Couples who have shared the stage together

It isn’t always a showmance!

In fact, the theatre seems to be the perfect place to meet your special someone. Don’t just take our word for it – there are no end of adorable couples both living and working together in theatres all across the world, sharing their love with audiences – and our list below is evidence enough. That’s not even scratching the surface of the amazing power couples who work behind-the-scenes in theatre.

Following the recent announcement of Cabaret’s new leads, and to mark 2:22 heading out on tour, we’re looking at couples who have performed together on stage!

Now, we totally respect that these relationships have a right to be private, so have only included couples who openly share their status. Plus, there’s bound to be a load more – so drop us a message on social media if you want to be included with your spouse! We’re happy to spread the love. But remember: you have to have performed together on stage or worked together on the same project, to feature in this article!

Fabian Aloise and Lewis Cornay

Choreographer Fabian Aloise was behind the UK premiere of the SpongeBob musical, in which Lewis Cornay starred in the title role. Since then, Cornay has written and acted in multiple plays and musicals, while Aloise has choreographed across the globe – working closely with Jamie Lloyd on his star-studded productions

Nicole Ansari-Cox and Brian Cox

The Succession stars jumped from screen to stage together when they appeared in The Score playing husband and wife – a role they’re familiar with in real life, despite playing exes in the hit TV show.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

The iconic couple wowed Broadway and the West End when they starred together in Plaza Suite – and also had some very lovely things to say about how much they love the British transport system in our exclusive video above!

Zawe Ashton and Tom Hiddleston

While much of their relationship has been kept perfectly private, we know that this pair met while playing a couple in Betrayal, first in London, then on Broadway. Tom Hiddleston returned to the stage to reunite with director Jamie Lloyd, and Zawe Ashton continues to write and act.

Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett

Waitress writer Sara Bareilles really opened up her heart when penning the tunes for the show. It’s there that she gave us the heartbreaking 11 o’clock number “She Used To Be Mine” but also found love in Joe Tippett, who played Earl opposite her Jenna.

Samantha Barks and Alex Stoll

This romance is big, HUGE! Samantha Barks met husband Alex Stoll while she was playing Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman. The couple tied the knot a few years ago and recently welcomed their second Broadway baby!

Stephanie J Block and Sebastian Arcelus

Performing in Wicked really did change Stephanie J Block and Sebastian Arcelus’s lives “For Good” as it wasn’t just their Elphaba and Fiyero falling in love. It took 15 years of marriage before this Broadway couple shared a stage again – so it was only fitting it was as a married couple in Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods.

Daniel Boys and Chris Jenkins

The duo first met at the Playhouse Theatre in 2014 while performing in Spamalot, fast forward 11 years, and they’re stronger than ever. See, it always pays to look on the bright side of life..!

Georgina Castle and Simon Lipkin

All they wanted for Christmas was each other! The two met while playing love interests Buddy the Elf and Jovie in the West End’s Elf, and have since continued their “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” relationship, with a wedding planned.

Sharon D Clarke and Susie McKenna

It’s a real-life love story, oh yes it is! Celebrated actress Sharon D Clarke has been married to celebrated director and actor Susie McKenna. Together they’ve starred in the much-loved Hackney Empire pantomime, which McKenna directs. This Christmas, McKenna will also direct a pantomime at Lewisham’s Art Deco Theatre, honouring Clarke’s parents

Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser

West End power couple Hadley Fraser and Rosalie Craig have performed in several productions together throughout their relationship. They played a husband-wife duo in City of Angels, as well as Treason and live-streamed musical Before After.

Amber Davies and Ben Joyce

These two beloved musical theatre stars first met in Back to the Future in the West End! Fast forward and between them, their individual credits include Shucked, The Great Gatsby, Pretty Woman and more!

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton are the first real-life couple to play Jenny and Sam in Danny Robins’ 2:22 A Ghost Story. Interested to know how it works? Read our interview with the pair here!

Aimee Fisher and George Crawford

Heading on tour with Waitress was anything but a “Bad Idea” for Aimee Fisher and George Crawford! The two met during the show and are now engaged, and performing in The Great Gatsby together! That’s a party!

Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joel Montague

This stagey duo have a long list of credits between them, including Les Misérables, Hamilton, Waitress and more – but new to that list is their first together as a married couple, Elf! In it, Joel Montague plays Buddy and Carrie Hope Fletcher is Jovie.

Clare Foster and Damian Humbley

Merrily, these two have been married for many years! The performers met while in a revival of Stephen Sondheim‘s musical Merrily We Roll Along, and continue to light up our stages with Clare Foster as a recent Olivier Award nominee.

Sally Frith and Mason Alexander Park

When Mason Alexander Park headed to the Kit Kat Club, we don’t think they expected to leave with a WhatsOnStage Award nomination and a new partner! But they did find love with Sally Frith (currently amazing in Evita BTW), and were able to perform as the Emcee and Sally Bowles respectively for a performance or two.

Mark Gatiss and Ian Hallard

Mark Gatiss and husband Ian Hallard met while performing in The Boys in the Band and have since performed, written, and directed beloved theatre shows. Their latest collaboration is ABBA play The Way Old Friends Do.

Maria Graciano and Richard Carson

The heat was certainly on for this couple who met on the West End production of Miss Saigon, and now they’re engaged!

Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig

They weren’t “Stupid With Love”! Broadway’s original Cady Heron and Aaron Samuels met on the show and took their romance off-stage. Funnily enough, a romance is also blossoming between the West End’s Cady, Charlie Burn and cover Aaron Samuels, Liam Buckland.

Ericka Hunter and Aaron Tveit

These two met working on Moulin Rouge! and have enjoyed a spectacular spectacular relationship, including a recent baby!

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson

She’s the most Tony Award-nominated performer of all time, he’s a Broadway star, and together they make quite the pair! They appeared on stage together in A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Jane McMurtrie and Alex Gaumond

Omigod You Guys! This couple met at the Savoy Theatre in Legally Blonde and have been together ever since. Alex Gaumond played Emmett, while Jane McMurtrie was Dance Captain, and Cover Brooke.

Rebecca Night and Harry Hadden-Paton

These two went Wilde for one another while starring in a revival of The Importance of Being Earnest. They’ve been married since 2010, during that time, they’ve shared the stage again – in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s 2019 production of The King’s Speech.

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney

These two songbirds met as Broadway’s original Orpheus and Eurydice in Hadestown. Excitingly, they headed way down, London-town earlier this year for a filmed performance in the West End. Miss it? Fear not – the duo will be starring in Cabaret together later this year!

John Partridge and Jon Tsouras

They knew they’d found the “One (Singular Sensation)” when the two appeared together in A Chorus Line at The London Palladium!

Anna-Louise Plowman and Toby Stephens

These two played newlyweds Elyot and Sybil in Noël Coward’s classic comedy Private Lives, first in Chichester and then in London. Funnily enough, Stephens’ parents, Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens, previously starred in a John Gielgud-directed production.

Sara Poyzer and Richard Standing

They did say “I do”, and continue to sing “I do, I do, I do, I do” daily at the Novello, where they star as Donna and Sam in Mamma Mia!.

Emmy Raver-Lampman and Daveed Diggs

We don’t need to remind you that the original Broadway cast of Hamilton is absolutely non-stop! But Emmy Raver-Lampman and Daveed Diggs didn’t throw away their shot at romance when they met on the show.

Caroline Sheen and Michael Jibson

It was more of than just a lusty month for Caroline Sheen and Michael Jibson, when the celebrated couple of actors performed together in a revival of Camelot at the Watermill Theatre!

Maisie Smith and Max George

This couple first met as competitors on Strictly Come Dancing but have since become a force to be reckoned with together, recently becoming the first real-life couple to portray the married characters Parson Nathaniel and Beth in Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds.

Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler

Bat Out of Hell has become a fan favourite musical across the nation, and the show has also played host to couple Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler, who play the dysfunctional couple Sloane and Falco. The pair have also performed a whole wad of concerts together over the years, and appeared in Mamma Mia! at the same time! From paradise by the dashboard to men after midnight…

Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter

Their relationship isn’t rocking any boats, it’s smooth-sailing as far as we can tell! Multi-WhatsOnStage Award winner Imelda Staunton met Jim Carter in 1983 during rehearsals for a revival of Guys and Dolls. Performing is a family affair, as their daughter Bessie Carter is currently sharing the stage with her mum in Mrs Warren’s Profession.

Michelle Terry and Paul Ready

It’s a love story that not even the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare himself wrote! Michelle Terry and Paul Ready met while performing Love’s Labour’s Lost at Shakespeare’s Globe together. Since then, the two have led Macbeth at the Globe’s candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, as part of their ongoing love for Shakespeare.

Anna-Jane Casey and Graham MacDuff

Two cast members from the 1998 tour of West Side Story certainly had a heart full of love – married couple Anna-Jane Casey and Graham MacDuff met on the show and have been going strong ever since – they later reunited in Spamalot! 

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