Daniel Buckley is currently starring in Ushers: The Front of House Musical which concludes its run at the Charing Cross Theatre on Saturday (7th June 2014).
The new musical was originally entered into @WestEndProducer’s Search For A Twitter Composer competition ahead of its premiere at the Hope Theatre last year. The production then transferred to the Charing Cross Theatre as the venue’s late-night show in March and, following a successful run, was recently promoted to the theatre’s main show spot.
Daniel created the role of Marvin Camden in the West End premiere of Loserville at the Garrick Theatre, having also played the role during the musical’s run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. For his performance in Loserville, Daniel won the 2012 West End Frame Award for Funniest Performance in a West End show.
He went on to be standby Elder Cunningham in the original West End production of The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre and recently performed in one of Scott Alan’s sell-out concerts at the London Hippodrome.
Daniel’s theatre credits also include playing: Piggy in Lord of the Flies (UK Tour), Fresher – The Musical (Edinburgh Fringe) and Otto in Spring Awakening (UK Tour).
I recently caught up with the West End Frame Award winner to discuss all things Ushers, Scott Alan and desert island musical theatre song choices before he answered some of your questions!
How’s life in Ushers?
Great! I’m really enjoying it!
Do you enjoy being part of a completely new show?
Yes! When people say, “What’s a dream job?” I think it’s something where you can create. I think a lot of actors would say that. Of course I would love to go into a show which lots of generations of performers have already done, but I think being able to create is really exciting.
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