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Modern Millie Cast Defends Holden???

Date: 10 June 2004

TV-turned-stage star Amanda Holden was on the receiving end of a backlash when it was announced that Thoroughly Modern Millie will be closing at the end of this month (See News, 3 Jun 2004). According to rumours, subsequently reported in several newspapers, Holden�s absences and refusal to take a pay cut contributed to the show�s early demise. A letter to the Evening Standard, signed by the cast of the musical, sought to set the record straight. �We would like to vent our anger at Amanda Holden being made the scapegoat for the early closure of our show,� they wrote. �She has every right to a holiday, just as we all do. She happens to be a wonderful company member with no side to her at all and not a hint of a diva-ish behaviour. The reason we are closing is quite simple � the West End is suffering from a death of tourists, hence smaller audiences. Musicals cost a fortune to run and managements do not have bottomless pockets.�

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