S11 Ep10 (ft. Claire-Marie Hall): Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, Wicked dolls, Hadestown live album, Lucie Jones in 13 Going On 30 + more!

Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Claire discuss Now That"s What I Call A Musical (Milton Keynes Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about the Mattel Wicked dolls mishap, 13 Going On 30, Hadestown, Scissorhandz and more. Claire is currently starring as Jean Leslie & others in the West End production of Operation Mincemeat. She was part of the musical"s original cast, originally performing it at the Southwark Playhouse and Riverside Studios before transferring to the West End"s Fortune Theatre. Next year Claire will reunite with the original cast of Operation Mincemeat for the musical"s Broadway transfer. Performances will begin in New York at the Golden Theatre on 15th February 2025, ahead of an official opening night on 20th March. Claire"s theatre credits also include: The Innkeeper’s Wife in The Wicker Husband (Watermill Theatre), The Grinning Man (Trafalgar Studios), Tuptim in The King and I (Leicester Curve & National Tour), Gabriella High School Musical (Hammersmith Apollo & National Tour) and Cosette in Les Miserables (Queen’s Theatre). At the age of 11, Claire made her professional debut as Ngana in the National Theatre’s touring production of South Pacific. In this episode, Claire discusses her journey with Operation Mincemeat and how it feels to be taking the musical to Broadway! Follow Claire on Instagram: @claire_m_hall Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.