{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67ad0f71505cb2a0a37271f9/689e7c9d66f126ae3fd0d335?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S10 Ep41: Courtney Stapleton, star of Six, Dear Evan Hansen, Beauty And The Beast & The Mad Ones","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67ad0f71505cb2a0a37271f9/1755217039141-c0f79ed7-cb7d-4ea4-ae3e-61e3440b6e04.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Courtney Stapleton is In The Frame!</p><p><br></p><p>After training at ArtsEd Courtney made her West End debut in the ensemble of <em>Mamma Mia!</em>, as a cover for Ali. She went on to cover Éponine in <em>Les Misérables </em>and was dance captain for <em>Bat Out of Hell.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Courtney joined the original West End cast of <em>Six</em> as the alternate for Seymour and Parr before being cast in the original West End cast of <em>Dear Evan Hansen </em>as standby Zoe and Alana.</p><p><br></p><p>Courtney starred as Belle in<em> Beauty and the Beast </em>(London Palladium &amp; UK Tour), played Meg in <em>Love Never Dies In Concert </em>(Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Blast in <em>SuperYou</em> (Leicester Curve) and most recently starred as Kelly in <em>The Mad Ones </em>(The Other Palace). Additionally, Courtney has done various short films, workshops and concerts.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Courtney discusses the path of her career, including some of the tougher times and why she’s falling back in love with singing and musical theatre. Courtney also reminisces about lots of the shows she has done (including lots of chat about <em>Six</em>) and more pops up along the way.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Courtney on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/courtneyjstapes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@courtneyjstapes</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins&nbsp;</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/andrewtomlins32/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@AndrewTomlins32</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Thanks for listening! </em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk </em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Visit </em><a href=\"https://westendframe.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">westendframe.co.uk</a> for more info about our podcasts.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"West End Frame"}