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

Shane Antony-Whitely (Joseph / The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!

In this episode Andrew and Shane discuss Reece Richards becoming the victim of unlawful arrest and police misconduct whilst travelling home after a performance of Hairspray. They also discuss the closure of Cake, nominations for the Black British Theatre Awards, plus lots more.

After graduating from ArtsEd, Shane made his feature film debut in Wonka for Disney. His stage credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK tour / Canada), The Mikado (Wilton’s Music Hall / UK Tour) and The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe (Birmingham Rep).

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Ebby Sama (Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular) co-hosts The West End Frame Show.

Andrew and Ebby discuss Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Dominion Theatre) and Silence (Turbine Theatre) as well as the latest news about Mrs Doubtfire, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, Ghost In Concert, Kinky Boots, Natalie Kassanga joining Moulin Rouge and lots more!

Ebby is currently in rehearsals for Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular. Ebby is one of the dancers in the show, which brings together musical theatre and circus.

Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular features a new story inspired by the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture and features all the hit songs by Pasek and Paul including ‘This Is Me’, ‘Rewrite the Stars’ and ‘A Million Dreams’. It's set to run at The Empress Museum in Earls Court.

Having trained at Urdang, Ebby's theatre credits include: Vanara (Hackney Empire), Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre), The Lion King (UK & Ireland Tour) and Johannes Radebe’s House of Jojo (UK Tour).

Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular opens at The Empress Museum in Earls Court on 16th October. Visit www.comealiveshow.com for info and tickets. 

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Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for another Show Talk episode!

In this episode, Andrew discusses Shifters (Duke of York's Theatre), Oliver! (Chichester Festival Theatre), The 39 Steps (Trafalgar Theatre) and A Night with Janis Joplin (Peacock Theatre).

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Before kicking off a new series join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for some Show Talk!

In this episode, Andrew discusses Something Rotten (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Oklahoma! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Fiddler on the Roof (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) and Fangirls (Lyric Hammersmith).

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Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for a round-up of some shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The show's discussed include T*t Swingers (Pleasance Courtyard), Jake Roche: Neporrhoids (Pleasance Courtyard), I Wish You Well (Underbelly George Square), Come Dine With Me (Underbelly Bristo Square), Who Do Ya Love (Assembly George Square Studios) and Pop Off, Michelangelo! (Gilded Balloon Patter House).

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Musical theatre writers Caitlyn Burt & Amir Shoenfeld (When We Strike) co-host The West End Frame Show!

Andrew Caitlyn and Amir discuss A Chorus Line (Sadler's Wells) and I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire (Southwark Playhouse) as well as the latest news about Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical, Your Lie In April, Dear Evan Hansen in Australia, The History Boys and lots more.

Caitlyn and Amir were the first writing team to be selected for the Cameron Mackintosh Composer Residency, hosted by Theatr Clwyd in 2022. They are the creators of new musical in development, Otto Weidt's Brush And Broom Workshop For The Blind and their very Australian audio musical Sheila The Tiny Turtle is featured on the podcast Bite-Sized Broadway.

Their song 'Looking at the Moon' was selected by Tony winner Jason Robert Brown as the winner of the Song For Our Time initiative for Tarento Productions in 2020.

Their new punk-rock musical When We Strike is premiering at the Southwark Playhouse later this month as part of BYMT's new season. The show tells the story of the Match Girls’ strike – the strike that sparked the British labour movement – with a company of all-female and non-binary performers and musicians.

When We Strike runs at the Southwark Playhouse on 30th and 31st August. Visit www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk for info and tickets.

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Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for some extra Show Talk!

In this episode, Andrew discusses Hello Dolly! starring Imelda Staunton (London Palladium), Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (The Other Palace) and Shrek The Musical (Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith).

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Kayleigh McKnight (Six / Hugh Jackman's Arena Tour) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!

Andrew and Kayleigh discuss Next To Normal (Wyndham's Theatre) as well as the latest theatre news about The Producers at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Ragtime at New York City Center, Ghost The Musical's tour casting and lots more.

Some of Kayleigh's theatre credits include Bend It Like Beckam, Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Tina, Heathers, Lift and Mandela.

She most recently starred as Jane Seymour in the West End production of Six The Musical at the Vaudeville Theatre. In 2019, Kayleigh was a vocalist in Hugh Jackman's world arena tour The Man The Music The Show.

Kayleigh is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and releases music as "KAELI".

This is her third time co-hosting The West End Frame Show, having previously featured in January 2020 and July 2021.

Follow Kayleigh on Instagram: @ohhkaeli

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Ian Oswald (Burlesque / Moulin Rouge) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!

Andrew and Ian discuss The Baker's Wife (Menier Chocolate Factory), Six (Vaudeville Theatre) and Hadestown (Lyric Theatre) as well as the latest news about Here And Now, Becoming Nancy, Sunset Boulevard, House of Cleopatra, I Am Harvey Milk and lots more.

Ian is currently in the original cast of Burlesque which recently premiered at the Manchester Opera House. The show is set to play further seasons in Manchester and Glasgow ahead of a planned West End run.

Most recently Ian was the dance captain in the original West End cast of Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre). His other theatre credits include: Disney's Aladdin, (Prince Edward  Theatre), The Last Tango (Phoenix Theatre), Dance Till Dawn (Aldwych Theatre / UK Tour), understudy Tick in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Palace Theatre / UK Tour), Fred Casely and understudy Billy Flynn in Chicago (UK Tour), Purse and understudy Electra / Greaseball in Starlight Express (Bochum), Don and understudy Zach in A Chorus Line (Lowry), Micheal Flatleys Celtic Tiger (International Arena Tour), Simply Ballroom (UK Tour) and Boogie Nights (UK Tour).

Ian's screen credits include body double for King Triton in The Little Mermaid (Disney), Captain Of The Spanish Guard in The Pirates Of The Caribbean (Disney), The Crown (Netflix), Too Much (Netflix ), How It Feels To Be A Girl (BBC), Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV), Night At The Musicals (Disney), Hollyoaks (Channel 4), The Voice (ITV), MTV Awards (MTV) and The Royal Variety Performance (ITV). Ian is set to appear as a dancer in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked (Universal).

Follow Ian on Instagram: @ianoswald80

Burlesque runs at the Theatre Royal Glasgow 11th – 28th September and Manchester Opera House 3rd October – 2nd November.

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Julie Yammanee (I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical / Jerry's Girls) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!

Andrew and Julie discuss And Juliet (Manchester Opera House, UK Tour) and the BYMT 20 Years on Stage Gala (The Other Palace) as well as the latest news about Six's new UK & International tour cast, the most streamed Broadway musicals, Equity taking legal action against Spotlight, Joe McElderry returning to Joseph, Alyssa Fox returning to Frozen and more.

Julie is reprising her performance in I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical by Alexander S Bermange. The show is currently running in London at the King's Head Theatre before heading off on tour and returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Most recently, Julie starred in Jerry's Girls (Menier Chocolate Factory. Her theatre credits also include: Bonnie and Clyde (Garrick Theatre / Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Hope Mill), Carousel (Kilworth House), Gatsby (Southwark Playhouse), Spamilton (Menier Chocolate Factory), Lazarus (King's Cross), And The Winner Is (Vaults), Aladdin (Hackney Empire), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (UK & international tour), Here Lies Love (National Theatre) and Avenue Q (UK tour).

On screen Julie has appeared in Matilda (Netflix / Working Title) and A Christmas Story Christmas (Legendary / Warner Brothers HBO MAX).

I Wish My Life were Like A Musical runs at the King's Head Theatre until Sunday 21st July. It runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1st – 25th August and is touring to Cork, Newbury, Wolverhampton and Winchester. Visit www.likeamusical.com for info and tickets.

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