Chicago is the winner of the 1998 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical and is the longest ever running Broadway musical in London’s West End. It is a fabulous musical and deserves to hold its place in the heart of the West End. This award winning production is filled with superb choreography written by Bob Fosse. The show is about murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, violence, adultery & treachery, so begins the musical. Andrew Corcoran was born in July 1982 in South Manchester and … [Read more...]
London Theatre Interviews with Cast and Creatives
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Interview with Emily Tierney: Glinda in The Wizard of Oz
At the time of the interview, Emily was starring as Glinda, The Good Witch of The North in The Wizard of Oz, at The London Palladium. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning film, and all the favourite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way, including new songs. Born in West Sussex in 1987, Emily demonstrated her liking for drama at an early age, putting on ‘shows’ for her brother, … [Read more...]
Interview with Tom Lorcan: Tony in Billy Elliot The Musical
At the time of the interview Tom Lorcan was starring as Tony (Billy’s brother) in Billy Elliot The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre London. Set in the North East, Billy Elliot is the celebration of one young boy’s dream. The story is about the coming of age of a boy. He experiences a love for dance and wishes to embark on a career that is initially against his father's wishes. Billy begins a journey through a world of picket lines and family difficulties. Tom was born on 19th … [Read more...]
Interview with Kieran Brown: Love Never Dies
At the time of the interview Lover Never Dies was playing at The Adelphi Theatre London and is the sequel to The Phantom of The Opera. From the Gothic surrounds of the Paris Opera House to the dazzling heights of New York’s Coney Island – the Phantom returns. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spectacular new musical reunites the masked Phantom with his only true love and musical protégée, the stunning beauty Christine Daaé. Kieran joined Love Never Dies earlier this year during the cast change, … [Read more...]
Interview with Frances Mayli McCann
Frances made her West End debut as one of the Divas in Priscilla Queen of The Desert, at The Palace Theatre London, on 7th March, 2011. She says about Priscilla;“I love being a Diva - the make-up, costumes and wigs are very cool and flying is awesome!” Brief biography of Frances: Frances was born in Glasgow. From about the age of four when she was a promising young gymnast and dancer, and at the age of ten, drama classes had also been added to the agenda of a very busy young … [Read more...]
Interview with Chris Clarkson
I’m a bit of a workaholic. I have never liked sitting still for too long (although the irony of this sentence will be revealed later). I’ve always wanted to be an actor but I don’t hail from a particularly theatrical family. Both my parents are teachers and did excessive work after hours so I think I had the ethic drummed into me from an early age. However, my workaholism (probably not a real word but I’m sure you get my drift) is strictly performance related. In a … [Read more...]
Interview with Debbie Kurup
At the time of this interview, Debbie Kurup was about to reprise her role of Velma Kelly in the West End production of Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre. Chicago brief synopsis: In the late 1920s in Chicago, Illinois, Velma Kelly murdered both her husband and her sister when she found them in bed together. She welcomes the audience to tonight's show ("All That Jazz"). Meanwhile, we hear of chorus girl Roxie Hart's murder of her lover, nightclub regular Fred Casely, and so begins Chicago, one … [Read more...]