In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame

To celebrate 200 episodes of In The Frame, we're joined by The Schuyler Sisters! Shan Ako, Simbi Akande and Ava Brennan are starring as Eliza, Peggy and Angelica in the West End production of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton opened on Broadway in 2015 before transferring to the...

Olivier nominee Rachel Tucker is preparing to release her new studio album 'You’re Already Home' on Friday 3rd November with Westway Music. To celebrate the release of the album, Rachel is teaming up with Fourth Wall Live to perform a solo show at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 5th November, featuring Jamie Muscato as a special guest. Rachel is currently guest starring as Norma Desmond in Jamie...

Carl Man is about to star as Fiyero in the upcoming tour of Wicked . He previously understudied the role in the West End production at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Carl also understudied Romeo in & Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre) and, most recently, was alternate L in Death Note (Apollo Theatre). Carl's early theatre credits include: title role in Disney’s Aladdin (USA), understudy Galileo i...

Tony and Olivier winner Lea Salonga is back In The Frame and back in the West End, starring in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre. Devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends has direction and musical staging by Matthew Bourne, side by side with Julia McKenzie, with choreography by Stephen Mear.  Lea come to London direct from Broadway where s...

Oscar Conlon-Morrey is playing Robert Cecil in the fully staged world premiere of Treason The Musical. Treason is touring to Edinburgh and Sheffield ahead of a London run at the Alexandra Palace Theatre. It has just been revealed that Treason will finish its tour at the London Palladium for two performances! Since the release of the original EP back in 2020, Treason ’s songs have been streamed ove...

Gregory Haney is playing Noxeema Jackson in the world premiere of To Wong Foo The Musical. Based on the 1995 film, To Wong Foo opens later this month at the Hope Mill Theatre. The musical is written and directed by original film screenplay writer Douglas Carter Beane, with music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn. Gregory is originally from US and started out performing on Broadway. His Broadway credits in...

Tony winner Stephanie J Block is In The Frame ahead of her upcoming concerts, discussing her career and highly anticpated return to London! Stephanie started out in the world of US regional theatre, playing roles such as Polly in Crazy For You , Nellie in South Pacific , Sarah in Guys & Dolls, Fanny in Funny Girl , Nancy in Oliver! and many more. She went on to create the role of Elphaba in th...

Jordan Benjamin is currently playing Dom Fraser in the world premiere of The Little Big Things at @SohoPlace. The Little Big Things shows how one moment can change everything, telling the true story of Henry Fraser who had a lifechanging accident and ever since he has been paralysed from his shoulders down. Based on Henry's best-selling autobiography, The Little Big Things has a score by Nick...

Richard Carson is starring as Maxim de Winter in the English language premiere of Rebecca at the Charing Cross Theatre. Rebecca is written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay, two of the most successful German musical theatre composers. The show premiered in Vienna in 2006 - where it is currently being revived - and has been staged multiple times internationally. Directed by Alejandro Bonatto, th...

Karis Anderson is starring as Tina Turner in the West End production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre. Karis originally joined the show as an Ikette and understudy for Tina. She took over as Tina earlier this year, sharing the role with Elesha Paul Moses.  Karis started out in music and was part of the Brit nominated girl group Stooshe. After Stooshe,  Karis ventured into th...

Dionne Ward-Anderson is starring as Anna Of Cleves in the West End production of Six The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre. Dionne is coming to the end of her reign and will wrap up her two year run next month. Six marks Dionne's West End debut. Before the pandemic, Dionne was cast in the UK & Ireland tour of Footloose but never performed the show due to Covid-19 delays. Next up Dionne wi...

Charlotte Kennedy is currently playing Pamela and Natasha in Flowers For Mrs Harris at Riverside Studios. Based on the novel by Paul Gallico, Flowers For Mrs Harris is a new musical by Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff. This production, which marks the show's London premiere, is directed by Bronagh Lagan. Charlotte appeared in the concert stagings of Honeymoon In Vegas (London Palladium) and...

Ben Adams has written a brand new score for Police Cops The Musical. The show recently opened  at the Southwark Playhouse following a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ben also co-wrote the beloved musical Eugenius which premiered at the London Palladium ahead of two runs at The Other Palace and its most recent revival at the Turbine Theatre. Ben is a member of the group A1 who won a BRIT Awar...

Kevin Clifton is In The Frame! Kevin made his Broadway debut in 2009 with Burn The Floor before joining the West End production of Dirty Dancing . Kevin then joined BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer between 2013 and 2019, cementing himself as a household name. After leaving Strictly, Kevin returned to theatre. His credits include: Scott Hastings in Strictly Ballroom (UK &a...

Obioma Ugoala is currently playing the Narrator in the musical adaptation of The Book Thief which is based on the best-selling novel of the same name. The show opens at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre before heading to Leicester Curve. Obioma has had an incredible and varied career; in the world on musical theatre he was Kristoff in the original West End cast of Frozen (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Geor...

Olivier nominee Gabrielle Brooks most recently starred as Ti Moune in the London revival of Once on this Island at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Next up, she's set to star in Mlima's Tale by Lynn Nottage and directed by Miranda Cromwell at the Kiln Theatre. Some of Gabrielle's early theatre credits include understudy Gary Coleman in Avenue Q (UK & Ireland Tour), Our House...

Olivier nominee Mei Mac is starring as Kim in untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play by Kimber Lee. The show recently completed its run at the Manchester Royal Exchange ahead of transferring to the Young Vic in September. Kimber wrote untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play in response to seeing the musical Miss Saigon; the piece addresses the East and South-East Asian stereotypes we see represented on stage and b...

Cristian Zaccarini is currently play Ram Sweeney in Heathers The Musical at The Other Palace. Cristian's other theatre credits include playing Sonny in Grease (UK & Ireland Tour), Pirate Queen (London Coliseum) and The Light in the Piazza (Alexandra Palace Theatre). In this episode, Cristian discusses his path into theatre, including how he navigated leaving drama school early. Cristian a...

Owain Arthur recently took over as Nathan Detroit in the London revival of Guys and Dolls. Nicholas Hytner’s semi-immersive production opened earlier this year at the Bridge Theatre to huge acclaim. Owain’s theatre credits include The History Boys (National Theatre / West End) and starring as Francis Henshall in One Man, Two Guvnors (West End / International Tour). He has also appeared in Romeo an...

Debbie Kurup is playing Jaqueline in the London revival of La Cage aux Folles at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Written by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein, La Cage aux Folles centres around Georges, Albin and their son Jean-Michel as they re-discover the true meaning of family and putting yourself last so that the ones you love can come first. Debbie recently starred as Cher in the UK...

Georgia Louise is playing Galadriel in the UK revival of The Lord of the Rings at the Watermill Theatre. This production marks the first time The Lord of the Rings has been staged since its West End premiere in 2007 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Based upon the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, Paul Hart's reival is semi-immersive with the production set across both the Watermill auditorium and gard...

Beverley Klein and Teddy Kempner are currently playing Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz in the West End revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Directed by Rebecca Frecknall, Cabaret opened in December 2021 and won seven Olivier Awards, the most for any musical revival in Olivier history. Both Beverley and Teddy - who joined the cast of Cabaret earlier this year - have worked extensively in the...

Kyle Ramar Freeman is currently starring as Usher in A Strange Loop at the Barbican Centre. A Strange Loop is about a young, gay, black writer who’s writing a musical about a young, gay, black writer. Kyle understudied Usher on Broadway where A Strange Loop opened in 2022, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical. Prior to making his Broadway debut in A Strange Loop, Kyle played Asaka in the US tou...

Christine Allado and Adrian Hansel are currently starring as Meat and Brit in the West End revival of We Will Rock You. Returning to London 21 years after its premiere at the Dominion Theatre, We Will Rock You is currently playing to sold-out houses at the London Coliseum where it's playing a 12-week limited season. Some of Christine's theatre credits include Tzipporah in The Prince of E...

Oliver Tompsett is  playing Ramsey in the world premiere of In Dreams at the Leeds Playhouse. Using the iconic music of Roy Orbison to tell a modern story, In Dreams reunites Oliver with some of the creative team behind & Juliet, including writer David West Read and director Luke Sheppard. Oliver is one of the busiest actors in musical theatre right now. Fresh from originating the role of Shak...