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December 27, 2019 End Of Year Special (ft. Alex James Ellison): Favourite 10 Shows of 2019!
It's the final episode of Series 1! We'll be back on Tue 21st Jan to kick off Series 2.

Actor & writer Alex James Ellison co-hosts this special end of year edition of The West End Frame Show!

Earlier this year Alex wrote & starred in the musical Fiver which played a sold out run at the Southwark Playhouse.

In this episode, Andrew & Alex discuss Andrew's favourite 10 shows of the year including Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Barbican), Velvet (Tour/Above The Stag), Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre), Waitress (Adelphi Theatre), Noises Off (Garrick Theatre), The Prom (Broadway), Honest Amy (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Beetlejuice (Broadway) & Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).

Andrew & Alex also answer listener questions PLUS look ahead to what's coming up in 2020!

In addition to Fiver, Alex's other theatre credits include: The Secret Garden (Barn Theatre), Aliens Love Underpants (Tour/West End), Whistle Down The Wind (Union Theatre) & Best Of Friends (Landor Theatre). As a singer/songwriter he has released 5 EPs and previously supported Samantha Barks on her 2016 RAGE tour. He recently played a lead in new series Mia and Me for Netflix.

Thank you for supporting West End Frame in 2019! Stay tuned for lots of exciting stuff coming up next year!!

Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.

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51 min
December 23, 2019 Episode 25 (ft. Ksenya Gray): Cats Movie, Curtains, West End Musical Brunch, The Seagull starring Emilia Clarke + more!
Social media & content extraordinaire Ksenya Gray is this week's co-host! Ksenya has worked on some major West End shows and is currently Communications Manager for Global Artists.

Andrew & Ksenya discuss the Cats movie, Curtains (Wyndham's Theatre), West End Musical Brunch (Café de Paris) & Girl from the North Country (Gielgud Theatre).

There's lots of news about Robert Colvin, The Seagull, #HonestAmy & The Turbine Theatre, Les Misérables & Waitress.

PLUS we find out what's going on over on Broadway!

Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.

Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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47 min
December 17, 2019 Episode 24 (ft. Melissa J Fleming): Palladium Panto, Beetlejuice, Pretty Woman casting, In The Heights trailer + more!
Actress Melissa J Fleming takes a break from starring as Cinderella at the Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering to co-host The West End Frame Show!

Andrew & Melissa discuss Goldilocks and the Three Bears (London Palladium) & 42nd Street (Upstairs at the Gatehouse); there's lots of news about Pretty Woman, The Sound of Music & Six PLUS we find out what's going on over on Broadway.

Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.

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44 min
December 10, 2019 Episode 23 (ft. William J Connolly): Samantha Barks is Elsa, The Boy in the Dress, The Boy Friend, Devil Wears Prada + more!
Journalist & Producer William J Connolly is this week's co-host! William recently wrapped up his time as Editor of Gay Times Magazine.

Andrew & William discuss The Boy Friend (Menier Chocolate Factory) & The Boy in the Dress (Royal Shakespeare Theatre); there's lots of news about Frozen, Bring It On & The Last Five Years PLUS there's an update from Broadway.

You can follow William on Twitter/Instagram via @WJConnolly

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43 min
December 03, 2019 Episode 22 (ft. Ryan Carter): Six UK Tour, White Christmas, Dreamgirls, Sleepless the Musical, Rags + more!
Ryan Carter is currently playing Pierre in The Boy Friend at the Menier Chocolate Factory. As a producer, Ryan is the founder of Ryca Creative.

Having trained at Urdang, Ryan made his West End debut in Motown The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre. He recently produced Emma Hatton & Hiba Elchikhe’s solo shows at Jack Solomans. He is also the genius behind REFRESH, a show that reinvents Musical Theatre cult classics in a pop-concert style.

Andrew & Ryan discuss Six (UK Tour) & White Christmas (Dominion Theatre); there's lots of news about Dreamgirls, Sleepless the Musical, Dirty Dancing & Rags PLUS they take on a reader question.

Exciting news! We're doing a Q&A on our special End Of Year episode which is being pre-recorded next week. Email your questions to [email protected] or contact us via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

To stay up-to-date with what Ryan’s producing next, visit rycacreative.com.
The Boy Friend runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 7th March 2020. Please visit menierchocolatefactory.com for info tickets.

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39 min
November 26, 2019 Episode 21 (ft. Katie Bernstein): & Juliet, Frozen II, Hello Dolly, Emma Hatton, Evening Standard Theatre Awards + more!
Katie Bernstein is currently playing Babs in The Man in the White Suit opposite Stephen Mangan & Sue Johnston at the Wyndham's Theatre.
Her West End credits also include playing Annie in The Play That Goes Wrong, Peggy in Mrs Henderson Presents & Little Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown.
Andrew & Katie discuss & Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre), Frozen II & The Evening Standard Theatre Awards; there’s lots of news about Hello, Dolly! & The Barricade Boys' PLUS we round-up the latest from Broadway.
Emma Hatton (Elphaba in Wicked, Eva Perón in Evita) also pops in to discuss the Footballers' Wives workshop & her upcoming show at the Boulevard Theatre.
Visit boulevardtheatre.co.uk for tickets.
Katie discusses The Man in the White Suit, her 2019 highlight and being excited by the unknown. The Man in the White Suit runs at the Wyndham's Theatre until Saturday 7th December 2019.
Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.
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53 min
November 19, 2019 Episode 20 (ft. Emma Kingston): Dear Evan Hansen, Follies, Footballers Wives, Touching The Void, Will Fletcher + more!
Most recently Emma Kingston was hand picked by Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Eva Peron in the international tour of Evita. She played Vanessa in In The Heights and covered Eponine in the West End production of Les Misérables.
Emma's credits also include Fiddler on the Roof, 21 Chump Street, Priscilla Queen of the Desert & Grease.
Andrew & Emma discuss Dear Evan Hansen & Touching The Void. There's lots of news about the Follies film, Everybody's Talking About Jamie casting & the Footballers Wives workshop.

We also speak to actor Will Fletcher about starring in The Girl That Fell at Trafalgar Studios 2 and round-up the latest from Broadway.

Emma discusses her new blog and tells stories from her stints in Les Miserables, In The Heights and Evita.

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1 hr 7 min
November 12, 2019 Episode 19 (ft. Lewis Asquith): Kinky Boots, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Soho Cinders, Piccadilly Theatre, Kristin Chenoweth + more!
Lewis Asquith, currently starring as James Prince in Soho Cinders at the Charing Cross Theatre, is this week's guest co-host!

Andrew & Lewis discuss Kinky Boots (UK Tour) and Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre). There's lots of news about Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Bianca Del Rio, The Addams Family and Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Andrew & Lewis also discuss the Piccadilly Theatre ceiling collapse and round-up the latest from Broadway.

Lewis talks about Soho Cinders, discusses life on tour in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and chooses his three desert island Musical Theatre songs!

Soho Cinders runs at the Charing Cross Theatre until Saturday 21st December 2019. Visit www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk for info and tickets.

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40 min
November 05, 2019 Episode 18: City Of Angels, Sara Bareilles, High Fidelity, Pirate Queen, Ghost Quartet + more!
It has been a very busy week in theatreland!

In this week's podcast we discuss High Fidelity (Turbine Theatre), Soho Cinders (Charing Cross Theatre), Ghost Quartet (Boulevard Theatre), I Do I Do (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) and Reece Kerridge's cabaret (The Piano Works West End).

There's also lots of news about City Of Angels, The Pirate Queen, Beverley Knight, Waitress, Curtains, Kinky Boots and more.

This week Andrew flies solo to host the podcast.

Thanks for listening!

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32 min
October 29, 2019 Episode 17 (ft. Benjamin Yates): Whoopi Goldberg, Hairspray, Jeremy Jordan, The Girl That Fell, Waitress + more!
Benjamin Yates, who is currently in School Of Rock, co-hosts The West End Frame Show!

Ben discusses splitting the iconic white pants whilst playing Fiyero in Wicked, why West Side Story is his favourite job to date, his friendship with Natalie McQueen, his love for Jessica Vosk and the ultimate dream casting for Jeremy Jordan and Shoshana Bean.

Andrew and Ben discuss The Girl That Fell, Waitress, Rebecca Levy, Jeremy Jordan and Emma Hatton.

There's also lots of news about Sister Act, Hairspray, Evita, Fame and 9 to 5!

Thanks for listening!

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46 min

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