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Q&A Episode (ft. Lilianna Hendy): Mean Girls, drama school advice, favourite Six songs, best dressing rooms, Starlight Express + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
04/21/25 • 48 min
Lilianna Hendy (Starlight Express) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!
In this special Q&A episode, Andrew and Lilianna answer your questions. Topics include drama school advice, favourite Six songs, coolest dressing rooms, movie to musical adaptations, Death Becomes Her and more. Andrew also talks about his recent return visit to Mean Girls and Lilianna discusses all-things Starlight Express.
Lilianna trained at Urdang and is currently making her professional debut in the London revival of Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Lilianna plays Wrench and understudies Dinah and Pearl.
Follow Lilianna on Instagram: @liliannahendy
This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins.
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BONUS (ft. Jo Servi & Dominic Anderson): Witness For The Prosecution & Eugenius! at the Turbine
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
05/08/23 • 26 min
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 For The Prosecution London’s longest running site specific theatre production.
Jo most recently played Marty in the first UK & Ireland tour of Dreamgirls. Just a few of his theatre credits include The Color Purple (UK Tour), Barber Shop Chronicles (US & UK Tours), Chess (Colesium), Sunny Afternoon, Jersey Boys, Guys & Dolls and Ragtime (West End) as well as the original London company of The Lion King (Lyceum).
Witness for the Proseccution is booking at London County Hall until Sunday 28th April 2024. Visit www.witnesscountyhall.com for info and tickets.
Dominic Anderson is currently playing Tough Man and various other roles in the London revival of Eugenius! at the Turbine Theatre.
The show is described as a love letter to the iconic movies, comic books and nostalgia of the 80s.
Some of Dominic’s theatre credits include the title role in The Rocky Horror Show (West End & Tour), Ram in the original London cast of Heathers (The Other Palace / West End), Tom Jones in What’s New Pussycat (Birmingham Rep) and most recently Stuart Dunmire in the UK premiere of Mrs Doubtfire (Manchester Opera House).
Eugenius! runs at the Turbine Theatre until 28th May 2023. Visit www.theturbinetheatre.com for info and tickets.
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S4 Ep7 (ft. Adam Gillian): Dick Whittington, Beautiful, Girl Power, Hamilton, Ghost Light, Rebecca Levy + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
12/22/20 • 49 min
Andrew & Adam discuss Dick Whittington (National Theatre), Girl Power (Thespie) and Cinderella: The Socially Distanced Ball (Turbine Theatre) as well as the latest news about West End returns, Cadogan Hall, Mischief Comedy, White Christmas, Rebecca Levy's new single 'This Song Is Not About Boys' and lots more.
Adam trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. His television credits include BBC’s Counsel and Pan Tau. On stage, he understudied Orpheus in Hadestown at the National Theatre and appeared in Refresh for RYCA at the Underbelly Festival. Earlier this year he toured the UK as Gerry Goffin in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
Last month, Adam brought some incredible names together for a charity single he wrote called 'Ghost Light'. The song is in aid of Acting For Others and is available on iTunes and all streaming platforms. You can also donate by visiting www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ghost-light.
Follow Adam on social media: @ajgillian
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S3 Ep11 (ft. Marianka Swain): Hamilton on Disney+, Government £1.57bn Investment, Into The Unknown, Every Little Step + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
07/06/20 • 48 min
In this episode, Andrew & Marianka dedicate an entire segment to the Hamilton film (Disney+) and also discuss Into The Unknown: The Making of Frozen II (Disney+) & Every Little Step (A Chorus Line documentary - Amazon Prime).
This week there is news about the Government's £1.57bn one-off investment in UK culture and the launch of a new UK Theatre Fund headed up by The Society Of London Theatre & Sam Mendes with a £500,000 donation from Netflix to help theatre workers who have been unable to support themselves through the pandemic, particularly those who have been ineligible for Government aid and have not been able to work since theatres closed.
There's also lots of news about Songs For A New World, The Mousetrap, Turn Up & Alice Fearn's garden!
Marianka Swain is a London-based arts journalist and editor. She is the UK Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld, writes a popular Strictly Come Dancing blog for Dancing Times magazine, and contributes to outlets such as The i Paper, the Telegraph, theartsdesk, the Ham & High, and TodayTix. Marianka returns to The West End Frame Show, having previously co-hosted S1 Ep11.
Follow Marianka on Twitter: @mkmswain
Visit Marianka's website: www.mkmswain.com
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S3 Ep9 (ft. Joshua Lovell): Peter Pan LIVE, Turn Up, Hamilton Trailer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Falsettos + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
06/22/20 • 43 min
Actor Joshua Lovell (The Book of Mormon/Kinky Boots) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!
In this episode, Andrew & Joshua discuss Peter Pan LIVE (The Shows Must Go On) & the Hamilton trailer (Disney+) as well as the latest news about British Theatre, Turn Up at Cadogan Hall & In The Wings.
Joshua's theatre credits include: Annie (Toronto), The Book of Mormon (West End), Mack & Mabel (Chichester/UK Tour), Follies (Royal Albert Hall), Singin' in the Rain (UK Tour), Pipe Dream (Union Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Dubai), White Christmas (Manchester) & Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre).
Most recently he toured the UK as the referee Angel in Kinky Boots before whizzing off to Paris to star in Stephen Mear’s production of Funny Girl (Théâtre Marigny).
Joshua talks about touring in Kinky Boots, what he has been up to during lockdown & the time Christine Baranski offered to buy him a sandwich..!
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Instagram/Twitter: @joshualovell90
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Episode 12 (ft. Sabrina Aloueche): Big The Musical, Devil Wears Prada, Brooklyn, Industry Minds, Mrs Doubtfire + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
09/23/19 • 42 min
Actress Sabrina Aloueche co-hosts The West End Frame Show!
In this week's episode, Andrew and Sabrina discuss Big The Musical (Dominion Theatre); there's lots of news about the Devil Wears Prada musical, Zorro and Blithe Spirit PLUS we delve into the latest Broadway gossip.
Sabrina is currently starring in the European premiere of Brooklyn The Musical; during the podcast she reveals what audiences can expect from the show, the incredible story of how the musical was conceived and what she and the cast have been getting up to in rehearsals. Sabrina also reminisces about her 4-year run in We Will Rock You and talks all things social media.
The episode also features a guest appearance from Reece Kerridge who pops in to discuss his upcoming solo concerts in London and Ipswich, plus the very first Industry Minds Awards.
Brooklyn The Musical runs at the Greenwich Theatre between 27th September and 19th October 2019. Visit www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk for info and tickets.
You can also catch Sabrina in her solo show Heavy Pencil at Boulevard Soho on Thursday 14th November. Visit www.boulevardtheatre.co.uk for info and tickets.
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S9 Ep7 (ft. Marianka Swain): Sunset Boulevard starring Nicole Scherzinger, Choir Boy, Moulin Rogue, Wicked, Tinker Bell The Musical + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
10/16/23 • 63 min
Andrew and Marianka discuss Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre), Choir Boy (Bristol Old Vic), Moulin Rogue (Piccadilly Theatre) and Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) as well as the latest news about 13 Going On 30, Tinker Bell The Musical, Shucked and lots more.
Marianka is a London-based arts journalist. She writes about theatre, dance, TV, film, books and more for publications like the Telegraph, London Theatre, The i Paper and Musicals magazine. She also live-blogs Strictly Come Dancing for the Telegraph.
For more information, visit www.mkmswain.com or follow Marianka on Instagram/X @mkmswain
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S7 Ep8 (ft. Allie Daniel): Tammy Faye, Bonnie & Clyde, The SpongeBob Musical, Grease, Roles We'll Never Play + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
11/01/22 • 47 min
Allie Daniel (Legally Blonde / Happy Meal) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!
Andrew and Allie discuss Tammy Faye (Almedia Theatre) and Grease (Dominion Theatre) as well as all the latest news about Bonnie & Clyde, The SpongeBob Musical, Anna Jane Casey in Mother Goose and lots more.
Allie's credits include: The Secret Society of Leading Ladies (Barn Theatre - Digital), Disenchanted (West End Musical Productions - Digital), Rent (Hope Mill Theatre), Millennials (Turbine Theatre - MT Fest) and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (UK Tour).
She most recently played Courtney and was part of the ensemble of Lucy Moss’ revival of Legally Blonde at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre before starring in the premiere of Tabby Lamb’s two hander play Happy Meal, which played a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe before embarking on a UK tour.
Later this month month there will be a special staging of the concert series Roles We'll Never Play at The Other Palace to raise money for Allie, who is proudly trans, and her gender affirming surgeries. Any surplus money raised will be donated to a trans charity of her choice.
You can see this very special staging of Roles We'll Never Play - with the most insane line-up of West End talent - on Monday 28th November at 19.30 at The Other Palace. Visit www.theotherpalace.co.uk/roles-well-never-play-for-allie/ for info and tickets.
Follow Allie on Instagram: @thealliedaniel
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S6 Ep14 (ft. Hicaro Nicolai): Cinderella's Final Bow, My Fair Lady, 75th Annual Tony Awards, Six Film + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
06/13/22 • 53 min
In this jam-packed episode, Andrew & Hicaro discuss My Fair Lady as well as the latest news about Cinderella's closing night, the Tony Awards, Broadway closures, the Six film and lots more!
Hicaro is a Brazillian performer and, after having an incredible non-stop career in Brazil, they came to the UK and starred in Voices Of The Amazon (Sadler’s Wells / International Tour) as well as Inala A Zulu Ballet (Royal Albert Hall / Peacock Theatre / International Tour).
They then ventured into the world of musical theatre and appeared in Vanara The Musical (Hackney Empire) before joining the cast of A Chorus Line (Leicester Curve) as a swing.
Hicaro is currently in the West End production of Cabaret (Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre) as a swing for the prologue company.
Follow Hicaro on Instagram: @hicaronicolai
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S11 Ep14 (ft. Ross Harmon): Jamie Lloyd's Evita, Wicked Golden Globe nominations, Patrice Tipoki's Elphaba return, Freaky Friday, If/Then + more!
The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
12/17/24 • 48 min
Andrew and Ross discuss the latest updates about Wicked's Golden Globe nominations and Patrice Tipoki reprising her performance as Elphaba in the Australian production after leaving the show fourteen years ago. They also discuss the latest news about Jamie Lloyd's Evita, Freaky Friday, If/Then, Sondheim’s final musical Here We Are and lots more.
Most recently Ross understudied Fiyero in the West End production of Wicked (Apollo Victoria).
His theatre credits also include: Pierce in Half a Sixpence (Kilworth House), Taboo 20th Anniversary Concert (London Palladium), Sunset Boulevard (Royal Albert Hall), Kurt Kelly in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Jared/Rock in the premiere of But I’m A Cheerleader (Turbine Theatre) and Sky in Mamma Mia! (Royal Caribbean).
Ross is a singer/songwriter and has released multiple EPs which are available on streaming platforms, including his festive single 'What Christmas Means To Me'. He's also an established singing, acting and career coach.
Follow Ross on Instagram: @rossharmon_
This is the last episode of the series, but stay tuned for our special end of year episodes for a round-up of our top performances and shows of 2024.
This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins.
@AndrewTomlins32Thanks for listening!
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