After laughing my way through the Broadway production of It Shoulda Been You at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre last week, I was thrilled to catch up with leading lady Sierra Boggess before she went on stage for another hilarious performance as bride-to-be 'Rebecca'. Ms Boggess is a familiar name on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to West End productions such as in which she originated the role of 'Christine', and her later performances in and the 25th anniversary Royal Albert Hall celebration of .
On Broadway, Ms Boggess originated the role of Ariel in Disney's , starred alongside Tyne Daly in and reprised the role of Christine in Broadway's production of . She is continuing creating original roles as she prepares to start rehearsals in Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical School of Rock, straight after her current show It Shoulda Been You closes on 9 August 2015.
Sierra Boggess: You know, I don't really have one! I share a dressing room with Lisa Howard who plays my sister and I guess we just hang out and chat about real life and keep it real – these characters are so real, it allows us to go on stage and stay in that truthful place.
SB: I love London! I love both cities equally and feel so fortunate that I've been able to work in both places. It's such a dream come true. I can't wait to work in the West End again I always feel so grateful, but right now I'm focusing on Broadway. I have a whole London family and a New York family – the only thing that sucks is not being able to see everyone in the same place. I miss my friends over there so much!I absolutely love working in the West End and look forward to doing so again soon, hopefully. My fan base is awesome! It's always so cool when they come to New York to see the show. Doing shows like Phantom and Les Mis lends itself to a very wide fan base.
On Broadway, Ms Boggess originated the role of Ariel in Disney's , starred alongside Tyne Daly in and reprised the role of Christine in Broadway's production of . She is continuing creating original roles as she prepares to start rehearsals in Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical School of Rock, straight after her current show It Shoulda Been You closes on 9 August 2015.
Sierra Boggess: You know, I don't really have one! I share a dressing room with Lisa Howard who plays my sister and I guess we just hang out and chat about real life and keep it real – these characters are so real, it allows us to go on stage and stay in that truthful place.
SB: I love London! I love both cities equally and feel so fortunate that I've been able to work in both places. It's such a dream come true. I can't wait to work in the West End again I always feel so grateful, but right now I'm focusing on Broadway. I have a whole London family and a New York family – the only thing that sucks is not being able to see everyone in the same place. I miss my friends over there so much!I absolutely love working in the West End and look forward to doing so again soon, hopefully. My fan base is awesome! It's always so cool when they come to New York to see the show. Doing shows like Phantom and Les Mis lends itself to a very wide fan base.