713 stories by "MusicalTalk"
WE'RE BACK from our week off, and Nick tells all about the latest New Year deals happening in the West End at the moment, plays a review from listener Noah Golden who watched the MTV airing …
TIME OFF for Xmas? Not us! We bring you an indepth interview with Marc Shaiman, the Tony and Grammy award winning composer and co-lyricist of Hairspray and South Park - Bigger, Longer and Un…
TIM AND THOS talk about the successful run of Bad Girls - The Musical, based on a UK TV show, which ran recently at the Garrick Theatre. We also talk with Andrew about Lorna Luft and conside…
TIM, THOS AND ANDREW discuss the controversial West End revival of Jonathan Larson's Rent. We also note the closure of Desperately Seeking Susan and compare two versions of the classic Briti…
NICK SITS DOWN with Gavin Creel - the American playing the Brit Bert in Mary Poppins in London
NICK WENT to the official launch of the movie version of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and spoke with the film's stars and creative team. Hear Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, Alan R…
TIM AND THOS get to grips with the two different Frankenstein musicals that have recently opened in New York - one by a certain Mel Brooks. We are joined by Adele Anderson to remember the li…
MusicalTalk's first ever Vidcast with illusionist Paul Kieve and Nick Hutson.
LONDON IS HOME to many great British and American musicals, but there are two stand out British productions that are actually set in Britain. We delve into them both. Along with a fun "name …
NICK REVIEWS the world premiere of Disney's latest - Enchanted while Thos and Tim pay tribute to the late Deborah Kerr and Ned Sherrin, recent losses from the musical theatre world.
TIM TALKS with Mat Fraser, creator of Thalidomide!! - A Musical, about his work, his favourite musicals, his views on Wicked, Billy Elliot and some taboo topics. WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE!
THOS INTERVIEWS Nicholas Parsons and Jon, Nick and Dom discuss the Sweeney Todd Trailer.
JOIN NICK, Andy and Jon for the final and fiftieth episode of season one to discuss the past year of MusicalTalk and Andy's new job in We Will Rock You in London at the Dominion Theatre. We …
JONATHAN COHEN is back, and discusses with Nick the music of West Side Story on its fiftieth anniversary. Jon asks Nick about his musical production of Just William (and plays the overture) …
THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL is home to a massive array of productions, of all levels of quality, and including many musical theatre productions. Thos took the handheld recorder to the Frin…
DISNEY, as well as producing H*gh Sch**l M*s*c*l, which we don't talk about, have created a series of stage shows that have played both Broadway and the West End. Recently closed is Beauty a…
WHAT DEFINES A FLOP? Nick, Rebecca and Thos work their way through examples from the nineteenth century to 2005 to consider what we mean by this term. Is it about money; is it about critical…
THE MARVELLOUS Mr Andy Edwards returns to the MusicalTalk studio to spill the beans about his adventures on the national tour of The Producers. We also discuss a panoply of musical theatre f…
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LET'S HAVE A HEATED DEBATE! Tim recently took friend Darren to see Wicked. Neither had ever seen it before and neither rated it high. Lisa, meanwhile, (making her debut as a presenter) has n…
EMMA recently appeared in the role of Johanna at the Royal Festival Hall's all-star concert staging of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Tim, Thos, Nick, Rebecca, Jonathan and regular MT listener And…
BORODIN's music was never written for a musical, but he still managed to win a Tony in the fifties (66 years after he'd died) for Kismet, the musical (or is it an operetta?) based mostly on …
THE NEW MOVIE-MUSICAL version of John Waters' Hairspray is now out, a few months ahead of hitting the London stage. Nick and Rebecca review the movie, and consider how it will differ when th…
TIM AND THOS are joined by cabaret experts Paul L Martin and Sarah-Louise Young of Millionth Muse Productions to dissect the art of cabaret and where it relates to or diverges from musical t…
NICK, MARTIN AND REBECCA discuss the fuzzy musical Avenue Q, and we quiz Martin on the often under-appreciated role of Stage Manager.
