In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame

S9 Ep16: Cameron Bernard Jones, star of Rent, Ain't Too Proud & The Wiz


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Fresh from starring in Ain't Too Proud, Cameron Bernard Jones is soon to be playing Collins in the new UK revival of Rent for Landmark Theatres.

Cameron is originally from New York and has performed internationally in Porgy & Bess, Hairspray and Showboat. In the West End, he has been in Motown The Musical and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical in which he covered Ike Turner.

Cameron was in South Pacific at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Punchdrunk’s acclaimed porudction of The Burnt City and received a Black British Theatre Award nomination for his performance as the title role in The Wiz at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.

Cameron starred as Melvin Franklin in the original West End cast of Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations at the Prince Edward Theatre.

Cameron is also a podcaster; he hosts and produces Lick The Plate, a podcast about people and food.

In this episode, Cameron discusses his original journey into theatre, reestablishing himself in the UK and the highs and lows of his first contract as a West End leading man. He also reflects on navigating a career in theatre as a bass baritone and lots more.

Follow Cameron on Instagram: @cbjarts

Follow and subscribe to Lick The Plate wherever you get your podcasts. You can see Cameron in Rent at the Peterborough New Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple in June and July.

Hosted by Andrew Tomlins 
@AndrewTomlins32 

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