There will be no rest for Carley Stenson after she finishes her successful stint playing Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical next month as she is to star in her first Cabaret and and cross the swamp to take over as the green girl in Shrek The Musical!!!
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| Carley as Elle Woods |
The first time I saw Carley was when she played Margot in Legally Blonde (and was 2nd Cover Elle) and I have to say I thought she was very weak. Her voice was noticeably not as strong as everyone else's and her acting was just OK. So when she got the role of Elle I was quite shocked and presumed she would be terrible! The first time I saw her as Elle I was surprised as she was great! Her voice was still weak which was a massive floor as it was the only thing that prevented her from leading the company as she acted the role amazingly and created a great relationship with the audience. However when I saw her this January it was like a completely different person! She really led the company and her singing had massively improved. I think she brought back something to the show that had been lost once Sheridan left - she made the audience really care for Elle which gets you much more into the show.
This is something I hope she can really bring to Shrek as I felt Amanda Holden really led the cast, especially through out 'Morning Person'. I wish Carley the best of luck and the details of her cabaret are below.
Listen to how good Carley is these days singing So Much Better in Legally Blonde...
I think most of this is fair. I never saw Carley as Margot however the first time I saw her was her first performance as Elle (when she was understudy). I just remember her looking so nervous when she first turned around to the audience. Never have I seen an actors performance in a show change so much during a run. Carley has done a great job and I think if she goes for the right roles and avoids becomding type cast she could have a longer career in the West End than anyone originally would have thought.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog by the way, I like reading honest opinions without all the fancy west end lingo X