112 - Billy Nevers on Legally Blonde, First Jobs, Hamilton & Swings

112 - Billy Nevers on Legally Blonde, First Jobs, Hamilton & Swings

From Call To Stage with Amber Davies by Amber Davies/W!ZARD Studios

March 25, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 112

About this episode

Amber Davies interviews Billy Nevers about his experiences in various theater productions, including Legally Blonde and Hamilton.

We're joined by the exceptionally talented and charismatic Billy Nevers on this episode of Call To Stage ! Billy trained at the Italia Conti Junior School before leaving early — at just 17 — to make his West End debut in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican (and, later, the Regents Park Open Air Theatre). He also starred in the original West End cast of & Juliet, and played Lafayette and Jefferson on the Hamilton UK & Ireland Tour, before going on to cover and then take over the role of Aaron Burr. Billy earned a Black British Theatre Award nomination for his work in Legally Blonde at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. On this episode of Call To Stage , Amber and Billy talk about their separate experiences in productions of Legally Blonde, Billy's journey through Hamilton (from Lafayette and Jefferson to covering and eventually taking over as Aaron Burr) and the impact of Billy's Black British Theatre Award nomination. Plus, Billy shares his experience from leaving stage school early to launch straight into the West, and the emotional tug-of-war between not wanting to be on tour anymore and having the biggest opportunity of his life. For more bonus content, join the&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Amber Davies

Guest: Billy Nevers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Italia Conti Junior School, Black British Theatre Award

Books & works: Legally Blonde, Jesus Christ Superstar, & Juliet, Hamilton

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