Claudia Raia has already chosen a replacement for Reynaldo Gianecchini in the musical "Cabaret" – the actor was admitted to Sírio-Libanês Hospital for treatment of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma with which he was diagnosed last week. She picked 25-year-old Guilherme Magon, a little known actor and currently working in the musical "Mamma Mia", to be her love interest in the show which opens in October. The boy – blond, blue eyes – has already started rehearsing. Cláudia said that Guilherme was chosen after auditioning against other actors.
* "There’s no substitute for Gianecchini. I decided to call someone young, a good actor, that was not publicly known, so there would be no parallel because Gianecchini is unique, " the actress told Glamurama. "Guilherme is tall, has the physique of the character, and we have good chemistry."
* Guilherme said he feels it’s a great responsibility to take over a role that would be Giane’s. "I was called not knowing it would be for this role," said the boy. "As soon as I found out and knew it would be a delicate moment for him, the responsibility doubled. I want him to be proud when he sees my work. I’m really cheering for his recovery. "