108 - Joel Harper-Jackson on Leading Roles, Financial Pressure & Frank Sinatra
About this episode
Amber Davies interviews Joel Harper-Jackson about his career in theatre and his upcoming role as Frank Sinatra.
On this episode of Call To Stage we're joined by powerhouse performing and leading man Joel Harper-Jackson! Joel's story starts with him leaving college early to join the 20th Anniversary tour of Rent. From there, he has played Charlie Price in the UK tour of Kinky Boots, as well as roles in Standing At The Sky's Edge (National Theatre & in the West End), the UK tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at The Aldwych Theatre, and Che in Evita in Europe. Joel has just been announced to be taking on the role of Frank Sinatra in the major new West End show, Sinatra The Musical . On this episode of Call To Stage , Amber and Joel talk about finding calm in the chaos, the emotional comedown after career "peaks", understudying Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton in the West End production of Cock and how one self-tape ultimately transformed his career trajectory... Plus there are stories from Rent , the West End production of Standing At The Sky's Edge and how he is inhabiting Frank Sinatra for his next role, proving that…
People in this episode
Host: Amber Davies
Guest: Joel Harper-Jackson
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Rent, Kinky Boots, Standing At The Sky's Edge, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Evita, Sinatra The Musical
More episodes of Call To Stage with Amber Davies
- 116 - Jamie Chatterton on Legally Blonde, Little Big Things & Training
- 115 - Rosanna Harris on Legally Blonde, Tour Life & Dream Roles
- 114 - Ben Irish on Mamma Mia, Starting Late & Jersey Boys
- 113 - Let's Talk About What Happened (Amber Solo)
- 112 - Billy Nevers on Legally Blonde, First Jobs, Hamilton & Swings
- 111 - John McCrea on Cabaret, Dance Calls & Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Call To Stage with Amber Davies podcast page.