Naturally you want to play everything to one side at first. This did take some getting used to because I think most of the cast were used to traditional staging. The stage is in traverse which, if anyone doesn’t know, means the audience are sat on both sides of the stage. The Kings Cross Theatre is quite unconventional in its layout, as a performer has this posed any additional challenges for you? The Kings Cross Theatre is a really unique and modern space which is what I believe drew our producers and creatives to the venue in the first place. Makes me cry nearly every time I hear it. Whenever I feel as if someone has knocked my confidence I can listen to this song and feel instantly strong. It meant a lot to me when I first learnt it in college and it reminds me of working hard and not letting anyone tell you that you can’t do something. He makes my job so easy! And my favourite theatrical song of all time … now this is really stagey, but I have a really special place in my heart for ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ from Funny Girl.
And I love singing ‘When You’re Home’ with Joe Aaron Reid (Benny). Photo – Fred Duval What’s your favourite song from In the Heights (yours or any other character) and what’s your favourite theatrical song of all time? When I first heard soundtrack for ‘In the Heights’ I was obsessed with ‘When the Sun Goes Down’. Lily arriving at the Olivier Awards in a stunning Baota London dress I applauded till my hands hurt when he won. (David Bedella plays Kevin, and won the Olivier for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical) I’m also especially proud of my good friend David Bedella. I know that we were all just so thrilled to be nominated and then so overjoyed when we went and won three out of the four awards we were nominated for which was fantastic! It feels even more wonderful for a show like In the Heights to win because I know how far it’s come since it started out in the Southwark Playhouse and how hard people have worked to get it where it is now. The Oliviers was a great night for the In the Heights team, how does it make you feel to be a part of a multi award winning show? It was such a magical evening. Also we have an ‘in house’ coach called Gabby Garcia who is from Mexico so whenever she can hear my pronunciation slipping she pulls me up on it straight away so I’m very lucky. But we had a wonderful coach who came into rehearsals to help us with Spanish. I was always quite good at the accent but couldn’t tell you what the hell I was saying! So yes learning Spanish was really difficult at first. Did you speak any Spanish before In the Heights, if not, how did you cope learning those lines and lyrics? Nope and I’ll tell you something I was terrible at languages in school. So I’m extremely proud of how well it’s done! I have so much love for this show and everyone has worked so hard to get it to this point. A lot of great shows close early or don’t run for as long as they’re supposed to. In the Heights was only supposed to run for four weeks, has it surprised you that it’s been so successful and now booking up to its year anniversary? It’s such a wonderful surprise! I knew that the show was fantastic but unfortunately that doesn’t always sell tickets. Here’s what Lily Frazer had to say to us about life on and off set of one of London’s most vibrant theatrical experiences. We’ve been lucky enough to catch up with one of the stars of multi award-winning musical In the Heights. Dan Gillespie Sells – Musician / Writer – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.Peter McGovern – Actor – The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.Linus Karp – Actor – Awkward Conversations.Mark Inscoe – Actor – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.Lucie Shorthouse – Actor – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.Emma Jenkin – Actress – Isolation Interview.Leading Light – Theatre Collective – Isolation Interview.James Ringer-Beck – Actor Composer – Isolation Interview.Maryhee Yoon – Actor Writer Director – Isolation Interview.Domenico Lopresti – Performer Producer – Isolation Interview.Matthew Jameson – Deputy Director at The Space – Isolation Interview.Ewens Abid – Actor – Isolation Interview.Martin Malcolm – Playwright – Isolation Interview.Benji and Elliot – The Bohemians Theatre Company – Isolation Interview.Esther Mackay – Artistic Director The UnDisposables – Isolation Interview.
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