The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat

It's time for the second instalment of our Broadway round-up!  In this week's episode, West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, is back in the UK and reunited with theatre journalist Lisa Martland.  Andrew and Lisa discuss Once Upon A One More Time, New York, New York and & Juliet as well as the news that Shucked is coming to London! Having spent many years at The Stage – including fiv...

It's time to find out what's happening on Broadway! West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, is live in New York and joined by theatre journalist Lisa Martland. In part one, Andrew and Lisa discuss some of this season's hottest shows including Parade starring Ben Platt, Some Like It Hot , Shucked , Kimberly Akimbo and Sweeney Todd . They also discuss off-Broadway hit Titanique as well...

Emily Benjamin (alternate Sally Bowles in Cabaret ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Emily discuss Aspects Of Love (Apollo Theatre), Greatest Days (UK Tour, Manchester Palace Theatre) and The Little Mermaid (Disney Live Action Film) as well as the latest news about Love Never Dies , The Color Purple , Bonnie & Clyde and lots more. Emily was in the premiere of Bat Out of Hell at the...

Shem Omari James (CC in Dreamgirls ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Shem discuss Once On This Island (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Southwark Playhouse) as well as the latest news about Nicole Scherzinger being cast in Sunset Boulevard , MJ West End casting, the Tony Awards and lots more. Having graduated from Arts Ed durin...

Shanay Holmes (Musical Con / Get Up Stand Up ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Shanay discuss Magic at the Musicals (Royal Albert Hall), Glory Ride (Charing Cross Theatre) and Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Tony Awards, Wicked casting, Hadestown 's West End transfer and lots more. After making her professional debut in Thriller Live (Ly...

Elly Jay (understudy Vivian in Pretty Woman ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!  Andrew and Elly discuss Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Tony Awards, Bob Fosse's Dancin ', Hairspray at Kilworth House, Jamie Oliver's new theatre restaurant and lots more.   Elly is currently making her West End debut in Pretty Woman The Musical at the Savoy Theat...

We're kicking off the week with a bonus episode, featuring Jo Servi ( Dreamgirls / The Colour Purple ) and Dominic Anderson ( Mrs Doubtfire / Heathers ). Jo Servi is currently playing Wyatt and Carter in Agatha Christie’s Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall. Witness For The Prosecution is in its seventh year and Jo recently joined as part of the show’s ninth cast, making Witness...

Joseph Fletcher ( Wicked / 101 Dalmations ) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Joseph discuss The Secret Life Of Bees (Almedia) and Animal (Park Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Tony nominations, Wicked movie leaks, Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream, MusicalCon and lots more. Joseph is a deaf dancer and actor. He was in the ensemble of Wicked (Apollo Victoria) for four yea...

Shane Antony-Whitely ( Joseph / Wonka ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Shane discuss Ain't Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre) and all-things Wicked as well as the latest news about The Wizard of Oz , The Menier Chocolate Factory, Operation Mincemeat and lots more. Having graduated from ArtsEd in 2021, Shane recently played Isaachar  in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat...

Kit Esuruoso ( Bonnie & Clyde / Spring Awakening ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Kit discuss Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial (Ambassadors Theatre), The Ocean at the End of the Lane (UK Tour, New Wimbledon Theatre) and Generation Games (White Bear Theatre) as well as the latest news about Jon M. Chu's film adaptation of Joseph , We Will Rock You, Stephanie J Block...

Joaquin Pedro Valdes ( The Lion King / Heathers ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Joaquin discuss For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy (Apollo Theatre) as well as the latest news about Operation Mincemeat, The King & I , Zoe Burkett and more. They also discuss everything that has happened in the past week surrounding singing in theatres and pay tr...

Josh St. Clair and Amy Di Bartolomeo are currently starring in the world premiere of Glory Ride at the Charing Cross Theatre, playing the roles of Gino Bartali and Adriana Bani. Directed by Olivier winner Kelly Devine, Glory Ride has book, music and lyrics by Victoria Buchholz and Todd Buchholz. Glory Ride reveals the secret wartime heroics of Gino Bartali, one of the most beloved athletes of all...

In this week's mini episode, Andrew rounds up the highlights from the 2023 Olivier Awards and discusses the latest news about Sister Act ,  Standing At The Sky’s Edge, The Crown Jewels , Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder  and lots more. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32   Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  ...

Voice Coach and Rehabilitation Specialist, Dane Chalfin, co-hosts The West End Frame Show! This special episodes opens with a fascinating conversation about vocal health and the West End. Andrew & Dane then discuss Eugenius (Turbine Theatre), Standing at the Sky's Edge (National Theatre) and And Juliet 's Final Performance (Shaftesbury Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Sm...

Harriet Watson (Super Swing in Six ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Harriet discuss: The Great British Bake Off Musical (Noel Coward Theatre), The King & I (UK Tour, Wycombe Swan) and Public (Vaults Festival) as well as the latest news about casting for Everybody's Talking About Jamie , the release date for the Wicked movie and lots more. Harriet's theatre credits inclu...

We're bringing you a bonus episode with Amy Trigg who is currently part of the chorus, playing 2nd Woman of Corinth, in the West End revival of Medea. Amy is performing alongside Sophie Okonedo and Ben Daniels in  Dominic Cooke's production which runs at @SohoPlace. Amy most recently received huge acclaim for Reasons You Should(n't) Love Me (Kiln Theatre) which she wrote and starred...

On Tuesday 7th March, Alexia Khadime and Lucy St Louis  made WICKED history as the first two black performers to play Elphaba and Glinda opposite each other in the long-running musical. Summing up the night in a five-minute slot within The West End Frame Show would be impossible, so in this emergency episode, journalist Lisa Martland joins Andrew to delve into Alexia and Lucy's magnificent pe...

Peter Caulfield ( Tammy Faye / I Hate Suzie Too ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Peter discuss The Bodyguard (UK Tour, New Wimbledon Theatre) and Bonnie & Clyde as well as the latest news about the Sinatra musical, Pretty Woman , A Little Life starring James Norton and lots more. Most recently Peter played Billy Graham in the world premiere of Tammy Faye , the new musical by Elto...

Annabel Marlow ( Public / original Cambridge cast of SIX ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Annabel discuss Shirley Valentine (Duke of York's Theatre) and Oklahoma! (Wyndham's Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Olivier Awards, Lord of the Rings , We Will Rock You casting and lots more. Annabel is preparing to star in Public The Musical at the Vaults Festival. Publi...

Rhys Wilkinson (understudy Romeo & Francois in And Juliet ) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Rhys discuss: Bat Out Of Hell (Peacock Theatre) and Sister Act (UK Tour, New Victoria Theatre Woking) as well as the latest news about Hamilton 's first ever UK tour, The Wizard of Oz casting, Disney's Aladdin , Shrek casting and lots more. Rhys is currently making his West End de...

We're back for a new season of stagey catchups! On this week's episode, Andrew discusses No Limits (Turbine Theatre) and Heathers (UK Tour) as well as the latest news about the WhatsOnStage Awards, Chichester's new season, Les Mis casting and lots more. Other shows mentioned include The Lion King, Pretty Women, Jesus Christ Superstar, Once On This Island and My Son's A Queer (B...

Before we kick off a new season of The West End Frame Show, we've recorded a catchup episode to bring you up-to-speed about all the shows we've seen since our last episode in December. Andrew is joined by theatre journalist Lisa Martland to discuss: Allegiance (Charing Cross Theatre), Idina Menzel's Which Way To The Stage (Disney Plus), Benjamin Rauhala's West End Besties (Cado...

We're back for bonus episode with Meaghan Martin! Meaghan is currently starring in Smoke by Kim Davies at the Southwark Playhouse. A modern adaptation of Miss Julie, Smoke asks audiences to question our pre-conceived conceptions around BDSM communities. With a series of Q&As involving sex positive activists, and BDSM advocates, this production aims to tackle notable prejudices such as kin...

Theatre Critic Caz Cronin (Broadway World UK) joins West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, to round up their top shows of 2022. Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2022 and for sharing your top shows of the year - we included as many as possible in this episode. We're taking a break in January, but will be back with a new series of The West End Frame Show in February. Follow...

Actor Cameron Bernard Jones ( Ain't Too Proud / The Wiz ) joins West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, to round up his Top 5 Performances of 2022! Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2022 and for sharing your top performances of the year - we included as many as possible in this episode. We're back tomorrow to round up our top shows of the year. Cameron is a West End pe...