Was delighted today that one reader emailed to thank me for putting their name in the ’credits’ at the back of the book. Truthfully, as that page says, I couldn’t have done it without every single person listed there. Tying neatly into what I wrote on Tuesday – the opinions of ordinary theatregoers are what the site and book are all about; thank goodness they are willing to share.
The “Professional” bit of today’s rambling comes from the new attempt to “cast by television” a Dorothy for “The Wizard Of Oz.” While Andrew Lloyd Webber and Graham Norton remain, both John Barrowman and Denise Van Outen will be judging. The replacements are OK… but I do query the choice of Charlotte Church.
While an extremely experienced concert performer, unlike the other two she is replacing, she’s never done a run in a West End musical. Just as ticket-buyers see seats differently to invited guests, will this mean a new perspective in casting?
Oh, and as an aside, I picked up Ms Church’s autobiography for £1 in “Poundland” last week… and it’s actually very readable.