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S7 Ep27: Alice Fearn & Simon Bailey
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11/25/22 • 55 min
Alice and Simon are both part of the workshop cast of Footballers Wives, and feature on the musical's cast recording which is out now. Footballers Wives has a book by Maureen Chadwick, co-creator of the original TV series, with music and lyrics by Kath Gotts. Alice and Simon play Tanya and Jason Turner.
The duo are also set to perform a concert together, The Last (1)5 Years at the Theatre Cafe on Sunday 4th December. Alice and Simon will perform songs from Footballers Wives alongside some other musical theatre numbers and Christmas tunes.
Alice and Simon first met when they were part of the West End production of Les Miserables for the 21st anniversary at the Queen's (now Sondheim) Theatre. Alice was understudying Fantine and Cosette with Simon playing Enjolras.
Alice is currently playing Beverley Bass in Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre), following an acclaimed run as Elphaba in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre). Her credits also include: Nancy in Oliver! (Watermill Theatre), Renee and understudy Christine/Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy Theatre), Gingy/Sugar Plum Fairy and understudy Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), understudy Dolly in Annie Get Your Gun (Young Vic), Rapunzel and understudy Cinderella in Into The Woods (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) and understudy Laura in The Woman in White (Palace Theatre).
Simon recently completed his run as The Duke in the original West End production of Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre). His West End credits also include: Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket & London workshop), Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys (Piccadilly Theatre & UK Tour), Liam O’Deary in I Can’t Sing! (London Palladium), Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Gillian Lynne), understudy Galileo in We Will Rock You (Dominion), Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s), Passion (Donmar Warehouse) and Romeo & Juliet The Musical (Piccadilly).
Alice previously did an episode of In The Frame with Adrian Hansel last year during season four, whilst Simon recorded our 100th episode earlier this year as part of season six.
The Footballers Wives cast recording is out now. You can see The Last (1)5 Years at the Theatre Cafe on Sunday 4th December. Visit www.thetheatrecafe.co.uk for info and tickets.
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S9 Ep52: Nikita Johal, Younger Gemma in Now That's What I Call A Musical
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11/07/24 • 45 min
The show is currently embarking on a tour across the UK and Ireland. Written by Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Now That's What I Call A Musical features hits by Blondie, Tears For Fears, Spandau Ballet, Eurythmics and more.
Most recently Nikita played Mandy and understudied Malika & Gold in Frankie Goes To Bollywood (UK Tour / Southbank Centre)
Her theatre credits also include: The World Goes Round (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), Princess Caraboo in Princess Caraboo (Finborough Theatre), Yonah in Children Of Eden (Union Theatre), Wendla inSpring Awakening (Hope Mill Theatre), Laputa in The Snow Queen (The Everyman, Liverpool), Selma Karamy in Broken Wings, (Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Other Palace & Beittidine Festival, Lebanon), Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty (Watford Palace Theatre), Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Newbury Corn Exchange), Lily/Ladybird in What The Ladybird Heard (The Palace, West End & UK Tour), Understudy Neera/Bollywood Ensemble in Migrations (Welsh National Opera UK Tour), Asma/Kelly in The Wife Of Willesden (The Kiln & Boston/New York), Princess Katherine/Gower/Costable in Henry V & The Franklyn in The Canterbury Tales (Guildford Shakespeare Company), Maud in The Invincibles (Queens Theatre Hornchurch & The New Wolsey) and Fairy Sugarsnap in Jack & The Beanstalk (Evolution Pantomimes).
Now That's What I Call A Musical is touring until April 2025. Visit www.thenowmusical.com for info and tickets.
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S9 Ep41: Gerardine Sacdalan, Juliet in And Juliet
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08/29/24 • 32 min
And Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story and asks, what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of iconic pop anthems by Max Martin. The show features hits such as “...Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”.
After training at Urdang, Gerardine made her professional debut as Sandra Beaumont in Made In Dagenham In Concert at the London Palladium.
In this episodes Gerardine discusses auditioning for And Juliet, conquering such a demanding role and why - as an Asian woman in musical theatre - playing Juliet is such a big deal. Gerardine also reflects on her path into theatre and lots more along the way.
And Juliet tours the UK & Ireland until June 2025. Visit www.andjulietthemusical.co.uk for info and tickets.
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S9 Ep40: Samuel Edwards, star of Anything Goes, Mrs Doubtfire, Ghost, Wicked & Xanadu
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08/28/24 • 48 min
Most recently, Sam played Stuart in the original West End cast of Mrs Doubtfire (Shaftesbury Theatre) and starred as Billy Crocker in Kathleen Marshall’s revival of Anything Goes (Barbican Centre).
After making his West End debut understudying Sam Wheat in Ghost The Musical, Sam covered Enjolras in Les Misérables, Rolf in The Sound of Music (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) and Fiyero in Wicked (Apollo Victoria). Impressively, Sam took over as Fiyero in Wicked's UK & Ireland Tour and returned to the West End production of Les Misérables to star as Enjolras. He also returned to Ghost as Carl (Asia Tour).
Some of Sam's additional theatre roles include Sonny in the UK premiere of Xanadu (Southwark Playhouse) and Ozzie in On The Town (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre). On screen he has appeared in Ted Lasso, Brave New World, Doctors and Hollyoaks.
In this episode, Sam discusses how overwhelming it was to make his West End debut understudying Richard Fleeshman in Ghost, his trend of returning to shows and how he almost missed out on playing Billy Crocker... plus lots more!
Follow Sam on Instagram: @samjedwards
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S9 Ep64: Glenn Adamson, Strat in Bat Out Of Hell
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12/20/24 • 51 min
Glenn Adamson is reprising his performance as Strat in Bat Out Of Hell for its 2025 UK tour.
Glenn previously played Strat on tour across the UK, US and Australia in addition to a West End run at the Peacock Theatre. Bat Out of Hell has book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib, with musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed.
Glenn's other theatre credits include: Dave in Closer To Heaven (Turbine Theatre), Rick in Bat Boy In Concert (London Palladium), understudy Galileo in We Will Rock You (London Coliseum), Theo and understudy St Jimmy in American Idiot (Australasian Tour/Arts Theatre/UK Tour), Billy in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Union Theatre) and Terry in Secret Love (UK Tour).
In this episode, Glenn discusses why he's excited to be reprising his performance as Strat and the challenges that come with playing such a demanding role, as well as his path into theatre and journey through the industry so far.
Bat Out Of Hell kicks off its UK tour in Edinburgh on 6th January and is booking through to September 2025. Visit www.batoutofhellmusical.com for info and tickets.
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S9 Ep34: Mireia Mambo, Richie in A Chorus Line
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08/01/24 • 45 min
Following its run at Leicester Curve in 2021, Nikolai Foster's revival of A Chorus Line has returned for a tour and London run at Sadler's Wells. With iconic music by Marvin Hamlisch, this production is choreographed by Ellen Kane. Mireia is making theatrical history as the first woman to play the role of Richie.
Most recently Mireia was in the ensemble of Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre), having previously appeared in Lloyd's production of Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).
Just a few of Mireia's other theatre credits include: Newsies (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre), West Side Story (Curve Leicester), Hairspray (London Coliseum), Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre), Scaramouche (Teatre Victoria, BCN) and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as well as Ragtime and A Midsummer Night's Dream (both at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).
Additionally Mireia has starred in the Spanish tours of Sister Act as Deloris and The Bodyguard as Rachel Marron.
In this episode, Mireia discusses recreating the role of Richie, moving from Spain to the UK to pursue theatre, working with Jamie Lloyd twice and lots more along the way.
A Chorus Line runs at Sadler’s Wells until 25th August and tours until October. Visit www.achoruslinetour.com for info, tour dates and tickets.
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S7 Ep15: Jacob Fowler, Prince Topher in Cinderella & JD in Heathers
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09/22/22 • 81 min
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 full-time to huge acclaim.
In 2020 Jacob won BBC reality show Little Mix: The Search as part of the band Simply September, and went on to support Little Mix on their 2022 Confetti Arena Tour.
Jacob's theatre credits also include: Bobby in Dreamboats and Petticoats (UK Tour), Mohr in Vanara: The Legend (Hackmey Empire), Hunter in In Pieces (Turbine Theatre) and Kings Of Broadway (Palace Theatre).
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella runs at the Hope Mill Theatre 1st November - 11th December 2022. You can see Jacob in concert at Live At Zedel on Monday 26th September.
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S7 Ep29: Nadine Higgin, Paulette in Legally Blonde
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12/02/22 • 77 min
Nadine's theatre credits include: Taylor in High School Musical (Hammersmith Apollo), Dynamite & understudy Motormouth in Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre, original cast), Chiffon in Little Shop Of Horrors (Kilworth House Theatre), ensemble in The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales Theatre, original cast) and Shenzi in The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre).
After completing her run in The Lion King, Nadine went on to play Cliff in Allelujah (Bridge Theatre) and Peter Quince/Egeus/Cobweb in A Midsummer Night's Dream & Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (Shakespeare's Globe).
Nadine played the Judge and Sales Woman whilst understudying the roles of Pilar and Paulette in the original West End production of Legally Blonde (Savoy Theatre). This year she returned to the show, this time starring as Paulette, in Lucy Moss' London revival at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
After Legally Blonde, Nadine starred as Alma in the two-hander Yellow Man at the Orange Tree Theatre to huge acclaim. Next year she is set to return to Shakespeare's Globe to play Paulina in A Winter's Tale.
On screen, Nadine has appeared in Military Wives and Doctors.
Follow Nadine on Instagram: @nadine_higgin
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S7 Ep13: Khalid Daley, John Laurens & Philip Hamilton in Hamilton
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09/08/22 • 54 min
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 True History of Bonnie and Clyde (Birmingham Rep), Godspell (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Sweet Charity (National Youth Music Theatre) and Lord of the Flies (New Adventures).
In this episode, Khalid discusses all things Hamilton, his path into the industry and lots lots more!
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S10 Ep15: Tori Allen-Martin, Cass in Midnight Cowboy
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04/18/25 • 54 min
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 choreographed by Nick Winston, with Tori starring alongside Paul Jacob French and Max Bowden as Joe Buck and Rico ‘Ratzo’ Rizzo.
Last year Tori starred as Kristin in I Wish You Well at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in the West End. Some of her other theatre credits include: Samuel Takes A Break (The Yard Theatre), Then, Now and Next (Southwark Playhouse), Park Bench (Park Theatre), One Man, Two Guvnors (New Wolsey, Ipswich/Nuffield Southampton), The Season (Glass Half Full Productions and Tim Johanson), The Hardest One (The Other Palace/Criterion) and Hair (Concert).
On screen, Tori is best known for her performances in Here We Go (BBC), London Kills (BBC) and Pure (Channel 4). Her further screen credits include: Mrs Sidhu Investigates (Acorn), Significant Other (Hatrick), Plebs: The War (the finale) (Rise films), The Other Half (Ranga Bee Productions), Flatshare (42 for Paramount+), Back To Life (Two Brothers Pictures) and Pandemonium (BBC).
Tori is also an established writer. She has co-created and produced multiple new musicals, including Streets (Cockpit Theatre/Hackney Empire).
Tori recently came into the podcast booth to discuss why she said "yes" to new challenges with Midnight Cowboy, her whirlwind journey with I Wish You Well, how she established herself on stage and screen... and her recent appearance on Celebrity Mastermind!
Midnight Cowboy runs at Southwark Playhouse Elephant until 17th May. Visit www.midnightcowboymusical.com for info and tickets.
This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins
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