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Westlife sister wins role in West End hit Dubliner Susan
McFadden is definitely the one that we want.
This week it was announced that the Irish singer will be playing Sandy
in the hit musical Grease.
Susan — who is the sister of Westlife singer Brian McFadden was
crowned the winner last Saturday night on the ITV talent show Grease Is
The Word.
The actress will star alongside Danny Baynes, who will play Danny in upcoming
revival of Grease when it opens in August at the West End’s Piccadilly
Theatre.
Twenty-four-year-old Susan looked stunned after her victory and told host
Zoe Ball: “The first thing I’m going to do is drink a big
bottle of champagne. I have worked so hard to get here.”
Baynes and McFadden were originally paired together in the programme and
reunited again on Saturday.
After triumphing over former pop star Anthony Kavanagh and Michelle Antrobus,
Danny and Susan closed the show with a rendition of the Grease finale
song We Go Together.
The pair now have six weeks of rehearsals before the show begins previews
on July 25.
A total of £6million-worth of tickets have already been sold for
the show since the box office opened at the end of March.
And bookings are currently being taken until February 2008.
The official opening is on August 8.
Grease producer and programme judge David Ian told the winners: “Danny
and Sandy the characters have been very good for me and I would ask please
look after the roles, work hard and take care of them.”
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