hi so just saw Sunset Blvd and can we please make some noise for this diva?? Shayna McPherson is the primary camera operator and is so vital to the integrity of the production they literally made sure she transferred over from London. she’s doing inspired work on that stage !!
Laura Harrison (@Laura_Harrison0) who's currently in @sunsetblvd and performed as Catherine this afternoon will be RETURNING to @WickedUK to play the role of ELPHABA tonight! #Return
Laura takes over as Elphaba standby from March!
🔈 A message for Equity members
We share the frustration of many members at new @SpotlightUK tiered membership.
We recommend no @EquityUK member takes out ‘Premier membership’ until we understand the reasons for the change, & Council has discussed casting policy this November.
Willkommen to London's new alternate Sally Bowles. @NicSarahMyers makes her debut tonight, and appears as the Toast of Mayfair on either Wednesday matinees or Thursday evenings each week (full schedule on website). Hals- und Beinbruch, Nic!
"It is literally impossible to be a woman.
You are very beautiful and very smart... and it breaks my soul that you think you're not good enough, like we're always supposed to be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.
We have to be skinny, but not too much and you must not say you want to be skinny. You must say you want a healthy weight, but also… YES you have to be skinny.
You must have money, but you can’t ask for money because that would be rude.
You gotta be a boss, but you can't be tough. You must lead, but you cannot crush other people’s ideas.
You’re supposed to love being a mom, but you don’t talk about your kids all the time.
You have to be a professional, but also always take care of everyone else.
You are responsible for men’s misbehavior, WHICH IS CRAZY, but if you notice that, you’re accused of being a whine.
You're expected to keep yourself pretty for men, but not so pretty you 'try them too much' or threaten other women… because you're supposed to be part of the sorority.
You must always stand out and always be very grateful… but never forget the system is fixed, so find how to acknowledge it but remember to be grateful.
You must never grow old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never stumble, never fail or show fear and, of course, you must never be sassy.
It's very hard, it's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you. And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything WRONG, but also, everything that happens is YOUR FAULT.
I'm tired of seeing myself and every woman doing the impossible for others to love us."
- America Ferrera as Gloria
Barbie (2023)
If you're at the theatre tomorrow afternoon (Sun 23 April), remember to turn your phone off before the show starts to avoid any disruption from the Emergency Alert test happening at 3pm. Having your phone on silent will usually not stop the sound from being emitted. Thanks!