Originating from Dudley, West Midlands. Jess Graduated from the Arts Ed School of Musical Theatre in 2004. Upon Graduating she joined the UK Touring Cast of 'Kiss Me Kate'. From there she went on to appear in 'Evita', 'Marguerite' and 'Seussical'. She worked as a creative either as a Choreographer or Director on productions such as 'Jersey Boys', '20th Century Boy', ‘Avenue Q' and 'Six' at it's Arts Theatre Residency. Jess now has her own company 'Parker Puppetry' which teaches people...

Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, from a Chilean & Danish Background. Nic graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. Upon leaving he went straight into the West End Cast of 'Les Miserables'. From there he went on to appear in the National Tour of 'My Fair Lady' and 'The Wizard of Oz' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. During this time Nic began to study his Chemistry A-Level, in order to begin to study at Medical School. He was accepted into Brighton...

Hailing from Nottingham. Lucy graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. Upon leaving college she bagged a role in the iconic TV Show 'Footballers Wives'. Following that she joined the UK Tour of 'Starlight Express'. From here she went on to star as 'Meat' in the West End Cast of 'We Will Rock You', 'Dirty Dancing' in the West End and the UK Tour of '20th Century Boy'. After getting sidetracked in jobs as a Gym Manager and Estate Agent, Lucy realized her love...

Hailing from Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. Adam graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. Upon leaving college he joined the cast of the International tour of 'Mamma Mia'. Following that he joined West End Cast of 'Fame'. It was whIle performing in 'Fame' that a recurring knee injury harboured his ability to continue dance. After appearing in the West End cast of 'Eurobeat'. While working aboard a Cruise Ship for Belinda King Adam picked up a Camera and...

Hailing from Bangor, Northern Ireland. Zoe graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. Upon leaving college she joined the Cast of the UK tour of Jekyll & Hyde. She then went on to appear in West End shows Parade, Hairspray, The Woman in White, Wicked and an American in Paris. She basically barely stopped to breathe. It wasn't until 2020's World Pandemic when Theatre itself was put on hold that Zoe had time to reflect on here life, and look at the things...

Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. Philip graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. Upon leaving college he joined the Cast of Murderous Instincts in the West End. Following that he toured the UK in productions of Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamboat, Hello Dolly and Annie. He spent five years performing on Cruise Ships around the world, where on board he had his own Solo Show. After someone suggested to him Barbering due to his look, he gave it a go and turns...

Steph Parry hailing from Holyhead in North Wales, graduated from Arts Ed Class of Musical Theatre in 2004. Upon Graduating from College Steph began her career as Rosalind in an Open Air Production of 'As You like it'. She then went on to appear in West End shows such as 'Billy Elliot' and 'Wicked'. Whilst appearing in '42nd Street' at the Drury Lane Theatre she received a request to see if she could be borrowed for the evening to race across the road to cover the lead role in 'Mamma Mia',...

Hailing from Royal Tunbridge Wells.Chris graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. After leaving college Chris had a stint in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing 'Chris'! From there he went and appeared in shows such as 'Blondel', 'Bad Girls, The Musical' and 'Sound of Music' to name a few. It was just when Chris was thinking about change that an opportunity came up to be the 'Face of Crystal Palace TV', and as a lifelong supporter of the Football Club it was...

Originally from Hayes in Middlesex. Stuart graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004, and went on to appear in shows such as Starlight Express, Whistle Down the Wind and The Rocky Horror Show. After a brief stint auditioning for The X-Factor, Stuart saw he needed a change in his life and created a successful business by selling beauty and skincare products on social media. From here along with his partner Francis, they began to share their journey of becoming...

Hailing from South Oxfordshire, Tasha graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. Upon leaving college she joined the West End Cast of Mamma Mia, and went on the play the lead of Sophie in her second year. While on tour in Evita, Tasha unexpectedly had to have emergency vocal surgery. After dealing with this, Tasha then returned to the West End in School Of Rock, but this time as a mother of two. Tasha discusses with us the realities of being a working mum in...

Hailing from Suffolk via Essex, Amy graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004. She got her professional start in the BBC TV series The Misty Show, and went on to appear in West End musicals including Footloose, Jersey Boys and Rock of Ages. After dealing with loss, anxiety and illness, Amy took herself stateside, where her focus moved to the voiceover world, eventually leading to her becoming a series regular on D.C’s Legends of Tomorrow. We talk to Amy about...

After growing up in Birmingham, Wayne graduated from the Arts Educational School of Musical Theatre Class of 2004, and was soon appearing in shows including Chicago, Lord of The Rings and Billy Elliot. But after his experience with grief due to the tragic loss of his mother, Wayne took a chance to change his path, and embrace a craft that is almost part of his DNA. Today, he is the talent behind some of the acclaimed hair and makeup looks on series including Bridgerton, Dangerous Liaisons and...

This Is Life After Jazz Hands 20 years ago I graduated from musical theatre college and had ideas how my life would look. I’ve since realized our lives can take many unexpected twists & turns & it got me thinking what were my classmates journeys also, so now I’m sitting down them individually to hear about their stories and where they are at 20 years on Coming Soon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.