Join us for our second special episode about the Wicked movie! In this episode, West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins is joined by Lisa Martland for a discussion (featuring SPOILERS) about the Wicked movie. In this episode, Andrew and Lisa discuss favourite riffs, Defying Gravity, cameos, changes to the story, Popular, hopes for Part 2 and more. Hav…

Tamara Tare (Shrek / Just For One Day) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Tamara discuss Here And Now: The Steps Musical (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham) as well as the latest news about the Wicked movie's box office success, If/Then starring Kerry Ellis, Jeremy Jordan's new Broadway show, Tammy Faye closing and more. Having trained at the…

Join us for our first special episode about the Wicked movie! In this episode, West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins is joined by Lisa Martland for a spoiler-free discussion about their first reactions to the Wicked movie. Andrew and Lisa discuss Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's performances, Jon M. Chu's direction, some of the musical numbers, hig…

Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Claire discuss Now That's What I Call A Musical (Milton Keynes Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about the Mattel Wicked dolls mishap, 13 Going On 30, Hadestown, Scissorhandz and more. Claire is currently starring as Jean Leslie & others in the…

Lewis Brown (Closer To Heaven / TikTok creator) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Lewis discuss Moulin Rouge starring Natalie Kassanga and Dom Simpson (Piccadilly Theatre) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Ambassadors Theatre) as well as the latest news about Hercules starring Luke Brady, The Great Gatsby, Miss Saigon, The Black B…

On this week’s solo episode, Andrew discusses Barcelona starring Lily Collins (Duke Of York’s Theatre) and The History Boys (Richmond Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about Scissorhandz, Les Misérables casting, Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, Hugh Jackman and more. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email:…

Georgina James (Beetlejuice / Jerry Springer The Opera) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Georgina discuss Becoming Nancy (Birmingham Rep) and The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre) as well as the latest news about Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, Why Am I So Single, Smash, Bonnie Langford and lots more. Georgina has toured the world as a lead…

Toby Shellard (Pretty Woman / Hairspray) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Toby discuss Musical Con (ExCel Centre), Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular (Empress Museum) and The Devil Wears Prada press launch as well as the latest news about Dirty Dancing, casting for Joseph starring Christina Bianco and Natasha, Pierre & …

Meesha Turner (Six / Stranger Things) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Meesha discuss Reverberation (Bristol Old Vic) as well as the latest news about Titanique, Wicked merch, Max Harwood being cast in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical and lots more. Meesha is a 2020 graduate of The Royal Academy of Music. After touring in …

Katie Bernstein returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Katie talk about the sad loss of Dame Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel and Ken Page. They also discuss Buyer and Cellar (King's Head Theatre), Cake (The Other Palace) and A Chorus Line (Wycombe Swan Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about Operation Mincemeat, West End Musica…

Having premiered at the Tobacco Factory prior to a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tink is about to kick off a London run at The Other Palace Studio. The show is composed and performed by Kat Kleve and written and directed by Lizzy Connolly with movement direction from Rosanna Bates. "Tink is an imperfect, messy ‘female gaze fairytal…

Join us for the first ever Q&A episode of The West End Frame Show! Performer Shane Antony-Whitely joins West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins to answer your questions! Topics range from Dream Revivals, West End Concerts, Touring Shows, Dream Guests, Theatre Temperatures and lots more. After graduating from ArtsEd, Shane made his feature film debut i…

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…

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 Kassan…

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). Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westend…

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). Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks f…

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 Sq…

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 Hi…

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). Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Emai…

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 the…

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 th…

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…

Kyle Birch (A Strange Loop / I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Kyle and Andrew discuss Title Of Show (Phoenix Arts Club) as well as the latest news about The Society of London Theatre’s “Theatre for Every Child" campaign, casting for the Les Misérables arena tour, James Corden delaying a performance of The Constit…

On this week's solo episode, Andrew discusses Mean Girls (Savoy Theatre), Starlight Express (Troubadour Wembley Park) and Six (UK Tour, New Theatre Oxford) as well as the latest news about Hercules, the Avenue Q reunion, Natasha Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 and lots more. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: a…

Choreographer Joanna Goodwin (Pippin / My Fair Lady) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Joanna discuss Kiss Me Kate (Barbican Centre), Rent (New Peterborough Theatre) and Standing At The Sky's Edge (Gillian Lyne Theatre) as well as the latest news about West End Live, Bat Out Of Hell, The Lightening Thief, Ian McKellen and lots more. Some…

Khalid Daley (The Big Life / Choir Boy) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Khalid discuss Babies (The Other Palace), Kathy & Stella (Ambassadors Theatre) and Marie Curie (Charing Cross Theatre) as well as the latest news about The Tony Awards, Tammy Faye, Dear Evan Hansen, Jemma Rix returning to Wicked and lots more. Having trained at the…

Rushand Chambers (For Black Boys / The Lion King) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Rushand discuss Jesus Christ Superstar (UK & Ireland Tour, New Victoria Theatre Woking), Heathers (@SohoPlace) and Diva: Live From Hell (King's Head Theatre) as well as the latest news about Sondheim On Sondheim, The Devil Wears Prada, Dolly Parton, The P…

Kayla Carter returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Kayla discuss Redcliffe (The Other Palace Studio) and the Spring Awakening 15th Anniversary Reunion Concert (Victoria Palace Theatre) as well as the latest news about Audra McDonald, Calamity Jane, Your Lie In April, The 39 Steps and more. After graduating from the Royal Academy Of…

In this week's episode West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins catches up on the biggest theatre news stories from the past few weeks and reviews some shows. Andrew discusses the Wicked trailer, Rob Madge's Regards To Broadway (Garrick Theatre), Passing Strange (Young Vic) and Sister Act starring Claudia Kariuki (Dominion Theatre) as well as the lates…

We're taking you back to New York for part two of our Broadway special! Andrew is joined by theatre journalist Lisa Martland (Editor of Musical Theatre Review) to delve into three new musicals from the 2023-24 Broadway season and two long-running shows. They discuss The Outsiders (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), The Heart of Rock & Roll (James Earl Jon…

This week West End Frame Editor Andrew is in New York for the first of two Broadway episodes. Andrew is joined by theatre journalist Lisa Martland (Editor of Musical Theatre Review) to delve into five new musicals and one revival from the 2023-24 Broadway season. They discuss Suffs (Music Box Theatre), The Great Gatsby (Broadway Theatre), The Wiz (…

Emmanuel Akwafo (Sappho / For Black Boys) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Emmanuel discuss Sister Act starring Beverley Knight (Dominion Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Tony Award nominations, Lempicka closing, Titanique's West End transfer, Lucie Jones starring in The Baker's Wife, casting for The Bodyguard in Slovenia a…

West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, is back for some bonus show talk! The shows covered in this episode include Pippin In Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), 42 Balloons (The Lowry, Salford), Frankie Goes To Bollywood (Watford Palace, UK Tour) and Remembrance Monday (Seven Dials Playhouse). Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for l…

Andrew hosts a solo episode of The West End Frame Show. Andrew discusses Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre), Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York (Criterion Theatre) and Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) as well as the latest news about stage door etiquette following Melanie La Barrie's recent online statements, Sister Act, My…

Reece Kerridge (Adam/Felicia in Priscilla The Party) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Reece discuss Ushers: The Front Of House Musical (The Other Palace Studio) and The Ballad of Hattie and James (Kiln Theatre) as well as the latest news about this year's London Palladium Pantomime starring Jane McDonald and Julian Clary, Oliv…

Ben Culleton (Les Misérables / La Cage aux Folles) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Ben discuss the 2024 Olivier Awards (Royal Albert Hall), Your Lie In April (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Bare In Concert (London Palladium) as well as the latest news about Kinky Boots starring Johannes Radebe, Lauren Samuels joining Wicked's US tour, H…

Jye Frasca (Syncopation / Wicked) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Jye discuss Red Pitch (@SohoPlace), Coming Clean (Turbine Theatre) and Cruel Intentions (The Other Palace) as well as the latest news about Oklahoma!, Jessica Vosk, I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, Jerry's Girls and more. There's also discussion about the online racia…

This week Andrew flies solo for a packed episode of The West End Frame Show. Andrew discusses MJ The Musical (Prince Edward Theatre), Opening Night (Gielgud Theatre), Breeding (King's Head Theatre), Priscilla The Party (Here At Outernet), Wild About You In Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Tosh Wanogho-Maud: Songs + Stories (Piano Smithfield) …

Rachel Rawlinson (Six / Heathers) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Rachel discuss For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy (Garrick Theatre), Pretty Woman (Milton Keynes Theatre, UK & Ireland Tour) and Syncopation (Bridewell Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Wicked Movie, Babies, Chitty Chitty B…

Jenny Fitzpatrick (Nancy in Oliver!) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Jenny discuss Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre) and The Wizard of Oz (New Wimbledon Theatre, UK & Ireland Tour) as well as the latest news about the Olivier Award nominations, Pippin In Concert, Dolly Parton's Here You Come Again, West End Does: Country plus lots more. Je…

Benjamin Yates (Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Benjamin discuss The Drifters Girl (New Oxford Theatre, UK Tour) and An Officer and a Gentleman(Glasgow Kings Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about Marisha Wallace entering the Celebrity Big Brother House, Mary Poppins, & Juliet, MJ an…

Ryan Carter (Ain't Too Proud / Choir Of Man) returns to The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Ryan have a conversation about the reaction to the Black Out Performances announced for Slave Play. They also discuss Standing At The Sky's Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre), Cable Street (Southwark Playhouse), Side Show In Concert (London Palladium) and Before Aft…

West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, is back for some bonus show talk! The shows covered in this episode include The Big Life (Stratford East), I Should Be So Lucky (New Wimbledon Theatre, UK Tour), Bronco Billy (Charing Cross Theatre), Redcliffe (MT Fest, Turbine Theatre), Frozen (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre) and Danie…

Amy Thornton (Moulin Rouge / Evita) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Amy discuss Hadestown (Lyric Theatre) and Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre) as well as the latest news about Donny Osmond, Wild About You, Claudia Kariuki, Miriam Margolyes and more. Amy recently completed her run as Nini in the West End production of Moulin Rogue (Pi…

We're back for a brand new season of The West End Frame Show - join us for your weekly stagey catchup! This week, Blair Gibson (Elder Price in The Book of Mormon) co-hosts The West End Frame Show. Andrew and Blair discuss the Wicked trailer, Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Peacock Theatre) and Just For One Day (The Old Vic) as well as the latest n…

We're back for a catchup about everything all the shows we've seen over the past couple of months! In part two, Andrew and theatre journalist Lisa Martland discuss Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Kiln Theatre), The Witches (National Theatre), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Peter Pan (London Palladium), Si…

We're back for a catchup about everything all the shows we've seen over the past couple of months! In part one, Andrew and theatre journalist Lisa Martland discuss Wicked (Edinburgh Playhouse, UK Tour) starring Casey Al-Shaqsy and Megan Gardiner, The Motive & The Cue (Noël Coward Theatre), Rehab The Musical (Neon 194), Alan Cumming is Not Acting Hi…

To mark the UK release of The Color Purple movie, we're delving into the the new movie musical. Directed by Blitz Bazawule, The Color Purple has screenplay by Marcus Gardley. The cast is led by Fantasia Barrino as Celie, Danielle Brooks as Sofia and Taraji P. Henson as Shug. Alice Walker wrote the original Color Purple novel in 1982, three years la…

We're back with a totally fetch episode about the brand new Mean Girls movie! Ahead of Mean Girls opening in the West End in June, the stage musical has been adapted into a brand new film. Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, Tina Fey has once again written the movie's script. The cast includes Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp as …

Theatre and lifestyle blogger Rachel Agyekum and West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, round up their Top Shows of 2023! Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2023 and for sharing your top shows of the year - we included as many follower/listener contributions as possible in this episode. We're taking a little break in the New Year…