Whatsonstage.com are reporting that Sally Ann Triplett is returning to the West End stage to star as Donna Sherridan in the Abba blockbuster musical Mamma Mia! Sally Ann has previously starred in Anything Goes alongside John Barrowman, for which she won the 2004 Whatsonstage.com award for Best Actress in a Musical. Some of her other West End credits include Chicago, Cats and Cabaret.
From the 16th June Sally Ann will be joined by I'd Do Anything finalist Niamh Perry as her onstage daughter Sophie.
18 year old Liam Doyle from Coventry will star as Troy Bolton after winning the GMTV search for Troy competition to be the star of High School Musical 2 Live on Stage!. Liam beat out thousands of other lads from all over the country in the open auditions held in London last month, before being chosen from the final three by GMTV viewers.
There will be a rush of people out to buy tickets in the next few days after the new cast for Calendar Girls was announced today. Jill Halfpenny, Jerry Hall, Gemma Atkinson, Anita Dobson, and no less than June Brown herself (Eastenders Dot Cotton) will be taking over the roles from Patricia Hodge and co on 28th July 2009, where they will play a limited run until October 17th 2009 at the West Ends Noel Coward Theatre.
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