It's  a year since I went to Phantom 25th! Celebrating it with listening to Phantom 25th CD and watching the performance at the Classic Brits which I loved! Because of this, I now have 2 Theatre Stars of the Day!
Ramin Karimloo!

Theatre credits: Feuilly, understudy & principal Enjolras, understudy Marius & Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (Palace & Queen, london), Chris in Miss Saigon (UK Tour), understudy & principal Phantom & Raoul in Phantom of the Opera (London), Phantom in Love Never Dies (London), Enjolras in Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert (O2 Arena), Phantom for the Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert (Royal Albert Hall)
Recordings: Love Never Dies (Original London Cast Recording), Ramin (Sony Records) He has also performed at the 2012 Classical BRIT Awards and the 2011 Olivier Awards
Sierra Boggess!

Theatre credits: Factory girl/understudy Cosette in Les Miserables (National US Tour), Christine Daae in Phantom- Las Vegas Spectacular (Las Vegas), The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (London), the original Christine Daae in Love Never Dies (London), Sharon in Master Class (Broadway) and is soon to reprise the role of Christine for a fourth time in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway for the 25th anniversary of the Broadway production and is the first ever Broadway production to celebrate it (Broadway)! Her big break came when she was Ariel in the Little Mermaid in the original Broadway cast and is currently Fantine in Les Miserables (London) opposite her fiancé Tam Mutu. She is scheduled to appear in Prince of Broadway in late 2013.
Recordings include: Love Never Dies (Original London Cast Recording), The Little Mermaid (Original Broadway cast recording) and John Wilson Orchestra CD. She has also appeared in the BBC 2010 and 2012 Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, Over the Rainbow, the 2011 Olivier Awards and performed at the Classical BRIT Awards 2012.
They're my favourite Phantom pairing & they're such nice people to meet. Actually, they're the nicest actors I've ever met!

Elphaba Dolls!

New Les Miz Movie Poster!

I love how it pays homage to the original poster!

Theatre Star of the Day!

Samantha Barks!

Theatrical credits: Sally Bowles in Cabaret (UK Tour), Eponine in Les Miserables (London), Nancy in Oliver! (UK Tour)

TV/Film Appearances: Runner-up of I'd Do Anything, Eponine in Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 & Les Miserables film.

Other: Performed at the 2011 Classical Brit Awards

Training: The Arts Educational School in Chiswick 

I can't wait to see her in the Les Miserables movie! She's my favourite Eponine!

Why TV stars shouldn't be in musicals!

This has been bugging me for quite a while now, mainly because of television actors & 'celebrities' think they can just parade & strut around a stage terribly singing, calling themselves ' West End/Broadway stars!' I even detest it when theatre stars wind up becoming television & film stars with fans neglecting their origins of acting! Look at Lea Michele! She started theatre when she was 8 in Les Miserables & was the original Wendla in Spring Awakening! Now all she's known for is being Rachel in Glee & being in that rubbish New Year's Day film!

Also, I think it's mainly for stupid new theatre fans just to pay for expensive tickets just to see their favourite star, like Amanda Holden when she was Fiona in Shrek the Musical! I went to see her in the opening preview & I couldn't believe how rubbish she was at singing! Also, I hated how people payed more attention to her at the stage door, just because of her Britain's Got Talent fame, compared to Nigel Harman, who has been in the West End before, & Nigel Lindsay, sweating after taking off his prosthetics bless him, who was the title character for God's sake!

Also, I think it's just for advertisement, like with Legally Blonde with Sheridan Smith & Denise Van Outen & now all of a sudden, Sheridan Smith is in everything! They didn't even need to advertise Sierra Boggess when she joined the London cast of Les Miserables and I prefer her to all them idiots!
One other thing I detest is the use of TV talent shows to find new actors for roles in revivals of shows! Look at How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria when Connie Fisher won. What happened to her? What happened to the rest? Siobhan Dillon became Vivienne in Legally Blonde & Molly in Ghost the Musical! Jodie Prenger was told she was too fat to play Nancy in I'd Do Anything & she won! She even won the Biggest Loser beforehand! Rachel Tucker ended up becoming London's longest running Elphaba in Wicked & Samantha Barks ended up as Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables, who she played in London.
She even admitted afterwards she was glad she didn't win because it hasn't affected her career! Also, that new Jesus Christ Superstar tour has been given negative reviews & features a former Spice Girls singer, a comedian who wrote the Olivier award-winning Matilda & radio host Chris Moyles!

The only exception I have with this is Matt Lucas in the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert because he could actually sing & is a very funny comedian & thus suits the role of Thenardier! However, when that scrawny & annoying Nick Jonas came on my screen next to theatre hunk Ramin Karimloo I was like 'GET THE FUCK OFF MY SCREEN BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE NEAR THIS SHOW OR IT'S AMAZEMENT!'

Just found this sweet photo of Samantha Barks with her young counterpart in the Les Miserables movie! Cute beyond belief!

Theatre Star of the Day!

Anna O'Byrne!

Theatrical credits: Alternate Christine in Phantom of the Opera (London), Christine Daae in Love Never Dies (Melbourne/Sydney), understudy Christine Daae in Phantom of the Opera (Australian tour), Polly Peachum in Threepenny Opera (Australia), understudy Pamina in The Magic Flute (Australia) & the Gossip in Angelique (Australia).
Training: Victorian Collage of the Arts with a Bachelor of Music Performance in Classical Voice.
I just love her rendition of Look with Your Heart!