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 decisions, main her BFF Mark to finish up on the bench as a substitute of her. However that’s solely one of many huge modifications within the alternate actuality situation, which finds all of Lola’s family members working completely different jobs and performing like new individuals.
“We’ve these variations of ourselves on this dream episode which might be so weird and so quirky and so enjoyable,” Ruthie Ann Miles, who performs Lola’s judicial assistant Sherri, tells TVLine. “I feel 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 girl, Sherri is usually silent within the courtroom, however on this alternate universe, the mild-mannered Sherri transforms right into a lawyer with a character that’s “uncontrolled.” “Dream Sherri is objecting left and proper, and he or she is aware of all of her Latin authorized phrases,” Miles previews.
Whereas Miles says enjoying this new iteration of Sherri was “a whole lot of enjoyable to dive into,” the expertise was additionally a bit nerve-wracking. Upon getting the script, “the very first thing that went via my head is, ‘I don’t know who Dream Sherri is,’” Miles remembers. “They had been writing these items, and I used to be like, ‘None of that is Sherri. Sherri would by no means try 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,’ they usually had 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 levels. 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 time, as seen in TVLine’s unique sneak peek.
“They’d a special music alternative at first, and I used to be like, ‘Oh, OK, that’s a bit obscure ’80s reference. I suppose that might 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 acquired us on the nostril, as a result of that is Barbra Streisand and Donna Summers. We all know these individuals, we all know this music. And it was similar to, ‘OK, I do know precisely who we’re and precisely what we’re enjoying and precisely what this disco beat is.”
Miles was acquainted with the duet, however had by no means carried out it earlier than, and definitely not with the added layer of drunk Sherri on prime of it, which “turned a complete new stage of reintroduction to the music,” the actress says with amusing.
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 previous life collectively was actually significant and really particular and past enjoyable,” Miles gushes.
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