User blog:Belle pullman/More Cast List Puzzles - June 1988

This is one where I have the Souvenir Brochure with the insert dated June 1988. The whole publication is dated December 1988 - which is just - WEIRD. The insert is older than the rest of the publication?! But that's what it says. Anyway it makes no difference as besides the insert, it's all 1981 info.

It's worth noting that Alonzo does NOT appear anywhere in the photos, and none of the names have played Alonzo. It's possible the role was cut for a few months. Cavin Cornwall joined the cast in August 1988 and played Alonzo for a good while, so it's possible they just had swings cover the track for a couple months.

Valda Aviks is a real puzzle to me - she was in the Vienna cast for years, then she pops up in London in 1986 then 1988. I'm pretty sure she was Jellylorum in 1986, putting pieces together, but in 1988, she might have been a swing - or Ann Woodfield was a swing and Valda Aviks was Jelly. Also - very curiously - I SWEAR it's Jennyanydots as Griddlebone.

Then there's Tantomile - previous to June 1988 Louisa McAlpine was Tant, August 1988 it was Amanda Courtney-Davies. Both are in the June 1988 cast, they couldn't have both been playing the role?! Logic suggests the other was a swing.

We have visuals for some of them...