81 - Aimée Fisher on Gilda Grey, Wicked & Finding Love At 'Waitress'
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We're going under the hood (yes, the hood of THAT car) once again for an episode of Call To Stage: Gatsby Edition!
Aimée Fisher boasts an illustrious list of West End credits - including Lés Miserables (cover Cosette and Fantine), Wicked (first cover Elphaba), Elf and the UK Tour of Waitress (cover Jenna and Dawn)... where she met her husband, George!
From covers to ensemble, and now playing the role of Gilda Gray in The Great Gatsby - Aimée has truly played all the parts to get to where she is today. She's even worked as a dresser whilst going through a period of rejections!
On this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and Aimée discuss the pressures and challenges of being a cover in theatre, meeting her husband whilst in Waitress and playing childhood dream roles.
They also talk about Gilda's big Act II solo in Gatsby and her unexpected path to covering Elphaba in Wicked.
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80 - Joel Montague on Hamilton, Tom Holland & Fatherhood
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We're back with another episode of Call To Stage: Gatsby Edition, old sports! This week we're joined by Joel Montague aka George Wilson in The Great Gatsby on the West End.
You may know Joel Montague for his two and a half year run as King George III in Hamilton - which he actually doubled up on to rehearse for Gatsby! Along with this, Joel is a veteran of the UK touring scene, having performed as part of the touring casts of The Producers, Sister Act, Chicago and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Joel has played opposite the likes of Tom Holland and Cynthia Erivo... all whilst founding his own award winning production company, Curtain Call Productions.
On this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and Joel discuss training at Guildford, the challenges of playing George Wilson, his relationship with Carrie Hope Fletcher and working opposite Rachel Tucker.
Oh... and prepare yourself. There's a LOT of name dropping in this one!
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79 - John Owen-Jones on Les Mis, Phantom of the Opera & Self-Reliance
Welcome back, old sports! We’re back with another episode of Call To Stage: Gatsby Edition and this episode was recorded before the cast announcement of The Great Gatsby on the West End – with a very funny moment…
John Owen-Jones is one of the West End’s most accomplished actors, having played both The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables.
In fact, John hasn’t just played those roles once – he was in the Les Mis 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall and has played Jean Valjean in the West End, on Broadway, on tour and in Dubai. As The Phantom, John has performed in the West End, in Tokyo and as part of the 25th Anniversary UK Tour.
Outside of those iconic roles, he has tackled everything from La Cage aux Folles at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, The Sound of Music at the National Theatre and Sweeny Todd at Royal Festival Hall. John Owen Jones currently stars as Meyer Wolfsheim in the West End production of The Great Gatsby.
On this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and John talk about entering the industry before social media, the important of self-reliance, being the youngest actor to play Jean Valjean and performing globally.
They also share anecdotes from Phantom, Les Mis and Amber reveals to John that they will be in Gatsby together! (We all know this now… but this was recorded before the announcement!)
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78 - Rachel Tucker on The Great Gatsby, Wicked, Sunset Blvd & Broadway
Today's the day, old sports! We have officially entered Call To Stage: Gatsby Edition and for the next two months, Amber is going to be joined by her fellow cast mates from The Great Gatsby on the West End. And we're starting big...
Rachel Tucker is a bonafide legend of the West End. With numerous Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award nominations, her work includes playing Elphaba inWicked on the West End, Broadway and as part of the London 10th Anniversary Cast, her multi-award nominated run in Come From Away, Norma Desmond in the Jamie Lloyd production of Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre and We Will Rock You at the Dominion.
Most recently, Rachel was Persephone in a sell-out run in Hadestown and she currently plays Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby.
On this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and Rachel talk about record-breaking runs in Wicked, performing on Broadway, receiving recognition for Come From Away and performing whilst pregnant.
They also share behind-the-scenes secrets from working together on Gatsby and Rachel shares her first impressions from when she received the offer to play Myrtle!
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77 - Emma Kingston on Elphaba, In The Heights & Mighty Hoopla
You may have seen this week's guest flying around on a broomstick recently. Please welcome, the wickedly talented, Emma Kingston!
Having broken out originating the role of Vanessa in the London cast of In The Heights, and blowing people away with her performance as Eva Perón on the international tour of Evita, Emma is currently playing Elphaba opposite Zizi Strallen's Glinda in Wicked on the West End.
You may have also seen Emma as Heather Chandler in Heathers, Eponine (understudy) in Les Misérables and even in the star-studded cast of Schwartz At 75 alongside the likes of Jamie Muscato, Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman and Rachel Tucker.
On this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and Emma discuss all things Wicked, performing at Mighty Hoopla and Amber spills the truth about her experience watching Emma's first show.
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This is Call To Stage, the podcast from Amber Davies, where musical theatre takes centre stage. From unforgettable backstage stories to exclusive news and insights, each week musical theatre and Dancing On Ice star Amber is joined by stars of the stage (and sometimes just fans of it!) to chat, laugh… and maybe even sing. If one thing’s for sure, Amber and her guests will be leaving it all on the mic. New episodes every Wednesday.
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