In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame

Morgan Gregory is currently starring as Humanity in  Hot Mess  at The Other Palace. Written by Ellie Coote and Jack Godfrey,  Hot Mess  premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to Southwark Playhouse. The musical has now returned for a limited season at The Other Palace, with Morgan joining the show to star alongside Danielle Steers. His theatre credits include the...

Rebekah Lowings recently starred as Elphaba in the international tour of  Wicked . The production marked a major milestone for the musical as the first ever non-replica English-language production of  Wicked , with Rebekah leading the company as Elphaba. Rebekah's theatre credits include Molly Jensen in  Ghost  (UK Tour), standby Carol in  42 Balloons  (The Lowry), fi...

Natey Jones is starring as Ivan in  The Harder They Come  at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Following acclaimed runs in New York and London, Natey has returned to the role for the production's second season at Stratford East. His performance as Ivan was named West End Frame's Top Performance of 2025. Natey's theatre credits include Richard Bullock and Raymond Hill in  Tina: The Tina...

Tosh Wanogho-Maud is the alternate Lola in the West End revival of  Kinky Boots . Tosh guest stars as Lola on Monday evenings at the London Coliseum, having previously played the role full-time on the European leg of the show's tour. Prior to joining  Kinky Boots , Tosh starred as The Iceberg in the West End production of  Titanique  (Criterion Theatre). His theatre credits als...

Kayna Montecillo is playing Ocean in the London production of  Ride The Cyclone . Following a record-breaking run at Southwark Playhouse last year, the cult musical is returning to London, with Kayna joining the cast as Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg. Kayna made her professional debut as Pearl in the original cast of the London revival of  Starlight Express  at Troubadour Wembley Park Th...

Angela Marie Hurst is in her third year as the alternate Satine in the West End production of Moulin Rouge The Musical. Angela made her West End debut as a child, when she played Young Nala in The Lion King. Her theatre credits include: West Side Story (Salzburg), Rock Follies (Chichester Festival Theatre), Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre) and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych Theatre...

Ryan Carter is coming to the end of his run as The Iceberg in the West End production of  Titaníque  at the Criterion Theatre. Ryan is a multi-faceted performer and creative. Prior to his run in  Titaníque , Ryan starred as Jagwire in  Bat Out Of Hell  in the West End and on tour. His other theatre credits include:  Motown The Musical  (Shaftesbury Theatre),&nbsp...

Glenn Adamson and Lauren Jones are back In The Frame! Glenn and Lauren are starring as John and Barbara in the UK premiere of Dark of the Moon at the Charing Cross Theatre. The show is described as a "supernatural tale of powerful witchcraft, small-town prejudices and the power of love". Glenn’s theatre credits include Strat in  Bat Out of Hell  (West End, UK, & International Tours),...

Daniel Krikler is starring as Richard in the world premiere of Redcliffe at the Southwark Playhouse. Written by Jordan Luke Gage, this new musical is based on the true story of William Critchard and Richard Arnold in 18th-century Bristol. It follows the dangerous, forbidden passion between a man of humble beginnings and a visiting sailor as they navigate a world of intense persecution. Daniel's ea...

Broadway star and Olivier nominee Sierra Boggess is In The Frame! Sierra is preparing to return to London for a one-night-only concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. She is one of Broadway and the West End’s most beloved sopranos, best known for originating the role of Ariel in Disney’s  The Little Mermaid  on Broadway, for which she received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations, as...

Jyuddah Jaymes is playing Watson in Sherlock Holmes. Directed by Sean Holmes, this new mystery by Joel Horwood is receiving its world premiere at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Jyuddah played AJ in  Choir Boy  by Tarell Alvin McCraney at the Bristol Old Vic. His theatre credits also include:  Romeo and Juliet  (Almeida Theatre),  The American Clock  (T...

Drew Gasparini has written the music and lyrics for Karate Kid The Musical.    The musical just had its UK premiere at New Wimbledon Theatre and is embarking on a UK tour. Drew is an award-winning songwriter, musical theatre composer, lyricist, playwright, and performer. He has written the scores for  Night Shift  (commissioned by Warner Bros.);  Crazy Just Like Me&nb...

Akmed Junior Khemalai recently finished his run as George Washington in the UK & Ireland Tour of Hamilton , after being a standby in the tour’s original cast. Akmed trained at Brit School and ArtsEd, and made his West End debut in The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales). His theatre credits also include: Mandela (Young Vic) and the original West End cast of Ain’t Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre)...

Olivier winner Eleanor Worthington-Cox is starring as Cilla Black and Cynthia Powell, John Lennon’s first wife, in the world premiere of Tom Wright’s play Please Please Me at the Kiln Theatre.  Directed by Amit Sharma, the play tells the story of Brian Epstein, the influential manager often described as the “fifth Beatle”. Eleanor won an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical when she wa...

Amelia Kinu Muus is starring as Christmas Eve in the West End revival of Avenue Q. The anniversary production is directed by the original director Jason Moore with the original Broadway puppets, conceived and designed by Rick Lyon. Avenue Q opened on Broadway in 2003 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The show first ran in the West End between 2006 and 2010. Amelia's theatre credits include:...

Robyn Rose-Li is starring as Terpsichore, one of the Muses, in Disney's Hercules . Inspired by the 1997 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, Hercules opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 2025. The show has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel, and a brand-new book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah. The production is directed by Casey Nicholaw and co-choreographed with Tanisha Scott....

Terique Jarrett is starring as Pharus Jonathan Young in Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Terique first did the show at the Bristol Old Vic in 2023 and for his performance won the Black British Theatre Award for Best Male Lead Actor in a Play. Now Nancy Medina's production has transferred to London for a run at Stratford East. Some of Terique’s other theatre credits include: Femi in  Junipe...

Adam Filipe is In The Frame! Last year Adam starred as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  (UK & Ireland Tour) and also played Jon in Tick Tick BOOM! (China Tour). His theatre credits also include: Galileo in  We Will Rock You  (Campo Pequeno, Lisbon), Frederick Barrett in  Titanic  (UK Tour), Tony in  West Side Story  (Ljubljana Festival)...

Ann Marcuson and Elliot Mackenzie are playing Mrs Winthrop and Dickon in The Secret Garden at York Theatre Royal. Marking the first major UK staging the musical in over a decade, John Doyle is directing this actor-musician production and working alongside Catherine Jayes as Musical Supervisor and Orchestrator. Ann and Elliot are reuniting onstage for this production, having previously performed to...

Desmonda Cathabel has just finished her run as Eurydice in the West End production of  Hadestown . She’s now in rehearsals to star as Lily Turner in  Rosie: A New Musical . The show will be performed as a one-night-only semi-staged gala at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 17th March. Rosie  tells the true story of Miss Rosie Boote, who was raised in a convent in Ireland and dreamt of...

Laura Harrison is playing Mrs Lyons in the touring production of Blood Brothers. Laura is also the alternate Mrs Johnstone and has history with the show, having previously played Donna Marie and Miss Jones whilst understudying Mrs Lyons. Written by Willy Russell, Blood Brothers surpassed 10,000 performances in the West End and has toured extensively. Laura was Standby Elphaba in the West...

Broadway star Nick Rashad Burroughs is in London playing Horace in Todrick Hall’s musical Midnight at Sadlers Wells East. Nick made his Broadway debus as an Angel and Billy Porter’s understudy for Lola in Kinky Boots. He went on to do King Kong on Broadway, before being part of the original Broadway cast of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, initially in the show’s ensemble before taking over the role...

Today’s guest is Jon Robyns who is starring as Miss Trunchbull in the West End production of Matilda . Having premiered in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2010, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical has been seen by 11 million people across 100 cities worldwide. Written by Dennis Kelly,  Matilda  has music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and direction by Matthew Warchus.  Jon took over as Miss T...

Ntombizodwa Ndlovu is starring as Marie Knight in Marie and Rosetta . Written by George Brant and directed by Monique Touko, Marie and Rosetta premiered last year at the Rose Theatre in Kingston ahead of a short tour. The production is now transferring to the West End for a limited run at @SohoPlace. Ntombizodwa stars alongside Beverley Knight as Rosetta Tharpe. Ntombizodwa has worked extensively...

KoKo Alexandra is starring as Katherine Jackson and Kate in the West End production of MJ The Musical. KoKo is from Alabama and has been on an incredible journey so far in her career. After spending many years performing at sea on cruise ships and appearing on The Voice US, KoKo moved to London. She received huge acclaim for her performance as Lady Liv in Play On on tour and at the Lyric Hammersmi...