In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame
Interviews with theatre's biggest stars! West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, sits down with West End performers and creatives for candid, in-depth discussions about their careers and latest projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Maria Omakinwa is playing Mrs Neilsen in Girl from the North Country.
Written and directed by Conor McPherson with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, the Olivier Award winning show has returned to the Old Vic for another run. Maria is no stranger to Girl from the North Country, having previously performed in the West End production and UK tour.
Maria has worked at the Old Vic previously, appearing in A Christmas Carol and ...
Aaron Lee Lambert is playing Agustín Magaldi in Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Evita.
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Evita is running at the London Palladium starring Rachel Zegler as Eva Peron.
Aaron worked with Jamie Lloyd ten years ago when he was in the UK premiere of Urinetown at the Other Palace and Apollo Theatre. He was part of the original West End cast of Hamilton in 2017 as a standby for several of...
Ricardo Afonso is playing Gomez in The Addams Family.
With a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family launches a new national tour in July for a limited summer season. Ricardo is starring opposite Alexandra Burke as Morticia in the production which is directed by Matthew White and choreographed by by Alistair David.
Ricardo is celebrated for his iconic performances as Ga...
Jamaal Fields-Green is starring as Michael Jackson in the West End production of MJ!
Jamaal started out as the MJ and Middle Michael standby on Broadway. He then headed out on the US tour, first as the alternate MJ before taking over the role full-time. During this time Jamaal made a couple of trips to London to play MJ in the West End for some very special emergency performances and in January Jamaal took over the role in Londo...
Ryan Reid is In The Frame!
Most recently Ryan completed a three-year run playing Fiyero in the West End production of Wicked (Apollo Victoria), making history as the first black actor to play the role in the UK.
Ryan’s theatre credits also include Blues in the Night (Hackney Empire), cover Donkey in Shrek (UK & Ireland Tour), cover Benny in In The Heights (Kings Cross Theatre), Marvin in Sweet Charity (Donmar Wareho...
Olivier nominee Aimie Atkinson is In The Frame!
Aimie is preparing for the release of her album Queen which will be launched with a special solo concert in the West End on 23rd June at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Aimie originated the role of Katherine Howard in Six The Musical in the West End, on tour and on the studio album. After reuniting with the original cast in 2022 for some special performances at Hampton Court ...
Aidan MacColl is starring as Leonardo in Pop Off, Michelangelo! at Underbelly Boulevard Soho.
Written by Dylan MarcAurele, Pop Off, Michelangelo! premiered at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival to huge acclaim and went on to play some concert performances at The Other Palace. The show follows childhood friends Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci as they navigate art, ambition and forbidden love in Renaissance Italy by becoming...
Hadley Fraser is In The Frame!
Hadley is preparing to play his biggest solo show yet at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 15th June, which follows the release of his most recent album Things That Come And Go.
Presented in association with ADAMA Entertainment and WestWay Music, Hadley's show will feature guest performances from his wife Rosalie Craig (Company/The Light Princess) as well as original Six queens Natalie May Paris and ...
Olivier winner Michael Jibson is playing Steve in This Is My Family, marking his return to musical theatre.
Written by Tim Firth, This Is My Family is having its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. The show is about a disastrous family holiday and won the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical in 2013.
Michael won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for originating the role of King George III...
Keith Ramsay is playing Peanut in the UK premiere of Shucked.
Following its run on Broadway, Shucked has opened at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre directed by Jack O'Brien. The show has book by Robert Horn, music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.
Keith's theatre credits include: The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre); Eve: All About Her (Soho Theatre); Young Frankenstein (English T...
It's the 300th episode and Tony winner Jerry Mitchell is back In The Frame!
Jerry has worked extensively as a director and choreographer in both the West End and on Broadway.
He is currently nominated for Best Choreography at this year’s Tony Awards for his production of BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical - with music by David Foster - which is running to acclaim on Broadway. Meanwhile in London Jerry’s production of The Devil Wear...
Lucie-Mae Sumner is playing Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins.
The show is back on tour across the UK & Ireland, following its most recent runs in the West End and Australia. Mary Poppins has original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman with new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The book is by Julian Fellowes and the production is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh....
Kellie Shirley is playing Joy in the London revival of Parlour Song by Jez Butterworth at the Greenwich Theatre.
Kellie has worked extensively onstage, some of her roles have included Pauline in One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Brooke in Noises Off (Frinton Summer Theatre), Beverly in Abigail’s Party (Park Theatre), Stella Stone & Gemma Charles in Great Britain (National Theatre) and many more.
On sc...
Oliver Jacobson is currently playing Barman in The Choir of Man.
The Choir Of Man is back in the West End at the Arts Theatre. The show features hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry, performed by an ensemble of singers and musicians.
Oliver most recently played Oz in the first UK tour of Come From Away. Some of his other theatre credits inc...
Jaz Robinson is starring as Catherine of Aragon in the West End production of Six.
Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, Six has direction by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage with choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. Six was first performed in London in 2017, and is now the winner of over 35 international awards including two Tonys.
Jaz is from Toronto, Canada. Her credits include: Featured Vocalist in Christmas on Ice (N...
Charlie Burn is starring as Cady Heron in the West End production of Mean Girls.
Having premiered on Broadway in 2018, Mean Girls opened in London last year. Tina Fey adapted the show from her 2004 film, collaborating with Jeff Richmond who composed the music and Nell Benjamin who wrote the lyrics. The show is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw.
Charlie’s other theatre credits include playing Cosette in Les M...
Jed Berry is In The Frame!
Most recently Jed played Boq in the UK & Ireland tour of Wicked and next up he is a swing in the UK premiere of Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Some of Jed’s other credits include: understudy Elder Cunningham and Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon (UK & International Tour / West End), Ernest Boulton and Stella in Fanny & Stella (Garden Theatre) and Angel and cover Referee in...
Tori Allen-Martin is In The Frame!
Tori is currently playing Cass and others in the premiere of Midnight Cowboy at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.
Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy which was adapted into the 1969 film, Midnight Cowboy has a book by Bryony Lavery and music by Francis “Eg” White who has written songs for Adele, Sam Smith, Florence + The Machine and James Morrison. The production is directed and choreog...
Kerry Ellis is In The Frame!
Kerry is preparing to perform her latest solo show Queen Of The West End at the Vaudeville Theatre on 21st April as part of Westway Music’s season of concerts. Later in the year Kerry is taking the show on another extensive tour of the UK.
In August Kerry is uniting with two other iconic Elphabas – Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman – for a one-night-only West End concert Gravity at Theatre Royal D...
Emile Ruddock is playing Roland in the premiere of A Knight's Tale The Musical.
Based on the 2001 film written and directed by Brian Helgeland which starred Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany, A Knight's Tale is running in Manchester at the Opera House. The show is adapted for the stage by Irish comedy writer and actor Brona C Titley, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and choreographed by Matt Cole.
Emile had a five year run in t...
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