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Val Lehman Joins The Cast Of Grease

by Paul Cashmere on May 29, 2013

in News

Former Prisoner star Val Lehman will play the part of Miss Lynch in the upcoming Australian production of Grease.

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Val, best known as Bea Smith in the hits 70s prison drama Prisoner (aka Cell Block H in the UK), will join the all-star cast alongside Rob Mills, Bert Newton, Anthony Callea and Gretel Scarlett.

“Val Lehman will be the ideal Miss Lynch for our new production of GREASE,” producer John Frost said in a statement. “Wentworth Detention Centre’s top dog Bea Smith is now Rydell High School’s tough Principal Miss Lynch. We searched the length and breadth of Australia to find the perfect actress to play opposite our stellar cast, and found the wonderful Val Lehman. GREASE is one of my favourite musicals, and the huge demand for tickets proves it must be everyone’s favourite as well. GREASE is still the word!”

Val Lehman won the Silver Logie in 1981 and Best Actress Logie in 1982. Her credits include A Streetcar Named Desire, A Lie Of The Mind, Trafford Tanzi, Steaming, Applause, Follies, The Wizard Of Oz, Chicago and most recently Aunt Eller in Oklahoma. Her UK stage credits include Summer Of The 17th Doll, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Driving Miss Daisy and Steel Magnolias.

Grease will open in Brisbane on August 20, Sydney on October 13 and Melbourne on January 2.

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