Rebecca Lock is starring as Caz in Here And Now: The Steps Musical.

The show about to kick off a tour, with Rebecca reprising her performance from the show's premiere run last year in Birmingham. Featuring the music of Steps, Here And Now is written by Shaun Kitchener and is produced by Steps and ROYO with Pete Waterman. The show is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Matt Cole and Matt Spencer-Smith as musical supervisor, orchestrator and arranger.

Rebecca's West End credits include: Emily Hobbs in Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre), Carmen in Curtains (Wyndhams Theatre & Tour), Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket & The Other Palace), Cheryl Gillan MP in Committee (Donmar Warehouse), Rosie in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre), Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Kate Monster/Lucy the S**t in Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre), alternate Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre), Jellylorum in Cats (New London), Oh! What A Lovely War (The National Theatre), Bertrande De Rols in Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre) and Guest Soloist in the 30th anniversary of Sondheim's Side by Side (Novello Theatre).

Some of Rebecca's other theatre credits include: Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock (UK Tour), Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins (International tour), Lilli Vanessi/Kate in Kiss Me Kate (Sheffield Crucible), Isabelle in Moonfleet (Salisbury Playhouse), Mrs Cratchitt in A Christmas Carol (LMTO), Widow Corney in Oliver! (Sheffield Crucible), Gabrielle in Dear World (Charing Cross Theatre), Baroness Schraeder in The Sound of Music (JY Productions/Jordan), Guest Soloist in Sondheim Women (St James), Iris in The Tempest (Theatre Royal Bath), Mary in Merrily We Roll Along (Theatr Clwyd), Svetlana Sergievsky in Chess (Princess of Wales, Toronto), Joan Aldrin in Moon Landing (Derby Playhouse), Gilda in Alfie (Watford Palace), Dorothy Fields Forever (King’s Head), Anna in After the Fair (Kings Head) and Nora in The Pirates of Penzance (West Yorkshire Playhouse).

Rebecca starred as Mary Critchard in both workshop productions of Redcliffe by Jordan Luke Gage at The Turbine Theatre and The Other Palace. She was also one of seven actors to share the role of Mama Rose in Gypsy In Concert at Alexandra Palace.

In this episode Rebecca reveals how she fell in love with Here And Now and why Caz is the hardest role she has played so far. She also reflects on working on Redcliffe, shares memories of performing Gypsy In Concert and discusses learning to say no and the path of her career... and lots more.

Here And Now: The Steps Musical kicks off its tour on 29th August. Rebecca is playing Caz until November and the tour continues through to May 2026. Visit www.thestepsmusical.com for info, tour dates and tickets.

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