It’s an All Rise such as you’ve by no means seen — or heard! — earlier than.
On this Tuesday’s episode (OWN, 8/7c), Choose Lola Carmichael goals of a world the place she made completely different selections, main her BFF Mark to finish up on the bench as an alternative of her. However that’s solely one of many large adjustments within the alternate actuality state of affairs, which finds all of Lola’s family members working completely different jobs and performing like new folks.
“Now we have these variations of ourselves on this dream episode which are so weird and so quirky and so enjoyable,” Ruthie Ann Miles, who performs Lola’s judicial assistant Sherri, tells TVLine. “I believe the viewers goes to have a blast watching these completely different variations of the characters, particularly in the event that they already know and love the present.”
As Lola’s righthand lady, Sherri is commonly silent within the courtroom, however on this alternate universe, the mild-mannered Sherri transforms right into a lawyer with a persona that’s “uncontrolled.” “Dream Sherri is objecting left and proper, and she or he is aware of all of her Latin authorized phrases,” Miles previews.
Whereas Miles says taking part in this new iteration of Sherri was “plenty of enjoyable to dive into,” the expertise was additionally a bit nerve-wracking. Upon getting the script, “the very first thing that went by way of my head is, ‘I don’t know who Dream Sherri is,’” Miles recollects. “They have been writing this stuff, and I used to be like, ‘None of that is Sherri. Sherri would by no means do this.’ I used to be so self-conscious [during filming] as a result of none of this lined up with all of the character work and groundwork that I had performed for years. So I used to be like, ‘You guys gotta inform me if that is OK,’ and so they have been like, ‘No, that is humorous. Go larger right here, do much less, issues like that.’”
The episode additionally supplied Miles with the chance to sing together with her costar Lindsay Mendez, whom she’s recognized for over a decade from their time on Broadway phases. Within the alt world, Lindsay’s character Sara is a regulation faculty grad-turned-Las Vegas headliner, and Sherri is a superfan. At their regulation faculty reunion, Sara and Sherri belt out “No Extra Tears (Sufficient Is Sufficient)” by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer season, as seen in TVLine’s unique sneak peek.
“That they had a distinct music alternative at first, and I used to be like, ‘Oh, OK, that’s a bit obscure ’80s reference. I assume that could possibly be enjoyable,’” Miles shares. “After which they circled and got here again with ‘No Extra Tears,’ and I used to be like, ding ding ding. They received us on the nostril, as a result of that is Barbra Streisand and Donna Summers. We all know these folks, we all know this music. And it was similar to, ‘OK, I do know precisely who we’re and precisely what we’re taking part in and precisely what this disco beat is.”
Miles was accustomed to the duet, however had by no means carried out it earlier than, and positively not with the added layer of drunk Sherri on high of it, which “turned a complete new degree of reintroduction to the music,” the actress says with fun.
In the long run, the musical second was a memorable one for Miles due to what it represented for her and Mendez. “For us to have the ability to get collectively within the studio, and never solely sing collectively, however have a taste of our outdated life collectively was actually significant and really particular and past enjoyable,” Miles gushes.
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