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The award-winning Sunday Show Tunes presents the very best of musical theatre talent through songs and interviews with composers, lyricists and actors from Hollywood, the West End and Broadway.

Sunday Show Tunes


    • May 19, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES
    • 6 SEASONS


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    Latest episodes from Sunday Show Tunes

    Natalie Douglas and Bob Harms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 20:51


    This week we're chatting about Sondheim with cabaret sensation, Natalie Douglas, and also catching up with Bob Harms, who's currently appearing in the London production of Pretty Woman.

    Ramin Karimloo and A J Shively

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 27:23


    This week we chat with two of Broadway's leading men, A J Shively who's currently playing in Owen Duigan in Paradise Square and Ramin Karimloo who's starring as Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl.

    Rachel John and Miss Hope Springs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 31:57


    This week we chat with West End star, Rachel John, about her brand new album, and we catch up with cabaret sensation, Miss Hope Springs, and her creator, Ty Jefferies to tell us about returning to London's Crazy Coqs.

    Lillias White and Lorna Dallas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 26:24


    This weekwe'll be chatting with Tony award-winning Lillias White about her career and American and West End cabaret star, Lorna Dallas.

    Judy Kuhn and Marc Pickering

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 17:55


    This week we chat with Marc Pickering about the West End revival of the Gypsy Kings musical, Zorro and four-time Tony Award nominee, Judy Kuhn, talks about the brand new cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins.

    Alex Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 9:38


    This week we chat with Alex Young about the London revival of Stephen Sondheim's Anyone Can Whistle.

    Leon Craig and Spencer Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 25:20


    This week we chat with Leon Craig about playing Sandra Bollock in the LA production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Spencer Day about his brand new album, Broadway by Day.

    WhatsOnStage Awards 2022 Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 23:06


    This week is a WhatsOnStage Awards special. We bring you the interviews and gossip from the awards including, Rob Ashford, Come From Away, Samantha Barks, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Victoria Hamilton Barrit, Christopher Howell, Michael Grandage, Amy Hart, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Rob Madge, Cedric Neale, Kitty Scott Claws, Six, Sally Ann Triplet and Ella Va Day.

    Joe Iconis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 10:53


    This week we chat with Joe Iconis about his brand new musical, Love In Hate Nation.

    Warren Carlyle and Jordan Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 21:53


    This week we chat with award-winning Broadway choreographer, Warren Carlyle and Jordan Shaw, who is currently playing Enjolras in the West End production of Les Miserables.

    Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 11:05


    This week we catch up with American composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist Billy Stritch who has joined forces with long time friend singer, presenter extroidinare of Cast Party at Birdland Jim Caruso to cut their latest album out of Club 44 Records, “The Sunday Set”.

    Simon Bailey and Nadim Naaman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 21:22


    This week we chat with two West End leading men, Simon Bailey talks about Moulin Rouge and Nadim Naaman talks about his new musical, Broken Wings.

    Brad Oscar and Christina Bianco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 21:57


    On this week's show we chat with Tony-nominated Broadway actor about the brand new musical, Mrs. Doubtfire and YouTube sensation, Christina Bianco about her Crazy Coqs gig and the UK Tour of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

    Maria Friedman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 19:03


    This week we chat with West End musical theatre royalty, Maria Friedman.

    Julia Murney and Tom Solomon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 21:36


    We're back! This week we chat with Broadway star, Julia Murney about her concerts at Feinstein's/54 Below, friend of the show and cabaret sensation, Robbie Rozelle about coming to the UK and playing at the Crazy Coqs and West End performer, Tom Solomon about his brand new album, Misucals, Vol 1.

    Stephanie J Block, Kerry Ellis and Andrew Lippa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 38:58


    This week it's our bumper Christmas special filled with festive cheer. West End star, Kerry Ellis drops in to tell us about her new book, award-winning composer Andrew Lippa drops by to tell us about writing a Christmas song for Kristin Chenoweth and Broadway legend, Stephanie J. Block comes over to tell us about her new Christmas single.

    Andrew Lippa, Joanna Gleason and Lucie Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 27:16


    This week we remember the unparalleled genius of Stephen Sondheim and chat with Joanna Gleason and Andrew Lippa about their memories of him. In our second hour, we go full out Christmas and catch up with Lucie Jones to find out more about her concerts in London and Cardiff.

    Summer Strallen, Savanna Stevenson and Barry Singer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 29:20


    This week we chat with journalist and author, Barry Singer, about his new book; Savannah Stevenson, who is currently playing Marmee in the London Premiere of Little Women, and Summer Strallen who is currently starring in The Magician's Elephant at the RSC.

    David Bedella and Michael Xavier

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 22:36


    This week we chat with award-winning West End star, David Bedella about the London production of &Juliet. We also catch up with West End and Broadway leading man, Michael Xavier to talk about the anniversary concert of Howard Goodall's Love Story.

    Karen Mason and Craig Gallivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 27:01


    On this week's show, we chat with Craig Gallivan about playing everyone's favourite snowman, Olaf, in Frozen. And we catch up with a friend of the show and Broadway star, Karen Mason, who'll be telling us about her new album.

    Alex Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 18:18


    This week we chat with West End star, Alex Young, about the brand new, made for radio musical, Bluff and share an exclusive track.

    Andrew Lippa, Joanne Clifton and Emma Salvo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 29:38


    On this week's show, we chat with the writer of The Addams Family musical, Andrew Lippa, as well as Joanne Clifton who's starring as Morticia in the UK Tour. We also catch up with Emma Salvo to chat about the UK version of A Killer Party.

    Tom MacRae

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 15:18


    On this episode we chat with the writer of the hit musical, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Tom MacRae.

    Sankoff and Hein, Rosemary Ashe and Eleri Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 37:36


    On this week's episode, Robbie Rozelle sits in for Maureen and we chat with the writers of the musical Come From Away, Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Eleri Ward about her new album A Perfect Little Death, and West End star, Rosemary Ashe talking about the London revival of Call Me Madam.

    Cinco Paul, Rob Rokicki and Tim Gilvin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 31:45


    We're back from our summer break! On this week's episode we're chatting with Cinco Paul the co-creator, composer and lyricist of the hit TV series, Schmigadoon!, as well as Rob Rokicki and Tim Gilvin about their new musicals.

    Joanna Riding and JoAnn M Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 28:00


    This week we chat with multi-Olivier Award winning actor, Joanna Riding. She has starred in the West End in Billy Elliot, The Witches of Eastwick, My Fair Lady, The Girls to name just a few. Most recently she played Sally in the acclaimed NT revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. She's just about to play Nettie Fowler in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Carousel, in London. We also chat with JoAnn M Hunter who has 20 Broadway shows to her credit as a choreographer, associate choreographer and performer. She has just been working on two Andrew Lloyd Webber shows in London, simultaneously, the brand new Cinderella and the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

    Liam Tamne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 11:30


    This week we chat with Liam Tamne who has starred in the London productions of Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, and Wicked. He's just returned to the stage of London's Dominion Theatre to play Rameses in the hit production of Stephen Schwartz's The Prince of Egypt.

    Ann Harada and Rob Houchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 24:43


    Ann Harada created the role of Christmas Eve in the original production of Avenue Q (a role she recreated in the West End). She's appeared both on Broadway in shows including 9 to 5 and Cinderella and on TV in the hit series, Smash. Ann has just wrapped filming on the new Apple TV series, Schmigadoon and is currently filming Disenchanted, the sequel to the hit Disney move Enchanted. Rob Houchen has starred in the West End productions of Eugenius, Les Miserables, The Light In The Piazza. He's just about to star as Lt. Joseph Cable in the Chichester Festival Theatre revival of South Pacific.

    Natalie McQueen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 11:41


    This week we chat with Natalie McQueen who has appeared in the West End in Kinky Boots, Wicked, Les Misérables, and Murder Ballad. Most recently she was seen starring as Doralee in the hit London production of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical. She's soon to be taking on the role of Catherine in a brand new production of Stephen Schwartz's Pippin at London's Charing Cross Theatre.

    Rosemary Ashe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 11:12


    This week we chat with West End star and Olivier Award nominee, Rosemary Ashe. Rosie has created iconic roles including Carlotta in the original production of The Phantom of the Opera and Felicia Gabriel in The Witches of Eastwick. Her new show, Adorable Dora, pays tribute to national treasure Dora Bryan, whose showbiz career spanned eight decades! From pantomime to Shakespeare, Carry On films to a BAFTA-winning role in A Taste of Honey, she did it all.

    Aimie Atkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 10:08


    This week we chat with West End star Aimie Atkinson. Aimie created the role of Katherine Howard in the original cast of the phenomenon, Six, the musical and will soon be heading back to the West End to play Vivian Ward in the hit musical, Pretty Woman. We also play her brand new single.

    Lucie Jones, Oscar Conlon-Morrey and Rob Madge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 22:35


    This week we chat with internet sensations, Oscar Conlon-Morrey and Rob Madge. Oscar Conlon-Morrey is an award-winning actor. During lockdown, he entertained the nation with a series of hilarious theatre-themed viral videos. Rob Madge shared hilarious home videos of childhood living room performances and holidays to Disney via their Twitter and TikTok accounts. We also chat with award-winning actor and solo artist Lucie Jones first came to prominence when she reached the finals of ITV’s The X Factor in 2009. Lucie has starred as Jenna in the London production of Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre, London (a role she’s going in recreate in the Number One UK Tour later this year).

    Ann Hampton Callaway and Arlene Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 24:47


    In this weeks episode we chat with jazz legend, Ann Hampton Callaway about her highly anticipated live steam concert with her sister, Liz Callaway, Side By Side. We also chat with showbiz legend Arlene Phillips who is being unleashed in the West End, lifting the lid on her amazing career working with the biggest A-list stars including Elton John, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Whitney Huston, Tom Cruise, Robbie Williams... and her scandalous dance group Hot Gossip who shocked British TV viewers!

    Public Domain at the Vaudeville and John and Jen at Southwark Playhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 25:47


    On today's show, we chat about Public Domain, a dark, funny, verbatim musical about the internet with creators and stars, Francesca Forristal and Jordan Paul Clarke are with us now. We also chat with Rachel Tucker, Lewis Cornay and Guy Retallack and 
John and Jen, an emotional rollercoaster that explores the dynamics of family relationships. This production at London’s Southwark Playhouse is the world premiere of a brand new updated version of the show by writers Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald.

    Beth Leavel and Jane Monheit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 30:02


    This week we chat with Broadway legend, Tony Award-winning. She created the iconic roles of Beatrice Stockwell in The Drowsy Chaperone and Dee Dee Allen in The Prom. We also chat with Jane Monheit. With a career spanning over 20 years, Jane is considered one of the finest jazz singers in the world. Her latest album, Come What May is a stunning mix of musical theatre and the great America Songbook.

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks, I Could Use A Drink and Rumi: A New Musical

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 38:18


    This week we chat with the writers of the new stage adaptation of Disney's iconic movie, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Neil Bartram and Brian Hill. We also chat with Drew Gasparini about I Could Use A Drink, Nadim Naaman about Rumi: A Musical.

    Orfeh and Andy Karl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 22:04


    Tony Award nominated actors, Orfeh and Andy Karl met when they were both in the Broadway production of Saturday Night Fever. They’ve subsequently starred in the original Broadway productions of Legally Blonde and Pretty Woman as well as having their own glittering Broadway careers.

    Wendi Peters - You Are Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 18:27


    This week, we chat with West End and TV star Wendi Peters about You Are Here, a brand new musical opening at the Southwark Playhouse. We also get to share an exclusive track from the show.

    Chip Zien

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 18:46


    We chat with Chip Zien who is best known for creating the iconic role of the Baker in the original Broadway production of Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. He has appeared in all of the "Marvin Stories" musicals by William Finn: playing Marvin in In Trousers, and Mendel in March of the Falsettos, Falsettoland and Falsettos.

    Fiver and Jennifer Tepper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 28:01


    Fiver, by Alex James Ellison and Tom Lees, follows the story of a humble five pound note as it passes through the hands and pockets of people in London. We chat with the whole cast, Luke Bayer, Dan Buckley, Aoife Clesham, Hiba Elchikhe and Alex James Ellison. We also chat with Jennifer Ashley Tepper about The Untold Stories of Broadway that tells the stories about the most important stages in the world, seen through the eyes of the people who bring The Great White Way to life each night.

    Joanna Gleason and Scot Alan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 33:10


    This week we chat with Joanna Gleason. Joanna has had a glittering career on stage and screen. She won a Tony award for creating the iconic role of the Baker’s Wife in the original Broadway Production of Into The Woods. We also catch up with Scott Alan to talk about his song cycle. The Distance You Have Come follows the lives of six individuals who juggle the constant challenges of life, depression, heartache and love. Having had a successful run in October 2018, the show is making its West End debut.

    Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 32:27


    Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are considered the foremost theatrical writing team of their generation. They’ve won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle and have been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and four Grammy Awards. Their shows include: Once on This Island, Ragtime, Seussical, Rocky the Musical and Anastasia.

    Frances Ruffelle and Waylon Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 31:42


    This week we chat to musical theatre legend, Frances Ruffelle, who created the role of Eponine in the original London production of Les Miserables. She went on to play the same role in the original Broadway production and winning herself a Tony Award in the process. We also chat to Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton) about the brand new studio cast recording of Cases.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 21st February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 40:11


    This week we chat with West End legend and National Treasure, Bonnie Langford. Bonnie made her West End debut aged just 7 years old and hasn’t looked back since. She’s starred on stage, television, film and radio in both the UK and USA. We also catch up with Howard Goodall. With a career spanning over 30 years, Howard is without doubt one of the UK’s most distinguished and versatile composers. Howard has won Ivor Novello, Brit, Emmy and BAFTA awards and he’s with us now.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 14th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 33:51


    This week we're chatting to with the star of Six, Heathers, Ghost, Sweet Charity, Evita and Kinky Boots, Lauren Drew who turned all four judges chairs and the was first to join Anne-Maries’ first team member. We also catch up with Tony Award Nominee and Broadway Legend, Norm Lewis. Norm's West End and Broadway credits include Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, The Little Mermaid, Chicago, Sondheim on Sondheim and Porgy and Bess (earning him that Tony Award nomination). Norm was also the first African American to play the role of the Phantom on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 7th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 22:51


    This week we chat with West End star Danielle Steers who has starred in the West End production of Six and Bat out of Hell has just released her first solo album,“The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be, an intimate album of nine Steinman songs. The current season of The Voice UK has already featured West End performers Matt Croke (who played the title role in Aladdin) and Lauren Drew (best known for Six) and now Andrew Bateup, a performer who trained at the Royal Academy of Music and toured the UK in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He tells us all about it.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 31st January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 29:55


    This week we chat with comedienne and composer, Vikki Stone, about her brand new musical #ZoologicalSociety and catch up with West End star, Matt Croke fresh from Disney's Aladdin about appearing on The Voice UK.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 24th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 32:45


    This week we chat with Kyle Taylor Parker who has starred on Broadway in Kinky Boots and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and is about to release his Broadway Soul, Vol. 2, a concept album arranged and produced through remote collaboration featuring 12 show tunes filtered through the prism of R&B and soul. We also chat with West End legend Linzi Hateley, who made her professional stage debut when she was was 17 years old, playing the title role in the cult classic, Carrie. She’s since gone on to star in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as The Narrator, Oliver! as Nancy, Éponine and Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables and Roxie Hart in Chicago.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 17th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 34:58


    This week we chat with Sally Wilfert about All The Girls. Adapted from the show of the same name, All the Girls comes from a deep friendship forged on and off the stage between Broadway’s Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert. We also chat with Sunset Boulevard's original Norma Desmond, Ria Jones. Ria has starred in Evita, Chess, Cats and Les Miserables. She created the role of Norma Desmond over 30 years ago at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sydmonton Festival, went on for Glen Close in the role at London’s Coliseum and has recently toured the UK playing Norma as well.

    Sunday Show Tunes - 10th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 32:42


    This week we chat with Paul Taylor Mills about this year’s MTFestUK which will take place online following the new National Lockdown. The festival, which celebrates new musicals, runs from 1 to 13 February 2021 at London’s Turbine Theatre. We chat with Andrew Lippa about The Man In The Ceiling; Caroline Kay about Daisy and Scott Frankel about Far From Heaven. All three musicals can be seen as part of MTFestUK. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sunday Show Tunes - 20th December 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 31:47


    It's the end of our third season. On this week's episode we chat with composer, lyricist, conduction, orchestrator, director and performer, Jason Robert Brown. Best known for his scores to some of the most renowned musicals of our time, including the generation defining, The Last Five Years and Parade, which won him his first or two Tony Awards. Jason tells us about what his first influences were, why he loves writing musicals and what he's been doing during lockdown. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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