Hiba Elchikhe is starring as Neeta in the world premiere of Here And Now: The Steps Musical.

Featuring the music of Steps, Here And Now has an original book by Shaun Kitchener and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Matt Cole. This show runs in Birmingham at the Alexandra Theatre this month.

After covering Molly Ghost The Musical's Asia Tour, Hiba starred as Princess Jasmine in the Australian production of Disney’s Aladdin. She went on to perform in Antony and Cleopatra (National Theatre, Fiver and Lift (both Southwark Playhouse) and Millennials (The Other Palace).

Hiba starred as the title role in the UK premiere of Brooklyn (Greenwich Theatre) and played Pritti in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (West End & LA).

Most recently Hiba starred in the West End premiere of The Time Traveler's Wife and toured the US in Disney Princess The Concert Tour with music director Benjamin Rauhala.

Recorded inside Here And Now's rehearsal studios, in this episode Hiba discusses why it's such a special show to be a part of. She also talks about the twists and turns of the past few years of her career and the incredible opportunities that have come her way.

Here And Now runs at the Birmingham Alexandra between the 9th and 30th November. Visit www.thestepsmusical.com for info and tickets.

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Scott Alan is In The Frame!

Scott is an internationally acclaimed songwriter who has worked with some of the biggest stars of theatre on both sides of the pond.

On Sunday 10th November, Scott is returning to London for a very special concert produced by Fourth Wall Live, celebrating his 2007 debut album Dreaming Wide Awake. The album features some iconic songs such as "I’m A Star", "Home" and "Kiss The Air".

The concert will feature performances from Bradley Riches, Amber Davies, Claudia Kariuki, Amy di Bartolemeo, Oliver Tompsett and Stuart Matthew Price.

In this episode, Scott discusses how the world worked differently when he released Dreaming Wide Awake, the impact the album had on his career and why he loves London.

You can see Scott Alan: Dreaming Wide Awake In Concert at Cadogan Hall on 10th November 2024. Visit www.cadoganhall.com for info and tickets.

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Jordan Frazier is In The Frame!

Jordan recently completed her run as Angelica in the West End production of Hamilton.

After growing up in the US, Jordan spent several years performing on multiple highly acclaimed cruise ships. After moving to London, Jordan was cast as Zahara in the international tour of Bat Out Of Hell. Despite completing rehearsals, sadly the production didn't open due to the Covid-19 theatre shutdown.

Jordan starred alongside Wendi Peters as Ruby in You Are Here at the Southwark Playhouse before joining Hamilton as the understudy for all three Schuyler Sisters. She later became the Schuyler Sisters standby and then took over as Angelica full-time. Most recently Jordan has been workshopping the Chaka Khan musical I'm Every Woman, starring as Chaka.

Jordan's theatre credits also include: River in In Pieces, Sweet Thang in Nina Simone: Four Women, Lola in Damn Yankees and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

Jordan is fluent in Spanish - her Spanish theatre credits include Tiffany in Confessions of Women from East L.A. Jordan has also completed several cruise contracts as a Principal singer.

Her screen credits include Ava in Sun Rosè & Romance, Jenny in Love At First Sight (Netflix), Jacquie in Feuds (Disney+), Woman in Power XL (advert) and Toyota Commercial (USA advert).

Follow Jordan on Instagram: @jordanbfrazier

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Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk
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