• Little Diva Rising

    It’s a Wrap!

    One of the key roles in Little Diva Rising is that of Cadence Hayes, a young hotshot Hollywood producer who calls Ellie‘s parents (Maria and Vic) to discuss a possible movie role. I had an idea of what I wanted for Cadence: somebody loud and bombastic. In my head, she sounded like Fran Dreschner’s on-screen mother, Sylvia (Renée Taylor), in The Nanny. I don’t know why I heard it like that given I always thought she was going to be young. Casting discussions with Maria yielded the name of Andrea Solonge, a talented young actress capable of an American accent  I was wary. A lot of Australian actors adopt a…