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Happy Wicked Movie Day! Let us be glad! Let us be grateful!
Bit of a special episode, this one. To celebrate the release of one of the most exciting and hotly-anticipated stage-to-screen adaptations of all time, here is a never-before-heard interview that I conducted with Wicked’s composer, Stephen Schwartz back in 2021, when we were coming out of Covid and Stephen Schwartz’s first ever musical, Pippin was about to open in Charing Cross Theatre.
Some quotes from this interview appeared in a Musical Theatre Review article about Pippin, but we had a wide-ranging chat beyond that about writing, musical influences, other composers he enjoys, and – significantly – a LOT of chat about Wicked and the Wicked movie, which was still a year and a half away from commencing filming.
Apologies for the worse-than-usual audio quality, my nervousness as a novice interviewer, and for the shameless plugging of my own show, Sisyphus: A Rock 'n' Roll Musical at the start there. Plenty of fascinating chat from Stephen Schwartz beyond that though. I hope you enjoy!
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This week, I’m talking to Kate McKeown and James Hadley, two of the wonderful team behind Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network, which are brilliant organisations dedicated to new UK musical theatre writing. They are organisations I have come across in the past thanks to their many great initiatives to support aspiring composers such as myself, and this was a very fun chat about all the work they do, and the musicals that have meant the most to them.
For more info and events for Mercury Musical Developments, visit: https://www.mercurymusicals.com
For more info and events for Musical Theatre Network visit: https://www.musicaltheatrenetwork.com
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Jeevan Braich is a steam train of talent, a very exciting young actor who is currently lighting up the stage as Rusty in Starlight Express. His performance has earned him a nomination for a Stage Debut Award at this year’s ceremony which takes place on Sunday 29th of September and is hosted by former podcast guest Divina de Campo!
For tickets to The Stage Debut Awards 2024, visit: https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards/the-stage-debut-awards
For tickets to Starlight Express starring Jeevan as Rusty, visit: http://www.starlightexpresslondon.com/
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This week, my guest is the wonderful Darren Clark, composer of The Wicker Husband and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – my most recent pick for Musical theatre Review’s show of the year. He’s also the founder of New UK Musicals – an online repository for sheet music and backing tracks from new shows, as well as the casting website Actor Musician UK.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which Darren wrote with Jethro Compton, is transferring to the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre from October, so do check out the link below and make sure you get tickets. As I say a hundred times throughout this episode, it is the most remarkable piece of theatre and you do not want to miss its West End debut.
In this episode, we discuss his shows, his approach to composition, and some of the musicals that have inspired him.
For The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tickets, visit: https://benjaminbuttonmusical.com/
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This week, our guest is the sensational Jak Malone, who recently won an Oliver Award for his role in the best reviewed musical in West End History, Operation Mincemeat. We're talking to Jak today because this coming Sunday - the 9th of June - Jak will be one of the special guest judges of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition at the Sondheim Theatre!
SSSSPOTY is always special. Previous podcast guests Courtney Bowman, Alex Young, and Desmonda Cathabel all got their start at this competiton, as well as superstars like Taron Egerton and Cynthia Erivo. This is you chance to see not just the stars of tomorrow, but also new some new writing – possibly the next Operation Mincemeat – and some classic Stephen Sondheim songs, performed by the best young talent in the country on a beautiful West End stage, all for an absolute bargain price. The ticket link is below and I can’t encourage you enough to book now before it sells out! I’ll see you there on Sunday.
For tickets to The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition, visit: https://www.sondheimtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/sssspoty-2024
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If you’re a regular listener, you will have heard countless hours of guests talking about Standing at the Sky’s Edge when asked about their favourite musicals. The show is inspired by Sheffield, the music of Richard Hawley, and beautiful Brutalist architecture. It is an incredibly exciting piece of new musical theatre and it is currently running at the Gillian Lynne Theatre until August 3rd featuring Mya Fox-Scott and Rachael Louise Miller, both of whom are exceptional performing talents. But what musicals have inspired them in their musical theatre careers, and what show would they choose to run forever if they were the Mayor of Musical Theatre?
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The beloved hit musical Mamma Mia! is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary in the West End. To mark this occasion, we chat with its book writer Catherine Johnson about her journey to becoming one of the most successful stage writers of our time, her work with ABBA to create Mamma Mia!, and the other musicals she loves the most.
For Mamma Mia! tickets, visit: https://mamma-mia.com/london.php
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Legendary is an understatement. Frank Wildhorn is a renowned composer of not just some of the most beloved and iconic musical theatre shows to ever hit the stage, but also of chart-topping hits for artists like Kenny Rogers, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Whitney Houston. You will surely know shows like Jeckyl & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Bonnie & Clyde – which is about to go out on a UK tour, and the incredibly successful recent West End concerts for Death Note. Now he has a brand-new adaptation of the manga Your Lie in April, which is about to play three concerts at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on April 8th and 9th. In this episode, we discuss his shows, his approach to composition, and some of the musicals that have inspired him.
For Your Lie in April tickets, visit: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/your-lie-in-april/
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Zachary James is a renowned actor, singer, recording artist, and Grammy Award winner who has performed with opera companies around the world, created the role of Lurch in The Addams Family on Broadway, worked with artists as diverse as Philip Glass and Tina Fey, and is now starring as the king of the underworld, Hades himself in the much-anticipated London return of Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre. What are the shows that have most influenced him in his career, and which one production would he choose to run forever if he was The Mayor of Musical Theatre?
For Hadestown tickets, visit: https://uk.hadestown.com/
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Joanna Woodward is an absolute superstar of a musical theatre performer who I have been hoping to get on the podcast since the very start. I first encountered her phenomenal talent in the cabaret and burlesque clubs of London, and have been delighted to see her career go from strength to strength ever since. She is currently starring in the titular role in the brilliant new musical adaptation of The Time Traveller's Wife in the West End's Apollo Theatre. In this episode, we discuss her career, the joys of cabaret, social media, and the musicals that mean the most to her.
For tickets to The Time Traveller's Wife, visit: https://timetravellerswife.com
For more information about Joanna's favourite comedy act Flat & the Curves, visit: https://www.facebook.com/Flatnthecurves/
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Happy New Year, fellow musical theatre enthusiasts! 2024 promises to be a spectacular year for new musical theatre, including the particularly exciting Before After by Stuart Matthew Price and Timothy Knapman at Southwark Playhouse. Starring alongside the ever-wonderful Grace Mouat will be Jacob Fowler, who you will know from Little Mix: The Search, Heathers, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella and much much else. In this episode, we discuss Jacob's favourite musicals, including which show Jacob would order run forever if he was The Mayor of Musical Theatre. Listen now and see if you agree!
For Before After tickets, visit: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/before-after/
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The future of musical theatre? Very much Desmonda Cathabel. One day it will just be her performing all roles in every show at once. She has the talent, we just need technology to catch up.
Desmonda won the 2022 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award and since then has starred as Lorene in the Charing Cross Theatre's From Here To Eternity and as Kim in Miss Saigon at Sheffield Crucible, as well as many other exciting projects. She is currently starring as Jasmine in the UK tour of Disney's Aladdin in Edinburgh, and you can also catch her on ITV as an aspiring Sophie on Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream.
For Aladdin tickets, visit: https://www.aladdinthemusical.co.uk
Watch Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream on ITV: https://www.itv.com/watch/mamma-mia-i-have-a-dream-exclusive/10a4518
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It's episode 30! As a special treat, here is an extra long interview with Lisa Martland, the editor of Musical Theatre Review. Lisa previously worked at The Stage newspaper amongst other publications and has a wealth of experience in the world of musical theatre. Musical Theatre Review is currently celebrating its tenth anniversary as your premier source for all things onstage, backstage, and worldwide, and this podcast is just one of many exciting projects launched this year to celebrate. With so many shows seen and reviewed, which one show will Lisa choose to run forever if she had the power of The Mayor of Musical Theatre? Listen now to find out!
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Liv Andrusier is a recent RAM graduate and the star of Freya Catrin Smith & Jack Williams's Ride, the stupendously brilliant new musical telling the story of round-the-world cyclist Annie Londonderry. Liv is simply spectacular in the show and has nominated for a Stage Debut Award for her performance, but what are the musicals that mean the most to her? Join us in Liv's These Demons rehearsal room and find out! This is a really fun episode and your chance to get to know the future superstar that is Liv Andrusier before she becomes more successful than any actor has ever been.
If you would like to join Liv at the Stage Debut Awards ceremony and enjoy a fantastic night including a three course meal, live performances, a DJ and dancing, visit: https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards/the-stage-debut-awards?tab=tickets
For These Demons tickets, visit: https://theatre503.com/whats-on/these-demons/
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On this special and super-masculine episode, we are joined by four brilliant men from The Choir of Man. With so many guest mayors, this was a very fun - if slightly chaotic - podcast:
Luke Conner Hall plays 'Romantic'
Ben Goffe plays 'Handyman'
Michael Hamway plays 'Poet'
Nic Doodson is the co-creator/producer/director
For more info and tickets to The Choir of Man, visit: https://www.choirofmanwestend.com
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Divina De Campo has – through their incredible talent – become one of the country’s most beloved drag artists, and a truly revelatory musical theatre performer. They have seen television stardom on RuPaul’s UK Drag Race, and begun to take over the world of musical theatre with their starring roles in the award-winning Leeds Playhouse production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the Chicago UK tour, and now SpongeBob Squarepants. On October 1st they will host The Stage Debut Awards, the only dedicated awards recognising breakthrough theatre talent. But what are the musicals that mean the most to Divina, and which one would they order run forever if they were The Mayor of Musical Theatre?
For SpongeBob Squarepants tickets, visit: https://www.spongebobstage.com
If you would like to join Divina at the Stage Debut Awards ceremony and enjoy a fantastic night including a three course meal, live performances, a DJ and dancing, visit: https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards/the-stage-debut-awards?tab=tickets
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From Pop Idol to West End stardom via Moulin Rouge, Thriller Live, and The Great British Bake Off Musical, Zoe Birkett is a phenomenally talented performer who has shaken the rafters of many a prestigious auditorium with her incredible vocals. As she sets out on a UK tour of The Bodyguard, Zoe discusses the musicals that mean the most to her, and what one show she would order run forever if she had the power of The Mayor of Musical Theatre.
For The Bodyguard tickets, visit: https://www.thebodyguardmusical.com
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Kyle Ramar Freeman is currently starring in the superb A Strange Loop at Barbican Centre. Previously, he has played this lead role of Usher on Broadway, as well as touring the US in Once On This Island and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat. In this episode, we chat in Kyle's dressing room about the shows that mean the most to him, and what one show he would order run forever if he had the power of The Mayor of Musical Theatre.
For tickets to A Strange Loop, visit: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/a-strange-loop
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Benjamin Scheuer is a songwriter and performer. He is the recipient of the Kleban Prize for Lyrics. His new solo musical, A MOUNTAIN FOR ELODIE, premieres at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, directed by Olivier Award-winner Polly Findlay.
On this episode, Scheuer discusses guitars, songwriting, his Sky Masterson aspirations, and the musicals that mean the most to him.
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Billy Nevers is one of the most exciting young musical theatre talents we have. Over the last few years, he has performed in such diverse shows as Legally Blonde, Jesus Christ Superstar and &Juliet. Despite clearly never being one to repeat himself before, he can now be seen dancing and singing the house down in Groundhog Day at London's Old Vic. This brilliant new musical has discussed a lot on the podcast already as everybody loves it, but this Old Vic run must end August 19th so make sure you book your tickets and you don't miss out!
In this episode of the podcast, Billy discusses his career, the challenges and joys of performing in Groundhog Day, and which musicals he loves the most.
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