713 stories by "MusicalTalk"
IN THIS EPISODE, we countdown the top 25 AFI film musicals, with only two minutes for each musical. Join Nick, Thos and Rebecca for this fun episode - where you get 25 musical discussions fo…
JOIN Nick, Emma and our 10th new presenter, Martin Ball, for this week's show. We discuss everything from Martin's role in the London production of Wicked, to critics and The Drowsy Chaperon…
WE'RE JOINED by guest interviewer Jenifer Toksvig who interviews guests Bonnie Langford and Sandi Toksvig. They discuss all things musical theatre and we also discuss The Drowsy Chaperone, r…
IT'S JUDY'S BIRTHDAY. Thos, Tim and Nick delve into The Wizard of Oz - and the career of its star, Judy Garland. Also, Dom and Kate return to discuss their trip to see a new children's music…
MUSICALS FOR CHILDREN - exactly what falls into this category and what doesn't? Nick, Emma and Dom talk about this issue as well as offering a bit of reflective commentary about The Lord of …
GEORGE STILES AND ANTHONY DREWE are Britain's currently most successful musical writing team. Since winning the Vivian Ellis prize in 1985 for Just So, their 'ugly duckling' musical Honk! an…
THE EPIC MUSICAL version of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece is about to open in London after weeks of techs, a rebuild of the Drury Lane Stage and a famous tryout in Toronto. Nick, Tim, Dom and…
OK, SO Kiss of the Spiderwoman isn't a superhero musical; it just sort of sounds like it could be. And OK, so the version currently playing at the Donmar isn't the Kander and Ebb musical, bu…
POPULAR MUSICALTALK guest turns presenter as we welcome Emma Williams to the MusicalTalk studio. Many topics are discussed in this entertaining episode such as The King and I, how one record…
THOS TALKS about An American in Paris. Our listener, Steve, reviews the last Kander and Ebb, Curtains, now on Broadway. Tim reviews the Finborough Theatre production of Adam Guettel's Myths …
CONTINUING ON with Nick's adventures in Orlando, he discusses a marvellous theme park stage production he saw - but not one from Disney or Universal. Tim, Nick and Thos also talk about their…
NICK'S BACK from his holidays in Orlando, where he saw The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin, one of several productions all over the States. Thos br…
SPANNING THE HISTORY of musical theatre, our Easter episode begins with a discussion of the Irving Berlin 'jukebox musical' Easter Parade; the updates bring news of revivals of forgotten mus…
WE'RE PLAYING AWAY! We join our Celebrity Guest Presenter, Jonathan Cohen, in his lovely front room and he takes to the ivories to help us talk about MDing, incandescent minims and anything …
EEK - NICK'S AWAY! Can Tim and Thos work all the levers in the MusicalTalk studio? We have the second half of the Jen Toksvig interview and Nick will join us virtually for a pre-recorded cha…
DOM AND NICK discuss Miss Saigon and its Fillipina star Lea Salonga. Tim talks about The Harder They Come (playing at the Theatre Royal Stratford East) and interviews lyricist/bookrwriter an…
WE WELCOME Mandi Bailey into the studio, where we discuss whether having a celebrity in a show is a wise choice and what we think of the latest announments of a Phantom sequel and the news t…
IS MUSICAL THEATRE just an American art form? In response to a voicemail from Paul Warshauer, we consider its origins and its future. We also feature an interview with Emma Williams to discu…
IN THIS SPECTACULAR twentieth episode of MusicalTalk, we welcome Jerry Herman to discuss his stratospheric career. Join Thos for this marvellous interview and find out about one of the great…
JUKEBOX MUSICALS have taken over the west end and Broadway. Is this a good thing, or not? We also discuss Dreamgirls and how we think Moulin Rouge will work on stage if it is ever produced.
IN BRITISH theatre history, there has been one tradition that is kept alive every Christmas season by various amateur and professional theatre companies all over the country: the Pantomime. …
EDUCATION AND musical theatre: We will discuss theatre schools that are available and offer our opinion. This episode brings back Dominic Lindesay-Bethune where he will also discuss his rece…
WE TAKE on two requests from MusicalTalk listeners to discuss: first, we cover rumours of ghosts at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Andy gives some training advice for getting onto the sta…
ANDY IS OFF again, so there's been a slight change of plan, folks! In this episode you are treated to an original musical written and performed by Nick. Fans of MusicalTalk will have heard N…
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our great listeners. The MusicalTalk Christmas haitus is over! 2006 was, in the West End, the biggest year ever for musical theatre fans. We discuss each of the shows t…
