Issue 4
OPENING MOVE
Cellen Chugg Jones, who graduated in 2013, was thrown into the spotlight on the opening night of Chess at the Coliseum when he had to take to the stage as understudy to Tim Howar whose wife went into labour halfway through the performance.
He took over the role of Freddie Trumper despite never having completed a full-cast rehearsal. He won a standing ovation and praise from co-stars Michael Ball and Alexandra Burke, who both said he “smashed it”. Jones described the moment as:
The single best moment of my life. Cellen Chugg Jones
THE WEST END CREW
We have many more GSA alumni also appearing in the West End:
• Three graduates opened in The King and I in July at the London Palladium: Alistair So is cover Lun Tha, Kamm Kunaree is cover Tuptim and Cletus Chan is in the Ensemble.
• Annie Southall has joined the cast of Mamma Mia!
• Kobna Holbrook-Smith, a member of the GSA Advisory Board, is delighting audiences as Ike Turner in Tina, The Musical.
• We have five graduates in Kinky Boots – Jed Berry, Suzie McAdam, Anna Stolli, David Haydn and Hannah Price.
• Chris Bennett is appearing in Strictly Ballroom at the Piccadilly Theatre.
FESTIVAL SUCCESS
Third-year Musical Theatre students also made the headlines when they appeared in Hong Kong at the British Government’s Great Festival of Innovation, singing two sets in front of an invited audience that included ministers and dignitaries. They also appeared at a University of Surrey alumni event in Hong Kong.
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