer. Nothing wrong with that.”
There's very little to do at the moment though. More plays, smaller casts, more male leads, more imported leads, more names rather than talent, more shows needing dancers... and Viva Forever....There's only Lauren, Keisha, and Sarah and Danielle of the girls from the shows actually in a musical at the moment I think. Its a bit of a metaphor for the country as a whole - how not to use your available talent.
There's a lot of people doing other things. Some are trying for TV, some doing films - major or short, some are doing plays - Helena's just done one in between musicals, Nancy Sullivan is doing one soon. Amy is on the Australasia tour with the National Theatre, Jessie is playing in a Shakespeare at the Globe for her first job back. Some are working on EPs/albums.....
Sophie seems to be doing a wide range from radio, to TV specials, to cabarets/concerts and a film. She also seems to be in demand for welsh events and shows - she's been singing at the international rugby, and football as well as working with the welsh tV channels - its a good niche to have and she's gaining experience. She's been doing quite a few of the same things as Jessie did.
Hopefully she will go for and get another leading role at some point soon - if anyone puts on something that provides one. She sang some Disney, and from Wicked in her cabaret set, and did both really well. What they all really need are some more major singing/acting roles to replace those that have gone in the last couple of years, and some new ones for young female singers - like Dorothy or Eponine - not least because they need to produce some older singers for the older roles later on.
This is Sophie singing at the football from 2-01 in.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSjJo6Kd_TI
Its a bigger audience than even Sam or Lauren have sung to.....
She's also costhosting a concert as part of Welsh Music Day on BBC Radio Wales on April 19.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r...ales-music-day
