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

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.

Join Andrew Tomlins (West End Frame Editor) for a special Broadway episode!Fresh from New York, Andrew debriefs the shows he saw during his trip - many of which have strong West End and British connections. He discusses School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre), Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Longacre Theatre), & Juliet (Stephen Sondheim Theatre), SIX (Lena Horne Theatre) and Schmigadoon! (Nederlander Theatre).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.

Joseph Vella (Mamma Mia! / Becoming Nancy) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Joseph joins Andrew Tomlins (West End Frame's Editor) to discuss Wicked's 30th anniversary as well as the latest news about new Paddington casting, the Cats tour, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Lee Mead, Wild About You, SNL UK, Jordan Luke Gage, 13 Going On 30 and more. Joseph starred as Maxie in Becoming Nancy at the Birmingham Rep, with his theatre credits also including Pretty Woman, Fame, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and From Here To Eternity.Most recently Joseph played Pepper in the Mamma Mia! UK tour. Follow Joseph on Instagram: @josephvellaaa 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.