So thrilled to hear she's coming back to theatre, I was really worried she'd be stuck singing This Is Me until her 80s. While I'm sure the song has been the biggest break of her, she had a nice run on Broadway and I think we all miss her.
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Did anyone else watch that National Lottery show? It was great but there was an interview with Keala where she had a (very good) British accent which was bizarre. It wasn’t that she was trying to be funny or anything she was just speaking normally and all of a sudden is British. It was odd.
Jordan Catalano said: "Did anyone else watch that National Lottery show? It was great but there was an interview with Keala where she had a (very good) British accent which was bizarre. It wasn’t that she was trying to be funny or anything she was just speaking normally and all of a sudden is British. It was odd."
Her father is British so she’ll have grown up around the accent and I assume she has British Citizenship. She’s leading a detective TV show where she uses a British accent and it’s shockingly good, especially as I’ve seen her in interviews in New Zealand and Australia where she uses a flawless Kiwi accent (which will have come from her mother). The way she can flip between three different accents is incredible. She’s a real chameleon and I hope she gets a project worthy of her talents.
Just odd she's joining the Sister Act revival. Are there no roles for her on Broadway currently?
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ACL2006 said: "Just odd she's joining the Sister Act revival. Are there no roles for her on Broadway currently?"
With her new TV show, and joining two separate West End shows it seems that maybe the UK is just her focus. There were still Broadway roles available for Stritch when she hightailed it to London. Sometimes people just want something different, or have other priorities.
Jordan Catalano said: "Did anyone else watch that National Lottery show? It was great but there was an interview with Keala where she had a (very good) British accent which was bizarre. It wasn’t that she was trying to be funny or anything she was just speaking normally and all of a sudden is British. It was odd."
I noticed a few years ago particularly with Lea Salonga and Willemijn Verkaik would change their accents during press or other interview events depending on where they were. I think it’s pretty strange.
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ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Kind of a thankless role for her in Sister Act, no?"
Perhaps she understudying mother superior?
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Well, I was really excited to see her in this, but it looks like I’ll be seeing her in Sister Act instead (and still seeing &J, this is the fourth time I’ve had to reschedule this trip and it’s been on my list the whole time).
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