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Emily Skinner--Mrs. Wilkinson: Chicago, Broadway & St. Louis

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:31 pm
by sgv123
Emily will be playing Mrs. Wilkinson. I may just have to take a trip to see this now.

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Emily_ ... o_20010101


I wonder what happened to Genevieve? Perhaps she was never officially attached to the production?

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:15 pm
by ERinVA
According to the Chicago Tribune...
Director Stephen Daldry had previously told the Australian press that Genevieve Lemon, the star of the Melbourne production, would be coming to Chicago in the role.

But when the cast was officially announced, the actress playing that pivotal role was left blank. The show, however, has already started rehearsals in Chicago.
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/ ... ater_loop/

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:51 am
by CJ-Rochester
sgv123 wrote:Emily will be playing Mrs. Wilkinson. I may just have to take a trip to see this now.

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Emily_ ... o_20010101
Emily will be a huge draw for the show!

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:06 pm
by Billy Whiz

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:01 pm
by porschesrule
This article on Emily popped up on my Google alerts this morning. It's dated March 15, 2010. I have no idea why it didn't appear on Google earlier (unless maybe China was censoring it :lol: )

At any rate, a nice piece that hasn't been posted here before:

http://www.steadstylechicago.com/billyelliotpreview.htm

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:48 pm
by ERinVA
Thanks for that. I didn't realize that Emily Skinner was a fellow Virginian.

There is a great podcast interview linked at the bottom of the article. Be sure to listen!

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:17 pm
by Fiyero3305
Another interview with Emily talking about her inspirations and how she approaches the role:
http://showbizchicago.com/born-to-boogi ... y-skinner/

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:11 pm
by porschesrule
According to TheaterMania, Emily Skinner will replace Kate Hennig as Mrs. Wilkinson in the Broadway production in October:

http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/ne ... 29726.html

Broadwayworld.com also has an article about it:

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Em ... 2_20100818

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:22 pm
by ERinVA
I hate to see Kate go, but Emily is an excellent Mrs. W. and will be a worthy replacement.

Re: Emily Skinner

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:00 am
by ERinVA
According to this, Emily will play her final performance in Chicago on September 19. That will give her some time to rehearse with the Broadway cast. I assume she will make her debut as Mrs. W on Broadway on Saturday, October 2.

http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/articl ... 1_20100818