Perhaps her white hair mattered!
Loretta Ables Sayre, the Tony-nominated island singer-actress who starred as Bloody Mary in Lincoln Center’s “South Pacific” several years ago, has been cast as a grandma in HBO Max’s “Pretty Little Liars” second season, dubbed “Summer School.”
“I play the mother of Lea Salonga (Elodie in season one’s “Original Sin”), and the grandmother of her daughter Mouse, played by Malia Pyles,” Ables Sayre said in an e-mail.
Her character’s name is Lola, who arrives in Millwood, to live with her granddaughter for the summer.
Ables Sayre, pictured, does look like a tutu now, with a stunning ’do. Remember when her Facebook postings last year showcased her flowing, graying, whitening hair, au naturel…minus coloring?
“Pretty Little Liars” will be chockfull of teens, many who are deceiving liars. Some will be returnees, others will be newbies. The show is a daunting and complicated blend of passion, tension, creepiness, heroes, and villains. Some will survive, some won’t.
The show is expected to stream on HBO Max this spring…
Broadway grosses, for week ending March 3
Not surprisingly, “The Lion King” still tops the ratings game on Broadway; but two new shows have joined the million dollar club, at No.9 and No. 10.
The Top 10:
1—“The Lion King,” $1,633 million.
2—”Wicked,” $1,603 million.
3—“Hamilton,” $1,548 million.
4—“Merrily We Roll Along,” $1,478 million.
5– Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” $1,214 million.
6—”Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” $1,199 million.
7—”MJ The Musical,” $1,181 million.
8—”Aladdin,” $1.035 million.
9—”Hadestown,” $1,022 million.
10—“An Enemy of the People,” $1,005 million.
The complete list, courtesy the Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz…