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Local Radio,10 mins

Laura Harrison: Blood Brothers, Sherzi Saturdays and Living the Dream as Elphaba

JoJo Hatfield

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West End performer Laura Harrison joins JoJo to talk about the roles that have shaped her career. She reflects on achieving a lifelong dream by playing Elphaba in Wicked, a character she feels a genuine connection with both on and off stage. Laura also discusses her current role in Blood Brothers, where she plays Mrs Lyons and covers Mrs Johnstone, and looks back at her time in Sunset Boulevard as Norma. Along the way she shares stories from backstage, including what it was like working alongside Nicole Scherzinger and the now-legendary “Sherzi Saturdays”. From dream roles to performing on some of the world’s biggest stages

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