Podcasts about whatsonstage awards

Trish is a five time Olivier Award Nominee creating innovative and site-specific work in theatres across London, New York, Greece and Australia. Following an extensive international career as a journalist and Director of Marketing she moved into the theatre working at the Bush and Kiln Theatres. She created “FRESH LINES” which promotes new and emerging talent in the UK, she is also a member of SOLT (Society of London Theatre), UK Theatre, Director of the Uncertainty Principle, Trustee of the Britain Australia Society and Advance Ambassador for Australia. Most recently she co-produced:- FANGIRLS by Yves Blake with Sonia Friedman Productions- A Mirror by Sam Holcroft with Second Half Productions at the Almeida 2024. - Opening Night, with Wessex Grove, dir. Ivo Van HoveShe produced also:- Othello, Riverside Studios with 3 actors alternating Iago during each performance.- The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute at the Park Theatre, starring Amber Anderson and Luke Newton (Bridgerton). Both were nominated at the Best Off-West End Production Awards at the 2024 WhatsOnStage Awards. - Prima Facie by Susie Miller in Athens, 2024.- The Election Monologues, recent rehearsed reading at the Park Theatre led by Harry Burton. Look out for her latest show also at the Park, “How to Fight Loneliness” from 16th April. Tickets on sale now. Trish discusses her role in producing, coming to it from a career as a journalist and what excites her about telling great stories to people through live theatre. Oliver GowerSpotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261Instagram: @goweroliverFor enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com

Awards season is in full swing – so Sarah and Alex rope in TheaterMania's editor-in-chief David Gordon for a gallivant around the world of Oscar-nominated films. From Wicked's witches to Conclave's cardinals, through to Emilia Perez's imploding Oscar campaign and Anora's meteoric rise to fame, the WhatsOnStage Podcast has dipped its toe into the film scene... Can Wallace and Gromit triumph? Is Adrien Brody's win a foregone conclusion? Closer to home, the trio discuss the WhatsOnStage Awards, with David cramming in seven shows while flying over to London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special bonus episode, we bring you a selection of highlights from the press room at the 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, where Imelda Staunton discussed working with her daughter for the first time, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Michael Harrison's brand new musical The Illusionists, and Starlight Express star Jeevan Braich's experiences making his professional debut in the multi-award-winning production. Plus Layton Williams has an unexpected reunion! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this jam-packed episode of MusicalTalk, Hannah finally experiences Les Misérables live on stage—was it everything she dreamed of... or did she dream a dream in vain? Meanwhile, we dive into the world premiere of Scissorhandz, the bold new musical adaptation of Tim Burton's beloved film! And finally we break down all the big winners at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2025!

Frazer Woolcott (understudy Fiyero in Wicked) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Frazer discuss Play On (Lyric Hammersmith) as well as the latest news about Jenna Bainbridge's historic casting in Wicked on Broadway, Wicked's wins at the Critics Choice Awards, Hadestown casting, The Great Gatsby and lots more.Frazer recently understudied Fiyero in the UK & Ireland tour of Wicked. He graduated from ArtsEd in 2023 and his credits also include performing at the Olivier Awards and in Doctor Zhivago In Concert at the London Palladium.Follow Frazer on Instagram: @frazerwoolcott This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: andrew@westendframe.co.ukVisit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah and Alex went together to see Inside Number Nine Stage/Fright and give their verdict from the stalls. Plus Alex takes us behind the scenes - and under the stage - for the WhatsOnStage Awards and both pick the shows to look out for from new season announcements at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe and Hampstead.This episode is sponsored by The May Fair, a five star hotel in London's most iconic neighbourhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olivier and Tony winning video designer Finn Ross is In The Frame! Finn has won two Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, three Drama Desk Awards and four WhatsOnStage Awards.Some of Finn's productions include My Neighbour Totoro (RSC), Back to the Future (West End/Broadway), Frozen (International), Les Misérables (International), Mean Girls (Broadway/West End), Harry Potter & The Cursed Child (West End/Broadway), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway/West End/Tour), Jagged Little Pill (ART), American Psycho (Broadway/Almeida Theatre), Chimerica (Almeida Theatre/West End), The Tempest (The RSC & Barbican) and lots more, including many projects in opera, dance and music. Most recently, Finn did the video design for the Broadway production of Tammy Faye. Next year he's doing the Broadway production of Boop: The Betty Boop Musical which has music by David Foster and is directed by Jerry Mitchell.In this episode, Finn discusses his path into video design and how attitudes towards video designers has changed. He also offers insights into some of his productions... including why he's proud of Tammy Faye, why Mean Girls was so much fun and how he feels about revisiting Back To The Future for the upcoming cruise ship production... and lots more. Follow Finn on Instagram: @finnrossvideoThis podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

In a new episode, Sarah and Alex mull on the National Theatre's bold new take on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest led by Sex Education and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa. This leads them on to a wider discussion about the brilliant success of casting directors in guiding top talent from the stage to the screen – and then back to the stage. Speaking of casting directors, the WhatsOnStage Awards nominees were unveiled this week, with the casting category being one of many chock full of top stage and creative talent. Alex and Sarah reflect on how the awards have changed, and what they say about the UK theatre ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olivier nominee Jack Wolfe is currently starring as Gabe in the UK premiere of Next To Normal. Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at the Donmar Warehouse, Michael Longhurst's production has transferred to the West End for a limited run at the Wyndham's Theatre. Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's musical premiered on Broadway in 2010, winning three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. For his performance as Gabe, Jack won Best Supporting Performer at the WhatsOnStage Awards and Most Promising Newcomer at The Critics Circle Theatre Awards. He was also nominated for Best Emerging Talent at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards. Jack's theatre credits include Peter in The Magician's Elephant (RSC), The Snow Queen (Rose Theatre Kingston), The Musician (The Belfast Ensemble), Sweeney Todd (Lyric Theatre Belfast) and Pinocchio (National Theatre). His work on screen includes Shadow and Bone, Inside No.9, The Witcher and The Magic Flute produced by Roland Emmerich. Next To Normal runs at the Wyndham's Theatre until 21st September 2024. Visit www.nexttonormal.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.Ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally and winner of the 2022 Communicator Award...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Due to sickness and there being a lot of news that we have a lot of thoughts about we've decided to do a whole episode about the goings on in the theater world. Talking about the struggle to get Starkid tickets, what it means to be a stunt cast (talking about Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit, Lola Tung and Arianna Madox), Bootlegs and the sharing of them on social media at a growing rate, the ethics of theatre gossip and finally talking about the whatsonstage awards. Don't worry we're back to our normal format next week with Waitress Find Us on social media: Check us out on social media: Instagram: @wrongaboutmusicals tiktok:@wrongaboutmusicals Twitter: @wrongabmusicals Youtube: YourWrongAboutMusicals LINKS https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oWtNWvkYt-L2NdhwG1bFABGJurKXiRtEo3Pf_0rXWRI/edit?usp=sharing

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 Regina George, Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis, Jaquel Spivey as Damian, Avantika as Karen and Bebe Wood as Gretchen. This episode is co-hosted by writer and actor Jenna Fincken.Jenna wrote and starred in her one-person play Ruckus which had a sold-out, highly acclaimed run at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Later that year, the show transferred to London for a run at the Southwark Playhouse. Jenna was nominated for an Offie Award for Best Lead Performance in a Play and Ruckus was nominated for Best Off-West End production at the WhatsOnStage Awards. She's about return to the show for a tour. In this episode, Andrew and Jenna delve into their thoughts about the new Mean Girls movie and Jenna discusses why she's so excited to take Ruckus on tour. You can see Ruckus at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester 9th - 10th February, North Wall, Oxford 20th - 21st February, Harlow Playhouse 15th March and MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton 19th March. For info and tickets, visit www.jennafincken.com.Mean Girls is in cinemas now. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins@AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

Mitchell Zhangazha (Ain't Too Proud / Dear Evan Hansen) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Mitchell discuss Hamilton (UK Tour, Manchester Palace Theatre), A Very Very Bad Cinderella (The Other Palace Studio) and Pacific Overtures (Menier Chocolate Factory) as well as the latest news about Mamma Mia I Have A Dream, the WhatsOnStage Awards, Here You Come Again, Red Pitch and more. Mitchell was last on The West End Frame Show two years ago whilst he was understudying Evan and Jared in the West End production of Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward Theatre), for which he won the Best Understudy or Swing Award at the Black British Theatre Awards. He went on to play Dick & Others in Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Southbank Centre) before playing Eddie Kendricks in the West End premiere of Ain't Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre). Mitchell's credits also include understudy Goldie Wilson in the world premiere of Back To The Future (Manchester Opera House), Our Lady of Kibeho (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Stevie Wonder & understudy Berry Gordy in Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre), Little Moe in Five Guys Named Moe (Edinburgh Fringe) and Curly in Peter Pan (West End).  Mitchell worked extensively as a child, playing Young Simba in The Lion King (West End) and Young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live (West End and UK & Europe tours), whilst also appearing in the original West End cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Caroline Or Change (National Theatre), Porgy and Bess (West End) and Oliver (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). Follow Mitchell on Instagram: @mitchzhangazha Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   

This Summer, Dino Fetscher will appear in the second season of the Apple TV+ sci-fi series FOUNDATION. The Emmy and BAFTA-nominated series created by showrunner David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Triology, The Sandman) chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilisation amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. The series stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Ben Daniels and Lou Llobell. He's currently filming FOOL ME ONCE for Netflix, an adaptation of the novel by Harlan Coben also starring Adeel Akhtar, Michelle Keegan, Richard Armitage and Joanna Lumley. Shaken by two murders. Maya Stern (Keegan) watches security camera footage of her house sees her murdered husband Joe (Armitage) back as an intruder. Meanwhile, Abby and Daniel, her nephew and niece, are trying to find the truth about the murder of their mother and seeing possible connections between both cases.In 2021, Dino made his National Theatre debut in the first major European revival of Larry Kramer's seminal play THE NORMAL HEART described as ‘poignant and powerful' by The Guardian, largely based on Larry's own experience of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s in New York. Dino played the role of 'Felix Turner', Ned Week's closeted lover, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Awards in 2022. After graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Dino made his screen debut in Russell T. Davies' critically acclaimed BAFTA nominated  and RTS winning Channel 4 drama CUCUMBER and sister series BANANA, before starring as the lead in the ITV/Netflix thriller PARANOID alongside Indira Varma, Lesley Sharpe and Robert Glenister, followed by the cult BAFTA nominated sci-fi series HUMANS (Channel4/AMC) in the role of new synth ‘Stanley'. Dino is also known for his role in the globally praised BBC/HBO drama YEARS AND YEARS penned again by Russell T. Davies and starring alongside Emma Thompson, Rory Kinnear and T'Nia Miller, and in the BBC/HBO historical award-winning drama series GENTLEMAN JACK created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones.    Further theatre credits include DIRTY, GIFTED & WELSH (National Theatre of Wales), AS IS (Trafalgar Studios) and GHOST STORIES (Arts Theatre).

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week Vidar was reviewing the story of one 16 year-old who overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight with Everybody's Talking About Jamie as the current tour visited the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre for the dry run on Friday 13 October at 7.30pm with description by Professional Audio Describers Jonathan Nash and Julia Grundy.. About Everybody's Talking About Jamie WINNER! Best New Musical, WhatsOnStage Awards, London. Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold-out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios award-winning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie is on tour again. Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. This ‘Funny, outrageous, touching' (Daily Telegraph), musical sensation is to be experienced by all the family and not to be missed! Casting includes Ivano Turco as Jamie (Get Up, Stand Up, Bad Cinderella), John Partridge as Hugo/Loco Chanelle (Cabaret, La Cage Aux Folles, Chicago, Eastenders), Shobna Gulati as Ray (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Coronation Street, Brassic), Hayley Tamaddon as Miss Hedge (Dancing On Ice, Everybody's Talking About Jamie), Rebecca McKinnis as Margaret (Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Dear Evan Hansen, We Will Rock You, Les Miserables) and Talia Palamathanan as Pritti (Everybody's Talking About Jamie Tour and film). Set to an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who). Choreographed by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince (Into The Hoods, Some Like It Hip Hop, SYLVIA, Message In A Bottle). For more about Everybody's Talking About Jamie and the current tour do visit the following website -https://everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week Vidar was reviewing the story of one 16 year-old who overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight with Everybody's Talking About Jamie as the current tour visited the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre for the dry run on Friday 13 October at 7.30pm with description by Professional Audio Describers Jonathan Nash and Julia Grundy.. About Everybody's Talking About Jamie WINNER! Best New Musical, WhatsOnStage Awards, London. Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold-out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios award-winning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie is on tour again. Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. This ‘Funny, outrageous, touching' (Daily Telegraph), musical sensation is to be experienced by all the family and not to be missed! Casting includes Ivano Turco as Jamie (Get Up, Stand Up, Bad Cinderella), John Partridge as Hugo/Loco Chanelle (Cabaret, La Cage Aux Folles, Chicago, Eastenders), Shobna Gulati as Ray (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Coronation Street, Brassic), Hayley Tamaddon as Miss Hedge (Dancing On Ice, Everybody's Talking About Jamie), Rebecca McKinnis as Margaret (Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Dear Evan Hansen, We Will Rock You, Les Miserables) and Talia Palamathanan as Pritti (Everybody's Talking About Jamie Tour and film). Set to an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who). Choreographed by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince (Into The Hoods, Some Like It Hip Hop, SYLVIA, Message In A Bottle). For more about Everybody's Talking About Jamie and the current tour do visit the following website -https://everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

Anoushka Lucas is currently reprising her performance as Laurey in Daniel Fish's revival of Oklahoma!. The show has transferred to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre, following its run at the Young Vic last year.Having won Best Musical Revival  at the Tony and WhatsOnStage Awards, this bold new version of Oklahoma! features all the original dialogue with a re-orchestrated score, reimagined for the 21st century.  Last year Anoushka wrote and starred in Elephant at the Bush Theatre. Having started out as a singer/songwriter in the music world, Anoushka ventured into theatre and has worked as an actor, musician and writer. She originated the role of Mary in Timothy Sheader's revival of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Regent's Park Theatre, a role she returned to during the pandemic.Anoushka's other stage credits include: Henry V (Donmar Warehouse), After Life (National Theatre), Chiaroscuro (Bush), Faces in the Crowd (Gate Theatre) and Sparks (Edinburgh Festival Fringe / Vault Festival). Oklahoma! runs at the Wyndham's Theatre until 2nd September 2023. Visit www.oklahomawestend.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

We're back for a new season of stagey catchups!On this week's episode, Andrew discusses No Limits (Turbine Theatre) and Heathers (UK Tour) as well as the latest news about the WhatsOnStage Awards, Chichester's new season, Les Mis casting and lots more.Other shows mentioned include The Lion King, Pretty Women, Jesus Christ Superstar, Once On This Island and My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?).Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

We're looking back on a year in Mischief (and testing our Mischief Makers' knowledge with a quiz too!) Join Chris Leask, Charlie Russell and Dave Hearn as they reflect on Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Good Luck, Studio and even more. Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Vote in the WhatsOnStage Awards for Greg Tannahill as Best Supporting Performer in a Play and Tomisin Ajani for Best Professional Debut Performance: https://awards.whatsonstage.com/ Get your tickets for Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Cirlce on tour! And The Play That Goes Wrong around the world! And find out more about Mischief at mischiefcomedy.com Read the full transcript: mischiefmakersep35.carrd.co

The nominations for the 23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have been announced and now it's time to cast your votes across 24 different categories. Take a listen to this #SpotlightOn episode to find out more and then head to whatsonstage.com/nominations to choose your winners!

Musical Director, Producer and Writer Alex Parker (My Fair Lady / The Light in the Piazza) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Alex discuss Strictly Ballroom (New Wimbledon Theatre, UK Tour) and the WhatsOnStage Awards, as well as the latest news about Wicked casting, The Woman in Black closing, the Nanny McPhee musical and lots more. Alex is currently the musical director for the UK & Ireland tour of My Fair Lady directed by Bartlett Sher.Additionally, Alex is currently producing and musical directing a concert staging of The Light in the Piazza at the Alexandra Palace Theatre on 27th November with an all-star cast including Elena Shaddow, Amara Okereke, Jordan Luke Gage, Rebecca Lock and Amy Di Bartolomeo.Alex made a splash on the theatre scene when he produced and musical directed the London premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together at the St James Theatre (now The Other Palace) starring Janie Dee. Most recently he produced and musical directed Wonderful Town at Opera Holland Park, Gypsy starring seven Roses at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, Sunset Boulevard at Alexandra Palace Theatre & Royal Albert Hall and his own musical AmDram at Leicester Curve.Alex has also produced and musical directed A Little Night Music on two occasions, at the Palace Theatre in the West End and Opera Holland Park.Alex was the musical director for Mame at the Hope Mill Theatre, The Color Purple at Leicester Curve and My Left Right Foot for the National Theatre of Scotland. Other shows that he has worked on include Sweet Charity, Barnum, Secret Diary of Adrain Mole, Wonderland, Working, Les Misérables, Stephen Ward, The Pajama Game, Soho Cinders and so much more. The list is endless!The Light in the Piazza is staged at the Alexandra Palace Theatre on 27th November 2022. Visit www.alexandrapalace.com for info and tickets.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

This week is a WhatsOnStage Awards special. We bring you the interviews and gossip from the awards including, Rob Ashford, Come From Away, Samantha Barks, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Victoria Hamilton Barrit, Christopher Howell, Michael Grandage, Amy Hart, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Rob Madge, Cedric Neale, Kitty Scott Claws, Six, Sally Ann Triplet and Ella Va Day.

Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky (Alline Bullock & 1st cover Tina Turner in Tina) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Rhianne discuss Gypsy (Alexandra Palace Theatre), Steve (Seven Dials Playhouse), Proud (King's Head Theatre) and The WhatsOnStage Awards as well as the latest news about Aida, The Cher Show, My Fair Lady, Newsies and lots more. Having trained at Arts Ed, Rhianne made her West End debut in The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales) as a swing and 2nd cover Nabalungi. She went on to cover Zahara in Bat Out Of Hell (Dominion) before starring as Rizzo in the 2019 UK and Ireland tour of Grease.  Rhianne is currently back in the West End playing Alline Bullock and understudying Tina Turner in Tina The Musical (Aldwych).  Follow Rhianne on Instagram: @rhiannelou Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. 

The WhatsOnStage Awards are back for another year, but who do you think will win? Find out more about the nominees to look out for in this week's #SpotlightOn! Click here for a full list of the nominated performers, creatives and shows.

Paradox House presents… Episode 10 and the season finale of Scripted hosted by Daisy Lewis. For our final episode in season 1, we are treated with the presence of Lolita Chakrabarti OBE. Lolita carved some time out of her busy schedule to chat to Daisy about all things scripted - The process of writing, multi-hyphenates and representation in the stories she creates. Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award-winning actress and writer. She trained at RADA and has been working as an actor on stage and screen for over thirty years. Her writing work includes – Theatre HYMN, live-streamed and performed live at the Almeida Theatre, London 2021 Also shown on Sky Arts Adaptation of LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel World premiere at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, July 2019. Transferred to Wyndhams, London in 2021. Awards: WhatsonStage Best New Play 2019, UK Theatre Award for Best New Play, Cameo Book to Stage 2020 Adaptation of INVISIBLE CITIES by Italo Calvino World premiere at Mayfields, Manchester International Festival and Brisbane Festival 2019 A collaboration with digital projectionist 59Productions, choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and twenty two dancers from Rambert. RED VELVET Tricycle Theatre, London 2012 and 2004 St Anne's Warehouse, New York 2014 Garrick Theatre, London 2016 To date there have been over 30 productions worldwide. Awards: Charles Wintour Evening Standard Award Most Promising Playwright Award 2012; Critics Circle Award in 2013 for Most Promising Playwright; AWA Award 2013 for Arts and Culture; Nominations for Whatsonstage Awards 2013 for London Newcomer of the Year & Best New Play; Nomination for an Olivier Award 2013 for Best Play in an Affiliate Theatre. THE GREATEST WEALTH – 2018 Old Vic Theatre, London Curated by Lolita. A series of 8 monologues celebrating the NHS' 70th birthday including SPEEDY GONZALEZ by Lolita Chakrabarti LAST SEEN – JOY – 2009 Almeida Theatre/Slung Low Dramaturg on MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE directed and choreographed by Kate Prince for ZooNation and Sadlers Wells Other Adrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti : A Working Diary published by Bloomsbury in 2020 Radio: PUT MY NAME IN LIGHTS – 2020 a monologue for BBC Radio 4 RED VELVET – 2014 Saturday drama BBC Radio 4 THE GODDESS – 2006 Woman's Hour serial BBC Radio 4 Film: Lolita produced OF MARY, a short film, directed by Adrian Lester Awards: Best Short Film at PAFF, Los Angeles 2012, nomination for Best Producers at Underwire 2012

The annual WhatsOnStage Awards are taking place next week (Sunday 14th March) and you can watch them for yourself! See an all-star line-up of theatre performers singing numbers from some of the West End's most loved shows, and find out which of your nominated Angels have won on the night. Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn for everything you need to know!Get your tickets here: stream.theatre/WOSAwardsAnd see what performances you'll be able to watch right here: whatsonstage.com/21st-annual-whatsonstage-awards

Aria Entertainment was founded in 2012 by Katy Lipson. In 2017, Katy was awarded the Best Producer award by the Off-West End Awards and is a recipient of the Stage One Bursary and Start Up Award. She made “The Stage 100” in 2018, 2019 and 2020 for her work at Hope Mill Theatre and in 2021 for her work as a solo producer.Katy produced the UK Premiere Tour of The Addams Family and the 50th Anniversary production of HAIR at the London Vaults, which she originally co-produced with Hope Mill Theatre in 2016, where she was the Producing Artistic Director for all in-house musicals from 2016 – 2019. HAIR (The Vaults) won the award for Best Off-West End Production at the 2018 Whatsonstage Awards and completed a major UK Tour in 2019. Their transfer of Pippin, which played at the Southwark Playhouse, was nominated for a record number of Off West End Awards. Their production of Spring Awakening won the award for Best Regional show at the 2019 WOS awards. In 2012, the bicentenary year of Charles Dickens' birth, she produced a revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Arts Theatre, West End. This was followed by a transfer to the same venue in 2017 of new musical The Toxic Avenger following runs at The Edinburgh Festival's Pleasance Theatre and the Southwark Playhouse.Katy set up the From Page to Stage festival to support new musicals at all difference stages of development. In 6 years FPTS has given platform to over 100 new musicals of which many have gone on to have full productions and be licensed worldwide and now they run a full-time literary department for new musicals.Other productions include: Mame (UK Tour), which was nominated for 7 WhatsOnStage Awards and starred Tracie Bennett; Unexpected Joy(Southwark Playhouse and York Theatre, Off-Broadway); It's Only Life (Union Theatre); Mame, The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, Rags, Putting it Together, The Return of the Soldier, Pippin, Spring Awakening, Aspects of Love, Little Women, The ToyBoy Diaries, Yank!, Parade and HAIR (Hope Mill Theatre); the London transfers of Pippin (Southwark Playhouse) and Yank! (Charing Cross Theatre); Rags and tick, tick…BOOM! (Park Theatre); The Last 5 Years, Aspects of Love, The Toxic Avenger and Promises, Promises (Southwark Playhouse); Vanities The Musical (Trafalgar Studios); The House of Mirrors & Hearts(Arcola Theatre); See What I Wanna See and The Return Of The Soldier (Jermyn Street Theatre); The Adventures of Pinocchio, Lizzieand The Who's Tommy (Greenwich Theatre), Marry Me A Little, Jerry's Girls and Forever Plaid (St. James Studio); Bar Mitzvah Boy, That's Jewish Entertainment, Bette Miller and Me, The Jewish Legends, The Great Jewish American Songbook and The MGM Story (Upstairs at the Gatehouse and The Radlett Centre).Other current projects include: The Osmonds (UK Tour); C-o-n-t-a-c-t (Various Worldwide Productions); Sammy (Lyric Hammersmith); The Addams Family (UK Tour) and Elton John: It's A Little Bit Funny (UK Tour).Twitter: @AriaEntsWebsite: aria-entertainment.com

Aria Entertainment was founded in 2012 by Katy Lipson. In 2017, Katy was awarded the Best Producer award by the Off-West End Awards and is a recipient of a Stage One Bursary and Start Up Award. She took part in the first ever UK/US Producer Exchange in 2019 and was nominated for International Producer Of The Year in 2020 by the League Of Professional Women in New York. She made “The Stage 100” a list of the most influential people working in British Theatre in 2018, 2019 and 2020 for her work as producing artistic director of the Hope Mill Theatre. Katy produced the UK Premiere Tour of The Addams Family in 2017 and the 50th Anniversary touring production of HAIR in 2019 which also ran at the London Vaults in 2017 and which she originally co-produced with Hope Mill Theatre in 2016, where she was the Producing Artistic Director for all in-house musicals from 2016 – 2019. HAIR (The Vaults) won the award for Best Off-West End Production at the 2018 WhatsOnStage Awards. She transferred a production of Pippin, to Southwark Playhouse, which was nominated for a record number of Off West End Awards and her production of Spring Awakening won the award for Best Regional show at the 2019 WOS awards. In 2012, the bicentenary year of Charles Dickens’ birth, she produced a revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Arts Theatre, West End. This was followed by a transfer to the same venue in 2017 of new musical The Toxic Avenger following runs at The Edinburgh Festival’s Pleasance Theatre and the Southwark Playhouse. Katy set up the From Page to Stage festival to support new musicals at all difference stages of development. In 6 years FPTS has given platform to over 100 new musicals. Many have gone on to have full productions and be licensed worldwide. Aria runs a full-time literary department for new musicals. Instagram: @ariaents Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world around us, how do we become 360 with ourselves? Host Instagram: @jamienealejn Podcast Instagram: @360_yourself Music from Electric Fruit Produced by Tom Dalby Composed by Toby Wright

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.Nikolai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London and at the Crucible, Sheffield.His work has been seen in many of the UK’s leading regional theatres, touring houses and internationally. Nikolai has been director on attachment at the Sheffield Crucible, the Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre Studio and served as an Associate Director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.Nikolai is currently the Artistic Director of Leicester Curve where he has directed Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the world-premiere of Dougal Irvine’s adaptation of Riaz Khan’s Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual, nominated for Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2019, An Officer and a Gentleman – the Musical (& UK tour), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard (& UK tour), Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw(with Theatre Royal Bath), Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Grease (& Dubai World Trade Centre), Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (with Birmingham Rep), the Broadway musical Spring Awakening (with NYMT), Legally Blonde (Opera Garnier, Monaco & Daegu Opera Festival, South Korea – Winner Best Musical – Daegu International Musical Festival Awards), Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s (& Haymarket Theatre, London & UK tour), Roald Dahl’s The Witches(with Rose Theatre Kingston, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds & UK tour), Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Shakespeare’s Richard III, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good and a performance to celebrate the reveal of the tomb of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral.https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/support/curtain-up-appeal/

ACT SEVEN: The geeks review the musical ‘Six’ again because ACT FIVE didn’t do it justice. Cast: @clare_mc1 @redglassesdude @frankikenye. Follow us on Instagram @westendgeeks or get in touch by e-mail westendgeekspod@gmail.com

On Sunday, we headed to the Prince of Wales Theatre in London's West End for this year's WhatsOnStage Awards. We chatted with the red carpet arrivals and also some of the winners afterwards. Interviews include: & Juliet; Come From Away; Liam Tamne from Prince of Egypt; UK Drag Race star, Vinegar Strokes; Danny Mac and Aimee Atkinson from Pretty Woman; composer George Styles; Marisha Wallace from Waitress; Fay Tozer from Steps, T'Shan Williams and Miriam-Teak Lee. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

ACT SIX: The geeks review their trip to the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards Concert.

This week Andrew flies solo to bring you an update from theatreland! In this week's podcast we discuss Prince Of Egypt (Dominion Theatre), Be More Chill (The Other Palace) & On Your Feet (UK Tour). There's lots of news about the WhatsOnStage Awards & Bat Out of Hell PLUS find out what's going on over on Broadway.To celebrate the return of our interviews podcast, In The Frame, this episode also features a preview of our interview with Anita Harris! In The Frame returns this Friday (6th March 2020). Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.Thanks for listening! Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures.

In this episode we meet some of the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards nominees from shows including &Juliet, Waitress and Dear Evan Hansen at the awards launch in the West End.  Mikey Worrall went along to the reception at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden where he spoke to &Juliet's Miriam-Teak Lee, Cassidy Janson and Jordan Luke Gage, Waitress's David Hunter and Marisha Wallace, and Dear Evan Hansen's Sam Tutty.  You can follow Backstage With… on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to find out which stage door we’re going through next.

This week we caught up with all our interviews from the Red Carpet and Press Room from this year's WhatsOnStage Awards at the Prince of Wales theatre in London. All that and your favourites from the stage and screen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are getting VERY excited for the 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards and with that in view, we chat to the Director of the awards Damian Sandys on what we can expect this year. He's the man behind the mask, star of numerous west end shows and a songwriter too (is there anything he hasn't done??), Ben Forster joins us in the studio and tells us how he was invited to Andrew Lloyd Webbers' home. Plus, we go backstage to find out why PR is so important, listen to what you thought about The Comedy About A Bank Robbery  and hear the latest goss with the team down at Joe Allens.

Ross Noble and Hadley Fraser find out they’ve been nominated in the WhatsOnStage Awards, Ross documents a harrowing mid-show stage invasion, plus Dianne Pilkington (Elizabeth) unwraps a Kenneth Branagh snow globe. For this week's Musical of the Week, Ross is in the driving seat: he's written his own jukebox musical to the music of Cliff Richard. Produced by Séamus Murphy-Mitchell & Owen Donovan for Burning Bright Productions in association with PBJ Management. Edited by Jack Bushell. Illustration by Ollie Mann.

As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast 18-Nov-2012 With T R P Watson  -Webcowgirl  - Nick from Partially Obstructed View - JohnnyFox - Gareth James - James from Everything Theatre - Plays Discussed Love’s Comedy - Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond  [00:15]Sweet Smell of Success - Arcola Theatre  [14:18]The Trojan Women - Gate Theatre  [33:26]Nominations open for the WhatsOnStage Awards  [43:41] Reviews The Seagull - Southwark PlayhouseThe Trojan Women - Gate TheatreSweet Smell of Success - Arcola TheatreThe Dark Earth and the Light Sky - Almeida TheatreThe Effect - Cottesloe TheatreDaddy Long Legs - St James Theatre News and Blogs Ian McKellen - No More British Acting GreatsNominations open for the WhatsOnStage Awards

As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast4-Dec-2011WithT R P Watson Webcowgirl Gareth James - Phil from the West End Whingers Plays and Blogs DiscussedComedy of Errors - Olivier Theatre [00:12] The Kitchen Sink - Bush Theatre [16:20] The Ladykillers - Gielgud Theatre [24:04] WhatsOnStage Awards Nominees [31:01] ReviewsComedy of Errors - Olivier Theatre News and BlogsWhatsOnStage Awards