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thenetworkbabe
11-02-2010
According to Siobhan's twitter she is

"Performing on breakfast TV-Friday@midday! Gotta wear the tight black costume! Now the whole nation will see the skintight Lycra up close!"

Assume its This Morning but thats all she posted.

And Aoife can actually be seen in another short scene from Legally Blonde.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzaFm5OKyQ0
thenetworkbabe
18-02-2010
Siobhan on Elaine Paige - singing and an interview up for the next three days.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00qr1dv
1 hr 19-35 in

Plus pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qr1dv

Hi de hi . The folk at thenternetforum have found Abi's next role. If she can do that voice she will be doing brillantly . Abi's on tour again into Sept campers.
http://www.brucejamesproductions.co....asp?NewsID=101

And a bit of Leanne who is missed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJtdzX-QGI

and some more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJDnpXk66s
thenetworkbabe
17-03-2010
Helena has spring cleaned her website and put some new pictures up.
She also says she has an album of Richard Rogers songs coming out later this year. http://www.helenablackman.com/


Siobhan has 4 new songs up to listen to on her myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/siobhandillonuk
She's also posted some before and after make-up pictures of herself as Sandy
http://www.mobypicture.com/user/siob...k/view/6144904
http://www.mobypicture.com/user/siob...k/view/6145083
A youtube has also appeared of her singing Maybe This Time in a railway station for Children In Need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk3gycKaTwQ

Aoife was off 5 March to 15 March probably because Legally Blonde's other leads have been given holiday weeks recently. Problem is Legally isn't posting who is off next/when. Some shows give people a week off every 3 months or so so its something to bear in mind if you want to see her.

Abi starts in HI-DE-HI this week in Stevenage according to the site http://www.stevenage-leisure.co.uk/C...3/Default.aspx
and there's some new dates running into September - including finally a South East one in Windsor http://www.brucejamesproductions.co....asp?NewsID=116

Connie and the SOM tour are in Belfast heading to Scotland. They are implying the cast may change after 24 August.
http://www.thesoundofmusictour.com/tickets.php
thenetworkbabe
19-04-2010
Abi can be seen in action on the Hi de hi video. Though would you know who Peggy was if you didn't know?

http://www.anvilarts.org.uk/performance/thu/hi-de-hi

There's a picture too
http://maplins.webs.com/apps/photos/...otoid=74724036

She's getting some good reviews

http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/...tevenage).html

Aoife's blogspot has been updated with some new pictures
http://aoifemulholland.blogspot.com/

and Aoife's planned holidays from Legally Blonde have now appeared on http://westendunderstudies.com/Site/By_Show.html

who say that:

The role of BROOKE WYNDHAM/SHANDI will be played by Tamara Wall (Understudy) from Saturday 5th June to Friday 11th June 2010 as Aoife Mulholland will be away

The role of BROOKE WYNDHAM/SHANDI will be played by Tamara Wall (Understudy) from Saturday 19th June to Monday 21st June 2010 as Aoife Mulholland will be away

The role of BROOKE WYNDHAM/SHANDI will be played by Tamara Wall (Understudy) from Saturday 4th September to Monday 6th September 2010 as Aoife Mulholland will be away
thenetworkbabe
06-05-2010
Helena Blackman is doing a cabaret spot - 7th June London. With the splendid Nancy Sullivan too.....

http://www.ninthnote.com/

Aoife's blogspot hs been updated with some new pictures and her and Abi's spot in the recent BBC catchup show

http://aoifemulholland.blogspot.com/

Legally Blonde have also added some new pictures
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aWwp9jM6RI..._7503509_n.jpg
thenetworkbabe
10-06-2010
Helena Blackman did the cabaret on 7 June and very good she was too.
She's doing something else on 20th June singing some (a?) new composition(s) alongside Rebecca Caine and Dianne Pilkington and others , Holborn,London, pay what you can.
http://www.cochranetheatre.co.uk/65049.htm
Her album should be out in the autumn.
She's also been on the cover of The Stage "with" the Deputy PM
http://twitpic.com/1mvxdo
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Aoife has been featured in some interviews.
http://todomusicales.com/content/con...-by-its-cover/
http://westend.broadwayworld.com/art...Maria_20100521
Note her comment about being given Footloose on the HDYSAPLM show........

Aoife as Roxie http://loganriehl.com/view/12751 - Aoife as blonde Roxie http://loganriehl.com/view/12824

Aoife's blogspot has proudly announced that she's been listed by show and stay magazine as one of the West End's 10 hottest women stars - in very good company
http://www.show-and-stay.co.uk/magaz...-the-west-end/

You can also hear her on the new legally Blonde Promo video - its Aoife singing from about 0-50 on I think.
http://www.legallyblondethemusical.c...FQcTzAod1Vcsbw

Legally are (were) recording some shows this week - this may mean a cast recording???

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Siobhan Dillon may be leaving Grease in July as she's said on twitter she's playing Sandy till July 24 - no idea if thats extendable.
Some Grease youtubes have appeared.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dahG8Q4V2zI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9dK...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOiQlPyPCBU
Plus one with something from her upcoming album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8EEG...layer_embedded
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Abi Finley is getting great reviews for Hi De Hi.
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/re...7985/hi-de-hi-
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Connie and the SOM tour have reached Eastbourne.
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And Leanne is singing at the Essex County Cricket ground on June 11
jill1812
10-06-2010
Originally Posted by thenetworkbabe:
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Aoife has been featured in some interviews.
http://todomusicales.com/content/con...-by-its-cover/
http://westend.broadwayworld.com/art...Maria_20100521
Note her comment about being given Footloose on the HDYSAPLM show........

Aoife as Roxie http://loganriehl.com/view/12751 - Aoife as blonde Roxie http://loganriehl.com/view/12824

Aoife's blogspot has proudly announced that she's been listed by show and stay magazine as one of the West End's 10 hottest women stars - in very good company
http://www.show-and-stay.co.uk/magaz...-the-west-end/

You can also hear her on the new legally Blonde Promo video - its Aoife singing from about 0-50 on I think.
http://www.legallyblondethemusical.c...FQcTzAod1Vcsbw

Legally are (were) recording some shows this week - this may mean a cast recording???”

Loved the Footloose comment!

Sheridan Smith said on Twitter that Legally Blonde are doing a cast recording.
JammiSammi
11-06-2010
Aoife is running in the 'Race for Life'....

Aoife and Susan McFadden (Grease is the Word) are running in the 'Race for Life' along with 10 other members of Legally Blonde's cast and crewe. The girls are hoping to raise £2000 for 'Cancer Research UK'. They will be running 5K around Hyde Park on Sunday 18th July after which it's down to the Savoy Theatre for a 3.00pm matinee....

Anyone wanting to sponsor the girls can do so here....

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/team-legallyblonde
thenetworkbabe
23-06-2010
There's a new Aoife video on the Aofeblogspot - Aoife's advice on dancing .......
http://aoifemulholland.blogspot.com/

Saw somewhere that the Legally Blonde cast recording might be out in August?? Not sure what its going to be like. Aoife sounded great on June 12 the first recording day . The Delta Nu scene where Elle gets Brooke's alibi from her was so funny though that there were people laughing all through it including one woman with a very loud laugh. Sheridan was going for the laughs even more than usual everywhere and getting them and managed to crack herself as well sometimes.
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Siobhan Dillon did West End Live as Sandy

Close up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAQ5r...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InoNw...eature=related
Further back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO-MD7F4be4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42Lz-SmU9g
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Helena at the madame Jojos cabaret produced some pictures
http://francynecarr.photoshelter.com...000peoMvGJItz0
http://francynecarr.photoshelter.com...000tEz6XTQyzug
http://francynecarr.photoshelter.com...000dsrjRhIw3YQ
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And Leanne Dobinson has set up her own stage school in Essex.
http://essex.gumtree.com/essex/02/60074902.html

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anna42hmr
24-07-2010
some good news from siobhan on her twitter page, she is joining the cast of legally blonde in september as Vivianne
thenetworkbabe
25-07-2010
Originally Posted by anna42hmr:
“some good news from siobhan on her twitter page, she is joining the cast of legally blonde in september as Vivianne”

Imagine thats for rehearsals. Cast change day is October 23 and thats when Caroline Keiff (Vivienne) has twittered she is leaving. Siobhan would start on October 25 in that case.

Saw Siobhan in Grease yesterday (her last day there before Lauren takes over) She is really impressive, she's got the comedy right, she's dancing really well and shes singing with massive power, in character and with some really big wow factor fireworks in the vocal too.She really looks like a leading lady and should be great as Vivienne.
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The Legally Blonde London cast recording is out on August 16 according to Amazon. There's a signing at the Dress Circle shop on 21 Aug and they are taking orders for signed copies. No idea if Aoife is signing - there's some new surprise guest at the signing ??
http://www.dresscircle.co.uk/section...ContentID=2766

No news yet if Aoife is moving on from Legally Blonde or staying to give continuity. Two Marias in one show would be great and great for my credit cards.
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Abi's Hi de Hi had some problem (someone was ill?) and missed some stops including Hastings. The new schedule is at
http://www.brucejamesproductions.co....asp?NewsID=101
It got good reviews in Sheffield
http://www.thestar.co.uk/theatre/REV...tre.6405439.jp
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/tim...tor.6409535.jp
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Helena is working on her album
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Connie as Maria is in Birmingham until Aug 21.She then seems to get a break until October 12 when she comes back to take the SOM into 2011.
http://www.thesoundofmusictour.com/tickets.php
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There was some shoot for Hello on Friday involving Niamh, Sam, Lauren, Susan McFadden winner of the Grease ITV show and assorted Dorothies, Nancy's, Josephs and Marias. No idea which Marias, but time will tell.
thenetworkbabe
15-08-2010
Helena Blackman has moved to facebook (her myspace page has gone)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helena...7378324?ref=ts

She's got fewer videos up so far but some new pictures. If you look on the left she has a music player and as the top item she has Someone to fall back on/Halo a version of a mashup she performed at the Madame Jo Jo's cabaret.

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Bizarrely only Connie made into into Hello from the Marias - 4 Nancies, 3 Dots and 4 Josephs.........
thenetworkbabe
26-08-2010
Abi has 3 weeks to run in Hi de Hi. Weston-Super-Mare, Windsor and Yeovil http://www.brucejamesproductions.co....asp?NewsID=101

Saw show in Croydon. Its very funny. Abi is very funny and just becomes Polly. She sems to be having fun, she's got a couple of songs to show off her voice and even some impressive dancing. All the show needs is more audience - Croydon was about 30% full for a Saturday matinee. They needed to market it more somehow to the under 55s - difficult perhaps when Hi De Hi last aired in 1988.

Leanne has accepted a part in the big 3rd October 25th anniversary Les Mis O2 concert. I would rather have had her or Katie Hall as Cosette.

Helena has a cabaret in Maidenhead on Sept 18 http://nordenfarm.org/?nfs=XdHwtTnLq...str=2010-09-01
thenetworkbabe
04-09-2010
The aoifeblogspot http://aoifemulholland.blogspot.com/ have found an interview confirming the news that Aoife is staying on in Legally Blonde or another year.
http://westend.broadwayworld.com/art...lland_20100831
Thats Aoife and Siobhan both in Legally from October 25.
If you are booking Sheridan Smith is going down to 6 shows a week until she leaves in January (apart from around Xmas) and not doing Mondays and Tuesdays and her understudy Amy Lennox is off to perform in the Secret Garden so its not clear who will be doing those shows. Amy ends Secret Garden in January - some of us hope she gets Elle then.
To show how small a world it is. Amy was Liesl in the Sound Of Music to Connie and Aoife and the Secret Garden was what Helena was in last xmas......
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Someone has posted this rather nice youtube of Helena with some pictures from her site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhaxoWagNJ4

And Helena's Rodgers and Hammerstein CD is now listed on Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Rodger...3437607&sr=8-1
.......
thenetworkbabe
21-09-2010
Helena Blackman is doing two cabaret nights at The Pheasantry Kings Road Chelsea Nov 5 and Nov 6. She's singing "West End classics from Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Evita and the great Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook" Love to know what she does from Les Mis if anyone goes.

http://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/popB...howDateId=4202

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Connie has got married. Spotted by SnoopMK on the internetforum.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11286659

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And Briony (Price) is in .........The Wizard of Oz (from 18 Dec to 31 Dec (?)) in Dorking
http://www.dorkinghalls.co.uk/index....7&eventid=5312
Well done the poster who suggested on the OTR thread that Briony would make a good Dorothy.

Or you can book her yourself - if she is still with E3 (there's a picture and short CV saying what she has done since HDYSAPLM)
http://www.e3grouponline.com/enterta...ts/brionyprice
thenetworkbabe
12-10-2010
Helena Blackman has just been announced as singing in Sondheim In Reverse on 24th October, Soho, London.
http://www.mackandmac.co.uk/sondheiminreverse/

There's a nice video of her singing her Someone To Fall Back on/Halo mashup at
http://vimeo.com/15384269 (takes a long time to load on a slow connection , better to start and then pause it till its fully loaded)

She's put up some new, stunning, photos of herself on her facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...26643217378324
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helena...7378324?ref=ts

She's also put up a lot of the HDYSAPLM and When Joseph met Maria videos.

And Amazon now reckon her CD is out next February- though Helena hasn't said anything on twitter or facebook about dates - Amazon have a CD picture too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Rodger...6846842&sr=8-1
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Leanne Dobinson sang (in the chorus of past performers according to the programme) at the 25th Anniversary Les Miserables O2 concert.
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And Siobhan Dillon is in rehearsals for Legally Blonde and presumed to be starting on the 25th October.

Mondays and Tuesdays at Legally (except xmas when its Sheridan ) Elle is being played after cast change by Susan McFadden, the winning Sandy if anyone watched the ITV Grease programme. Thats two Sandys in Legally with Siobhan too....
thenetworkbabe
05-11-2010
Helena's cabarets are today and Saturday at he Pheasantry http://www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk/popList.aspx
She's listed as singing "songs by the Lord himself as well as several other musical theatre greats such as Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers & Hammerstein, and from shows such as Miss Saigon, Yentle, Nine, Funny Girl, The Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret and Evita to name just a few. With fresh arrangements, medleys of Disney classics and special guest performances"
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Siobhan has started in Legally Blonde and has got some really good reviews from the folk at the whatsonstage board who have seen her.

There's one youtube (turn the sound up) with her singing on it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GFeO0yoePA (its her at the start as Vivienne)
and another meet the new cast one with a quick word with Siobhan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4PTbvcfkMs
thenetworkbabe
22-11-2010
Aoife has some very good personal news according to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aoife-...0202602?v=wall (21 Nov)
.... she may not be skipping much longer.....
Explains an otherwise mysterious Duncan James twitter a few days ago hoping Tamara (Aoife's understudy) would be able to take over as Brooke in Legally. Many congratulations to Aoife.

There's a couple of Aoife songs to listen to on her facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aoife-...202602?v=box_3

All the Love I have is on her album too.
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Siobhan and Aoife in Legally Blonde together
http://www.wooller.com/?id=37659&page=11427&offset=0

and Siobhan
http://www.wooller.com/?id=37688&page=11427&offset=0

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Helena has a facebook page for her Album at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helena...5863911?v=wall

She's singing two duets on the album - one with Daniel Boys and one with Jonathan Ansell.

The album has a release date of Valentine's day and its now on Dress Circle's site too.
http://www.dresscircle.co.uk/8537-Pr...merstein-37140

Someone has also put up a youtube version of her singing Someone to fall back on/Halo which is downloadable .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljvda68gGHc

There's also a youtube of Helena singing Unusual Way ...with pictures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhaxoWagNJ4&feature=fvw

And Helena's Cabaret at The Pheasantry was excellent - massive range, beauty and power, from Disney to Love Never Dies, and Helena is very funny too. Highly recommended if you get a chance to hear another one.
thenetworkbabe
06-01-2011
Aoife Mulholland coiled up her skipping rope as Brooke on 24th December. Annoyingly, South Eastern trains stopped running on both days in December when I had tickets, so I never got to see Aoife and Siobhan together.

There's a flash of Aoif'e's Whipped Into Shape at 3.35 and a lot of There Right There after 4.31 in this Legally Blonde compilation - lots of spoilers if you have not seen the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_ELmlXN4Y

Legally's now lost the wonderful Aoife, Jill and Amy from the original cast and Sheridan is off too after 8 Jan - if she and the audience survive another Legally Blonde, extreme muck up, cast change, matinee and then Sheridan's last show. ........

The photographer who takes photos of Westend stars in their dressing rooms (with enormous hands) has been at work again.
Aoife as Brooke, with sixpack, http://loganriehl.com/view/12872
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Siobhan Dillon is now serving as lone Westend Maria and seems to be getting very good reviews as Vivienne in Legally Blonde.
She's also been shot in her dressing room, as Sandy in Grease, http://loganriehl.com/view/12877.

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Connie Fisher finally gave up the habit on 2 Jan and left the SOM tour after the Oxford run . She's being replaced by Verity Rushworth, Donna Dingle from Emmerdale, who will have Jason Donovan as her Captain...................
http://wwwmusicaltheatrenews.blogspo...ontent=Twitter

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Helena Blackman is singing 5 songs and doing a meet and greet at a show in Portsmouth on Jan 16 for Cystic Fibrosis.
http://kingssouthsea.ticketsolve.com...6511416/events
She's recording her album next week.
She's also got a version of Love Never Dies on an ALW compiliation album available for download from 17 Jan . http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Never-D...sr=1-3-catcorr
She sang this at her Pheasantry cabaret and there it was really good.
Helena did the xmas show at Lauderdale House (with Nancy Sullivan) and posted this nice review of it on her facebook page - no one announced it in advance or it would have been a must. http://www.thepublicreviews.com/chri...-house-london/
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Belinda Evans seems very active.
http://www.belindaevans.co.uk/gigs/
She's part of a band producing combinations of "Opera/Classical/Jazz/Rock/Minimalist" music
http://web.mac.com/stuartmclean/SSST.../Ensemble.html
There's some music to listen to on both sites.
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Simona Armstrong has a site - beware it opens very slowly and stalls if you try and click anything while its still loading.
http://www.fletcherassociates.net/Fl...Armstrong.html
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Meliz Serman has her myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/melizserman
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Leanne Dobinson is on twitter and might appreciate some supportive followers http://twitter.com/leanne_dobinson

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Briony Price talks about what she's done since the show and what she's doing in 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsf...s_page16.shtml

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And I can't find Abi - if anyone spots her cast for anything can they post....
thenetworkbabe
19-01-2011
Helena is doing a live launch for her album in the Delfont Room at the Prince of Wales Theatre (Mamma Mia) on 13 Feb at 1830
http://twitter.com/DelfontRoom
http://www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/T...ammerstein.php
This has only just been advertised..

She's also been doing interviews including one with Westend Wendy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpllnzCaGwQ
As they say in Legally Blonde "I see dead people....."

I thought Helena's Love Never Dies which is now out was very impressive - well worth a listen.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Never-D...5409480&sr=8-2
anna42hmr
23-01-2011
thanks for the update on the girls thenetworkbabe, really appreciate it
thenetworkbabe
03-03-2011
Helena's album has launched, She sang from it at the Delfont rooms with Daniel Boys singing his duet and Jonathan Ansells too.

http://westend.broadwayworld.com/art..._Boys_20110216

She's been doing lot of video and press interviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIJ6pQaSDf0
http://www.todomusicales.com/content...sical-theatre/

She's singing with Daniel again at his concert this Friday off Leicester Square
http://www.ambassadortickets.com/239...oncert-Tickets

She's also recorded an episode of the BBC's Friday Night is Music Night which goes out on April 17.

http://yfrog.com/h7mf1tsj

And she's also been singing more for confused dot com according to her facebook page - 40 seconds in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxdA9...e_gdata_player
thenetworkbabe
14-03-2011
http://www.youtube.com/user/GasAttac.../0/1Ilm4kre_4o

Legally Blonde. At the Olivier Awards, Siobhan, as Vivienne, providing the vocal wow factor
thenetworkbabe
16-03-2011
http://www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk/po...howDateId=4535

Abi Finley is listed as giving a cabaret at the pheasantry (pizza express) London on 7 april
Helena has also twittered that she is doing another show there in June.
thenetworkbabe
11-04-2011
Helena is giving a concert with Daniel Boys in Gateshead April 16 - lots of Les Mis according to Helena's twitter.........
http://www.thesagegateshead.org/what...rds=&match=any

Helena is on Friday Night is Music Night on April 15 this week at 2000 - not April 17 as repeated above (thats not a Friday!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006...sodes/upcoming

Helena's also performing at the Pheasantry (Pizza Express Chelsea) on June 12 at 1830
http://www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk/po...howDateId=4701

There's a podcast interview about the album too - about 15 mins in
http://stageleft.org.uk/podcast/Stag...elena-Blackman

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Abi gave her cabaret at the Pheasantry on April 7. Lots of variety - including, among lots of others, songs from several musicals including Fame (where she sang Think of Meryl Streep) , Oklahoma and something from Marguerite, two Sondheims, some Streisland, and ending with a singalong to Grease is The Word, from Grease. No Big Spender, but Abi demonstrated what her Nobody Does it Better sounds like when she can hear the music (pretty sensational) and why anyone casting Funny Girl should start with her. Abi is also very funny. She said this was her first cabaret in London - which may imply there will be more - highly recommended if there are. There was someone filming, so perhaps some will appear on youtube???
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