Drag Dramas

What a week!

What can I say? We have had a resignation from a show, replacements of showgirls, replacements of replacements, showgirls on holidays and new shows running late.

Sadly, last week Candy Box resigned from the Grease show at the Imperial Hotel. She was to take over from Cleo Coupe in the role of "Danny/Frenchie", but due to commitments with her job at the Stonewall Hotel, she thought it best to pull out of the show.

I was very much looking forward to performing alongside Candy, and hope to get a chance to do so in the future..

With this happening on the eve of Sandy Toggs's working holiday to Canada, it meant that our show cast was in a bit of trouble, needing to secure a replacement in a matter of days.

Farren Height, who has been filling in for Candy for a few weeks, and scheduled to fill in for Sandy Toggs, now remains in the "Danny/Frenchie" role.

Charisma Belle, offered to step into the show, and so we thought we were saved. Unfortunately she was unable to make rehearsals, and so with just over 48 hours before showtime, Rubella (who has been filling in for my show at Stonewall Hotel), stepped up to the plate to learn the show.

This performer is a God send! VERY talented and such a lovely person. It's going to be an absolute pleasure to work with her for the next few weeks while Sandy Toggs is away.

I'm pleased to say the Grease show last night went very well and Rubella was a huge success. The audience raised the roof with applause for her efforts to learn the show so well in such a short time!

Sadly, Freeda Corsett has announced she will not be coming back to the Grease show once rehearsals start for the musical Priscilla in about 4 weeks time. She was originally planning to keep performing in Grease, but has now chosen to leave. We do hope that if there is a chance she might stay, that she does so. We all enjoy working with such a talented performer, but we understand that after performing 8 shows over 6 days a week in a major musical, extra shows may not be desirable. We wish you good luck Freeda! (Come along and see her over her last 3 weeks in Grease!)

With all this movement of the cast, we will be looking to settle into a permanent cast for Thursday nights ASAP, and I will keep you posted on the developments.

In the meantime, back at the Stonewall Hotel, the next Saturday night cast, Vanity Faire, Maxi Shield and Beyonce G-Spot have their show scheduled to start on August 5th. Due to this, my cast has been asked to extend our shows to the end of July, which means our last week moves from tomorrow (22/07/06) to next Saturday (29/07/06).

So you have an extra week to catch us at Stonewall Hotel, as well as a new line-up at Imperial Hotel! Come along and see the shows.. Click HERE for the details!