In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame

Liisi Lafontaine is currently wrapping up her run as Satine in the original West End cast of Moulin Rouge The Musical. Baz Luhrmann's iconic film comes to life onstage, in a production directed by Alex Timbers with choreography by Sonya Tayeh. Fresh from Broadway where it won ten Tony Awards, Moulin Rouge began performances in London at the Piccadilly Theatre in November 2019. After understud...

Tosh Wanogho-Maud is currently receiving huge acclaim for originating the roles of Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis & others in The Drifters Girl. The musical tells the story of The Drifters and the truth about the woman who made them, Faye Treadwell. As their manager, Faye fought for three decades alongside her husband to turn the vocal group into a global phenomenon. Tosh has been with The Drifters G...

Danielle Steers is  one of three performers playing the role of Cher in the UK premiere of The Cher Show which is touring the UK and Ireland. Danielle plays Lady, alongside Millie O'Connell as Babe and Debbie Kurup as Star. Directed by Arlene Phillips with choreography by Oti Mabuse, this is an all-new production of the show featuring costume design by Gabriella Slade who recently won a Tony...

Jacob is currently preparing to star as Prince Topher in the UK premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.  You can see him perform live in concert at Live At Zedel on Monday 26th September.  Jacob joined the 2021 London production of Heathers at The Other Palace, understudying and regularly playing the role of JD. He went on to takeover the role...

Matt Blaker recently took over as Raoul in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera , having previously understudied the role in 2017. A few of Matt's early theatre credits include Footloose (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), Pride and Prejudice (Lyric Belfast), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Dusty (Charing Cross) and J esus Christ Superstar (UK Tour). Following his...

Khalid recently completed a run as John Laurens & Philip Hamilton in the West End production of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Having trained at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Khalid's theatre credits include: Dick Whittington (National Theatre), War Horse (UK and International Tour), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (UK & Ireland Tour), Hamlet (UK Tour), Careen – The...

Fresh from runs in Matilda and Hairspray , Olivier nominee Rebecca Thornhill is currently starring as Mrs Burke in the UK tour of Girl From The North Country.  Written and directed by Conor McPherson with the songs of Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country premiered at the Old Vic in 2017 before transferring to the West End and Broadway. The show returned to the West End in 2019, with the producti...

Today we're joined by Olivier nominated original Six Queen Jarnéia Richard-Noel (also known as Jaye'J) who is currently starring in the London production of Millennials by Elliot Clay at The Other Palace. Jarnéia originated the role of Catherine of Aaragon in Six The Musical. As part of the original cast, Jarnéia took the musical from its first tour, to a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fr...

This week's guest is Simon Gordon who most recently starred as JD in Heathers ! Simon originally went to Law School before entering ITV's Superstar - Andrew Lloyd Webber's reality TV show, casting an actor to play Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar - where he made it to the final thirty boys.  Simon's theatre credits include: Christian in Moulin Rouge (Secret Cinema), alternate St...

Carly is currently reprising her Olivier nominated performance as Erma in Kathleen Marshall's production of Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre. Since previously joining us on Series 2 Episode 6 of In The Frame, Carly hasn't stopped! She was cast as Jane Seymour in the UK tour of Six , but sadly never made her debut due to a lockdown. Her recent credits include Shug Avery in The Color...

Zoe Birkett is currently playing Arabia and understudying Satine in the West End production of Moulin Rouge at the Piccadilly Theatre. Since finishing as a runner-up on the original season of Pop Idol , Zoe has gone on to have an incredible career in theatre.  Zoe made her West End debut as a Diva in the original cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, with some of her other credits including: Myth...

Having co-hosted our second ever podcast back in 2019, 251 episodes later Jay Perry is back and In The Frame!  Jay recently completed a run in the West End production of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. He joined the show as a standby before taking over as Aaron Burr for a six month run.  Jay made his West End debut as a child in Whistle Down The Wind (Aldwych) before joining pop group S C...

Having recently completed her run as Elle Woods in Lucy Moss' revival of Legally Blonde at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Courtney Bowman is about to star as Lauren in Kinky Boots In Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Returning to the West End for the first time since 2019, Kinky Boots In Concert also stars Cedric Neal as Lola and Joel Harper-Jackson as Charlie with the London...

From Medical School to Drama School to Harvard Law School! This week's guest is Michael Ahomka-Lindsay who recently starred as Emmett in the sell-out London revival of Legally Blonde directed by Lucy Moss at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. After leaving medical school, Michael pursued a career in performing and secured the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation scholarship to train at the Ro...

Joanna is currently reprising her performance as Bloody Mary in South Pacific. Following an acclaimed run at Chichester Festival Theatre, Daniel Evans' revival of South Pacific is back for a run at Sadler's Wells ahead of a UK and Ireland tour.  Joanna made her West End debut as Kim in Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and went on to play the role in the original Australian pro...

Fresh from her run in And Juliet , Kirstie Skivington is starring as Emmeline Pankhurst in Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World. Following its UK tour, the production is currently concluding a run at the Theatre Royal Stratford East before visiting Canterbury and then playing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The musical is based on the award-winning picture book by suffragette descendant...

Fresh from her run in Cinderella , Georgina is starring in the brand new British musical Millennials at The Other Palace Studio. Written and composed by Elliot Clay, Millennials turns up the microphone on the lives, the losses and the frustrations of young people in the modern world. After completing her training at Arts Ed, Georgina made her stage debut starring as Alice in Dick Whittington at th...

We're back for a very special episode with Broadway's Jessica Vosk ahead of her upcoming London concert! In her 20s, Jessica was an associate director for a boutique investor relations firm in New York City, where she consulted major companies on Wall Street. She then left that career behind, to start a brand-new career on Broadway! Jessica made her Broadway debut as a swing in the origi...

To finish off this series, we're joined by Lea Salonga to discuss her return to the UK! Lea left the Philippines as a teenager when she was cast as Kim in Miss Saigon. She originated the role in the West End and on Broadway to tremendous acclaim, winning Olivier and Tony Awards for her performance. Lea also has a long association with Les Misérables , having played both Eponine and Fantine in...

Scott Hunter is currently starring as Max in the West End production of The Play That Goes Wrong ! Following The Cornley Drama Society as they attempt to put on a 1920s murder mystery (with little success), The Play That Goes Wrong premiered on the London Fringe in 2012 and has been taking the West End by storm since opening at the Duchess Theatre in 2014. This marks Scott's second Mischief p...

This week we're joined by London's 15th anniversary Elphaba, Laura Pick! After training at Mountview, Laura understudied and played Maria in The Sound of Music at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. She went on to star in a tour of So This Is Christmas, completed a contract at sea with Belinda King Creative Productions and played Dr Osgood in Anyone Can Whistle at the Union Theatre....

This week we're crossing the pond to chat with A.J. Shively who is nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Owen Duignan in Paradise Square on Broadway! A.J. has been with Paradise Square - which is taking Broadway by storm - from its original workshops. He was previously nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Billy Cane in the Broadway production of Bright Star, later...

Vicki is back for a second episode of In The Frame! Vicki is currently starring as Regina in the touring production of Rock Of Ages . Vicki's early theatre credits include the West End productions of Sunny Afternoon, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Bat Out Of Hell. She joined the West End production of SIX at the start of 2019 as an alternate, taking over as Katherine Howard nine month...

Daniel Koek is currently starring as Robin in La Bohème at the King's Head Theatre ahead of appearing in the upcoming Australian production of The Phantom of the Opera. La Bohème returns to the King’s Head Theatre in a new version which relocates the story to contemporary London. Directed by Mark Ravenhill, it's described as a "contemporary queer reinvention" of Puccini’s class...

Danny Whitehead is starring in the UK revival of Passion by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine at the Hope Mill Theatre. Danny starred as Raoul in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, as part of the final company of the original production.  His theatre credits also include: understudy Enjolras in Les Miserables (West End), understudy The Wizard in Wicked (U...