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

Paul Foster (director of Redcliffe) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Paul joins Andrew Tomlins (West End Frame Editor) to discuss The Devil Wears Prada starring Teri Hatcher (Dominion Theatre) and Lara Denning's solo show (Crazy Coqs) as well as the latest news about Redcliffe transferring to the West End, new West End casting for The Phantom of the Opera, Buena Vista Social Club and more. Paul is the director of Redcliffe by Jordan Luke Gage, which is transferring to the West End following its sold-out premiere at the Southwark Playhouse. He is also directing Fascinating Aïda's show Bawdacious! which runs at the Queen Elizabeth Hall 11th December - 3rd January ahead of a tour.Paul's directing credits include: Kiss of the Spider Woman (Leicester Curve, Bristol Old Vic & Mayflower Studios), Treasure Island (Bristol Old Vic), The Cabinet Minister (Menier Chocolate Factory), White Christmas, Talent, Kiss Me Kate and Annie Get Your Gun (Sheffield Crucible); The Comedy of Errors, Dance Nation, Road (Guildhall), 3 shows for Fascinating Aïda (RFH / Queen Elizabeth Hall / Tour), Curtains (Wyndhams / Tour), The Deep Blue Sea (Minerva, Chichester); A Little Night Music and Laurel and Hardy (Watermill); Tell Me On a Sunday (Watermill / Tour); L’Amante Anglaise (NT Studio);Bette Midler and Me (Edinburgh Festival / St James); Crazy For You (Mountview), A State Affair (MTA); Made in Dagenham, Sweeney Todd, Catch Me if You Can, The Music Man, Singin’ in the Rain and Grand Hotel (ArtsEd); Cowardy Custard (Yvonne Arnaud / UK Tour); Bells are Ringing (3 WhatsOnStage Award nominations, including Best Musical Revival), Darling of the Day and Crimes of the Heart (Union Theatre); The Vagina Monologues (national tour); Flora the Red Menace (Edinburgh Festival); Love in a Wood, Funeral Games and Landscape (LAMDA); Lorca: Playwright and Poet(NT Platforms); Little One (Royal Court Young Writers Festival); Raw Bacon and Fists ofRighteous Happiness(RADA).His concert work includes Sondheim on Sondheim and Gypsy (Alexandra Palace), The Light Princess and Sweet Charity (Cadogan Hall) whilst his radio work includes Britannicus and Little Lives.Redcliffe begins performances at the Criterion Theatre on 28th January 2027. Visit www.redcliffemusical.com for info and tickets.For more info about Fascinating Aïda's show Bawdacious!, including tour dates, visit www.fascinatingaida.co.uk. This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: [email protected] westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Lovell (offstage cover in Titanique) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!Josh joins Andrew Tomlins (West End Frame Editor) to discuss Leslie Odom Jr's concert (The London Palladium) as well as the latest news about The Book Thief, Wicked's International Tour, The Greatest Showman, Idina Menzel and more. Josh recently finished his run in the West End production of Wicked, covering Fiyero (Apollo Victoria Theatre). He's currently in the West End cast of Titanique, as an off-stage cover (Criterion Theatre). So far he has played Jack, Cal and Ruth. Josh's theatre credits include: Singin’ in the Rain (London, Japan and UK Tour), White Christmas (UK Tour), Funny Girl (Théâtre Marigny, Paris), Kinky Boots (Original UK Tour), Annie (Toronto), The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales), Mack & Mabel (Chichester Festival and UK Tour), Follies in Concert (Royal Albert Hall), Pipe Dream (Union Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Madinat Theatre, Dubai), White Christmas (Lowry Theatre, Manchester) and Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre).Follow Josh on Instagram: @joshlovell90This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: [email protected] westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samuel Parkinson-Philips (Dypsy! The Purrr-ody Musical) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!Samuel joins Andrew Tomlins (West End Frame Editor) to discuss High School Musical (Troubadour Wembley Park), Martin Guerre (The Old Vic) and Table 17 (Kiln Theatre) as well as the latest news about Glee, The Notebook, Sister Act, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more. As a performer, Samuel has completed several cruise contracts and been part of some epic shows. As a producer, he's currently developing Dypsy! The Purrr-ody Musical – a brand new show he has written and will be performing in, with music by Rachel Blaquière.The show is inspired by the Gypsy-Rose Blanchard case which captured the public’s imagination, and it presents the story through the eyes of Gypsy-Rose's real-life cats, Moo Moo and Boo Boo. Dypsy! The Purrr-ody Musical is in development, with work-in-progress presentations being staged at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden on 29th November. A second performance was added after the first sold out. Visit www.parkinsonphilipsproductions.com for more info and www.etceteratheatrecamden.com for Dypsy tickets. This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: [email protected] westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rochelle Sherona (The Lion King / Moulin Rouge) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!Rochelle joins Andrew Tomlins (West End Frame's Editor) to discuss Love Never Dies (London Palladium) as well as the latest news about Nanny McPhee The Musical, Joel Harper Jackson, Paddington's Australia transfer, Casserole at Playhouse East and more. Andrew also debriefs Musical Con 2026.Rochelle’s theatre credits include Belle and cover Mama/Pearl in Starlight Express (30th Anniversary Production, Germany), cover Ali in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre), Simeon’s Wife and cover Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium & UK Tour) and Arabia and cover Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Piccadilly Theatre). Most recently Rochelle played Sarabi and covered Shenzi in The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre). She has done short films, recordings of new musicals, workshops and more.Rochelle also spoke openly on social media about sustaining a vocal injury, and discusses her journey during this episode. Follow Rochelle on Instagram: @rochellesherona This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: [email protected] westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins hosts a solo episode of The West End Frame Show!Andrew discusses Rent (Tom Stoppard Theatre), Legally Blonde (Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, UK Tour) and My Neighbour Totoro (Gillian Lynne Theatre) as well as the latest news about Glenn Close, Falsettos, One Day, Phantom's 40th anniversary and more. This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: [email protected] westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.