Secrets of Stage Success: Your Questions Answered

Two of London's biggest musical theater stars answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics. Louise Dearman (Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked, London West End) and Mark Evans (Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, North America Tour), both West End regulars, offer an exciting glimpse behind the scenes and illuminate the mysteries that musical theater fans are most eager to uncover.

Louise Dearman is a musical-theatre performer and recording artist, the first performer to have played both the lead roles (Glinda and Elphaba) in Wicked. Her other performances have included playing Sarah Brown on the UK tour of Guys and Dolls, Eva Peron on the UK tour of Evita, Mimi in the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Guys and Dolls and Lucy Harris in the UK production of Jekyll and Hyde.

Mark Evans is an actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. He has played Elder Price in the North American tour of The Book of Mormon, Sam Wheat in Ghost, Fiyero in Wicked and Troy Bolton in High School Musical in London. On tour in the UK he has played Brad in The Rocky Horror Show and Curly in Oklahoma!. He has worked frequently in television and radio, particularly as a presenter on Welsh-language broadcasts. In 2011, he created the title role of Marcaroni, one of the most popular children’s shows ever made for S4C.