More agony for Kerri-Anne Kennerley: TV host is replaced by her understudy in the musical Pippin after horrific fall has left her unable to perform
Kerri-Anne Kennerly has been replaced by an understudy in the stage musical Pippin, after the TV host broke her collarbone midway through a performance at the end of last year.
The 67-year-old was singing No Time At All on a trapeze at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre when she fell on December 30.
She was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital and has been left unable to perform because of her injuries. She will undergo surgery on Thursday.
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Replaced: Kerri-Anne Kennerly has been replaced by an understudy in the stage musical Pippin, after the TV host broke her collarbone midway through a performance at the end of last year
Cast dance captain Angelique Cassimatis has replaced the former Studio 10 host as Berthe, and will continue her role for the remainder of the production, until January 24.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential, Angelique recalled Kerri-Anne’s terrifying fall and said she sprung into action as her ‘cover’ the moment she saw it happen from front of house.
‘Obviously I am her (Kennerley’s) cover so I went and assumed that she would be going straight to hospital, which she did, so I prepped, got ready and was back on stage as soon as they needed me,’ she explained.
Angelique added that producers have since made a few changes to the performance to ensure safety onstage, including reducing the height of the trapeze about 20cm.
Who’s her replacement? Cast dance captain Angelique Cassimatis (left) has replaced the former Studio 10 host as Berthe, and will continue her role for the remainder of the production, until January 24. Pictured with co-star Simon Burke, who plays Charlemagne in Pippin
‘We have just lowered it slightly and we have a couple more people spotting around,’ she told the publication.
‘And there’s a few tweaks to the very end of the routine so that there is no way anything could happen again ever.’
Kerri-Anne reunited with the cast and crew of Pippin on Monday.
How it happened: Kerri-Anne was singing No Time At All on a trapeze at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre when she fell on December 30
Poor KAK! Footage obtained by Daily Mail Australia showed the shocking moment the former Studio 10 host dropped to the floor as the audience gasped in horror. An X-ray also showed the full extent of her injuries, which left her in a ‘significant amount of pain’
She shared pictures of the reunion to Instagram, where she smiled ear-to-ear as she posed with her team and had her arm in a sling.
‘It was so nice to see my @pippinaustralia family,’ Kerri-Anne captioned the post.
‘They have been so supportive and I miss performing with them and being a part of the show.’
Paying a visit: Kerri-Anne reunited with the cast and crew of Pippin on Monday. She shared pictures of the reunion to Instagram, where she smiled ear-to-ear as she posed with her team and had her arm in a sling