How Very Hannah

⚠️ This is an audio-only episode - but trust us, you're not gonna want to miss a second of it!! 🎭
On Sunday 24th May, How Very Hannah made its West End debut at the Garrick Theatre for one night only… and we recorded it so you could all be part of it!! We're so proud of this one🩷
The incredible Marisha Wallace joined me on stage, talking about going from a tap dancing egg on Broadway to becoming the first full-time black Sally Bowles in the 60-year history of Cabaret, flying to London overnight to cover Amber Riley in Dreamgirls with five days notice, AND why London changed everything for her. And if you haven't already, make sure you go and catch Marisha in Something Rotten — get your tickets at www.somethingrottenthemusical.com 🎭
Daisy Twells - my Margot sister in Legally Blonde - joined us for Act Two!! We got into the chaos of touring, 15-second quick changes, the infamous shoe incident, and how they both ended up playing the same roles since 2021 without even planning it.
PLUS - we did Hannah's Hotline… I mean Hot Seat, some chaotic improv games and a whole lot more. And I had a very special surprise guest on stage to make her West End debut… 😭
A huge thank you to all of you who joined me for this very special night, it means the world and is exactly why we do the podcast!!
🎵 Due to copyright we've had to cut the musical performances from the audio — but make sure you're following @howvery_hannah on Instagram and TikTok because the clips are dropping on there and you do NOT want to miss them!!
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
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And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah

ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

🎟️ Grab the last few tickets for HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE, THIS SUNDAY at The Garrick! I’m taking over the West End on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... with unreal guests MARISHA WALLACE and DAISY TWELLS!! See you there ✨ 
⁠⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠⁠

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She won Britain's Got Talent, played Cruella in 101 Dalmatians AND has just dropped a new single… it's Sydnie Christmas and I am absolutely thrilled to finally have her on the pod!! 🎉
We get into everything - ten years of auditioning and not being able to crack the West End, the side hustles that kept her going (and some of them are WILD 🥚🐓) and how she nearly retrained as a personal trainer… just before BGT changed everything.
We talk about what stagey icon Amanda Holden is actually like backstage, the moment Amanda and her mum Janet ended up in their bras in a dressing room (you really do have to hear it), and what it's like going from reality TV winner to proper musical theatre contracts.
AND we talk about Run, Sydnie's brand new single which dropped in April, the first taste of her second album, out later this year. It is cinematic, powerful and all about self-belief and resilience, SLAY QUEEN!! 🎵
Follow Sydnie:
Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sydniechristmas⁠
TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@sydniechristmas⁠
YouTube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColIcTYCrCAv7eyItDQ4aCg⁠

New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to ⁠[email protected]⁠ or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 ⁠https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠⁠
And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠

ps BUY MY BOOK - ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964⁠

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

She's back!! Gracie McGonigal made her How Very Hannah debut on the What's On Stage red carpet and now she's finally in the studio, and this chat did not disappoint. 🎭
Gracie is currently playing Little Red in Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre and we get into everything - how she genuinely thought Little Red died after Act One and had no idea how much of the show she was in, the Disney Jaw she's currently suffering from, and what it was like keeping her Bridgerton casting a secret for months while going back onstage like everything was completely normal.
We also talk about booking Bridgerton, why there's no set route into this industry and never has been, the drama school rules that are complete nonsense (RIP the coloured leotard and the acting skirt), and what it actually feels like to tick off your dream roles and wonder what comes next.
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️  And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!! I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... 
GRAB THE LAST FEW TICKETS 👉🏼 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/
🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!!
Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠
Follow Gracie:
https://www.instagram.com/graciemcgonigal/
https://www.tiktok.com/@graciemcgonigal
And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE!
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah
ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964
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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️
Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

I have been so excited for this one!! Jordan Luke Gage is one of the most multi-talented humans I know… original Romeo in &Juliet, Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde, Cal in Titanic, and now he's written his own musical. Yeah. His own musical (!!!) 🎭
In this ep, we get into his insane career trajectory, from four years of not being able to book a job after drama school, to Max Martin coming to watch him in Bat Out of Hell and calling him in the next day, to being the original Romeo in &Juliet.
We also talk about what it's actually like being an onstage alternate, why he thinks that's harder than doing the role every night, and the roles he'd go back and play in a heartbeat.
But the real heart of this episode is Redcliffe - Jordan's own musical which he has written, composed and poured four years of his life into. It's the story of two men who fell in love in 18th century Britain at a time when being gay was punishable by death, and it's a story that has never been told on the main stage before. He tells me about finding the real archive documents in Bristol, the women at the archive who said "we've been expecting you", and why he genuinely wept when he first read about these two men. I cannot wait for you to hear this ep… it’s giving goosebumps!
Redcliffe runs at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 22nd May to 4th July - get your tickets now!! 🎟️ https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/redcliffe/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23736403918&gbraid=0AAAAAosxaomhb3hYJ31ZpsflO6jCizH-a&gclid=CjwKCAjwqubPBhBOEiwAzgZX2opCnbwCgNao6KeNZaIwH11NV-GX0VIyP3ZBYgM3gYPs2cG0sB13WxoCsn4QAvD_BwE#book-tickets

New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️ And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!! I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... There are still some tickets left, so get yours right now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠

🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠

And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah

ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

Shoes off, sinuses blocked, Leon sausage and egg bap in the system… it's a solo ep and we have a LOT to catch up on!! 🎭
We've just finished Canterbury - meningitis outbreak, masks on, no stage door, and somehow still one of my favourite weeks on tour so far. I did Elle twice, Margot six times, stayed with Remi and Rai, did a proper food shop and honestly felt like a functioning human being for once. Turns out that's all it takes.
I'm also getting into my onstage pet peeves (some of which I probably shouldn't say out loud), giving you a full Garrick live show update - NOT LONG NOW (get your tickets below!!), telling you about the time I tried to direct, produce, film and present my school's Kid Witness News segment simultaneously, and we’re answering a listener confession about an amdram director who is giving serious small town drama… and I have a lot of thoughts. 👀
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️ And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!! I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... There are still some tickets left, so get yours right now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠

🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠

And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah

ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵