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Its the second season finale AND Xmas special of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest for this special episode is Bertie Carvel.Destined to be remembered as one of the great actors of our time, Bertie Carvel is a force of nature and has had a meteoric rise to greatness winning numerous Tonys and Oliviers for musicals and plays and his career has seen triumph after triumph on screen and stage at the highest level. Known to musical theatre fans primarily for his incredible award winning performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda he has an impressive body of work with highlights including Parade, Macbeth, Ink, The 47th, Pygmalion, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Babylon, The Crown, Doctor Foster and detective show Dalgliesh - on which the lucky fella got the chance to work with Alistair Brammer!Links:Interviewhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/bertie-carvel-interview-dalgliesh-channel-5-b2320161.htmlWikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_CarvelTrunchbullhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64YS9vXI8V0Ink Olivier winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o91ISVkyQ4Matilda Olivier winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUBE3CqDg0Recording Matilda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdolAes-_AOn playing Trumphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWdCd12RWEThe 47th reviewhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/the-47th-theater-review-donald-trump-election-play-1235127763/Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our penultimate guest this season is Sam WilmottNow unless you are an Instagram carpentry fan then you may not know who Sam is but you'll very likely have seen some of his work as he has appeared in many West End shows including War Horse, Oliver, Wicked, Stomp and Lord of the Rings the musical and films like Nowhere Boy and the Harry Potter movie seriesHe gave up on his varied acting career of nearly 25 years to pursue his passion for carpentry and now has way over a quarter of a million followers on his Instagram under the username @monkeyboysworkshop. Go check him out!Links:Monkey Boy websitehttps://www.monkeyboysworkshop.comMonkey Boy Youtube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/monkeyboysworkshopMonkey Boy Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/monkeyboysworkshop/?hl=enWar Horse puppeteershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbWEonptVoMovie trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYLAGAwcpSQHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Philip QuastTo theatre fans, Philip Quast needs no introduction, but here's one anyway. He is a multi award winning and hugely influential hero to many musical actors – ourselves included – and has graced stage and screen for nearly 5 decades. During this time he has won Mo Awards, Helpmann Awards, three Olivier Awards and was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2022 for significant services to the arts. Most musical fans first heard of him when he played Javert in the 10th Anniversary concert and ever since then, seeing his name on a cast list is enough to make any theatre fan go weak at the knees!Links:Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_QuastGuardian interviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/10/cost-of-living-sydney-theatre-company-philip-quast-interviewJavert at the 10thhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxk4mveLCwSunday in the Park with George documentary 1990https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av4M2Gzy4W0Pretty Women with Bryn terfelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJjQo_YbFsETomorrow and Tomorrow speech analysis with McKellen and Nunnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZCgHQ9m8Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season two of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed, or indeed, bothered to ask. Our guest this week is Matt Doyle Matt Doyle is an American singer/songwriter and actor who trained at LAMDA in London before starring in shows like The Book of Mormon, War Horse, Bye Bye Birdie, Spring Awakening and Sweeney Todd (with previous Last Show guest Norm Lewis). He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in the gender-swapped production of Company in 2021 and also won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk award for the same role. He is currently working on and helping develop a biographical musical about Frank Sinatra in which he plays the title role called Sinatra: the Musical.He is a popular Twitch streamer and has written a hugely popular internet comic called Dents with childhood friend, actress Beth Behrs. He lives in New Jersey with his fiancé Max Clayton, who is also an actor.Links:Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doyle_(actor)Not Getting Married at 54 below with his partner Maxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzQjSCdmQ2gRevisting roles interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwfUpAu1TekMatt's Twitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/isthatmattdoyleWebcomic “Dents”https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/dents/list?title_no=671 Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to a brand new season of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Norm Lewis Norm is known primarily for being the first black actor to play the Phantom on Broadway and for playing Inspector Javert in the 25th anniversary Les Miz concert but he's done way way more than just those two roles, including screen appearances in Scandal, Law and Order, Blue Bloods, Sex and the City, Da 5 Bloods, Gotham and leading theatre roles in Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ragtime, Tommy, Side Show, The Wild Party, The Little Mermaid and Porgy and Bess for which he received a Tony nomination!Apologies for the slightly annoying background noises (ie the humming noise and the clicks) but it was a hot day in New York and Norm had his aircon on during the recording session...Soz.Links:Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_LewisNorm as Phantomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCAdkACAH78Starshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57QiQDenG0kWebsitehttp://www.normlewis.com Tickets for Norm's 54 Below Xmas showshttps://54below.org/events/norm-lewis-the-best-of-christmas/Norm merch! https://thebeyondnormlshop.comHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to a brand new season of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest this time is Kerry EllisKerry has had a very successful award winning career in musical theatre with leading roles in West End shows My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Cats, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Chess, The War of the Worlds, Rent, and more. She was the first British actress to play the role of Elphaba in Wicked and created the role of Meat in the original London cast of We Will Rock You where she first met legendary Queen guitarist Brian May - with whom she has collaborated many times. She is also a published author and has released four solo albums with a 5th scheduled for realease in 2025.Links:Websitehttps://kerryellis.comWikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_EllisOnline course https://kerryellis1.systeme.io/optinBookhttps://www.awaywithmedia.com/buy-books/kerryellisDefying Gravity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIjSFPh2j3QAnything Goes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxZ6WCiCiLwSomebody to Love with Brian Mayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGr1cHepPU4Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another episode of The Last Show on Earth!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest this time around is award winning playwright and director Terry Johnson.Terry began his theatre career as an actor before becoming a dramatist and a director and has written many very successful plays including Hysteria, Insignificance, Unsuitable for Adults, Hitchcock Blonde, Prism and Dead Funny and has directed shows such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Death of a Salesman, Oh What A Lovely War and Uncle Vanya. He has also worked in television and film and has won numerous awards for his work including Evening Standard Awards, Critic's Circle Awards, several Oliviers and he even bagged a Tony for Best Director in 2010 for La Cage Aux Folles! His Last Show choice is unexpected and truly epic...Links:Scofield speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kiITHGEM8Interviewhttps://theartsdesk.com/theatre/bald-blondes-what-makes-terry-johnson-tickJerusalem Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/15/jerusalem-by-alan-moore-reviewJerusalem wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_(Moore_novel)Alan Moore wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_MooreKen Campbell wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_CampbellGame for a Laughhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPIlUNu9x0Jefferey Bernard is Unwell - full showhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cYbZe1WYUHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones & Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to a brand new season of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guests for our first episode this season are theatre power couple Michael Jibson and Caroline Sheen.Posh and Becks. Will and Kate. Brangelina. Bennifer. And now Jibson and Sheen (Jibsheen?)Their combined acting credits are too extensive to list here so you may want to look at their Wikipedia pages (links below) but in a nutshell they are both award winners, have done loads of theatre, TV and film and are married with one daughter.In a first for this podcast we have two guests on one episode...Double the fun!Enjoy the last shows (plural) of Mike Jibson and Caroline SheenJIBSHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!Links:Mike Jibson:Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_JibsonOur House Full show!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bap8r-UZgEKing George https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RR47ije-7MOlivier winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDCr_kgVSr4Caroline Sheen:Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_SheenSolo albumhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Raise-Curtain-Caroline-Sheen/dp/B003907BEQSpoonful at West End Livehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8MndeEEpELight in the Piazzahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2QqgAye6nUHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Killian DonnellyOriginally from Ireland, Olivier nominated Killian Donnelly has worked extensively in theatre playing leading roles in shows such as Kinky Boots (a show which gave him his Broadway debut in 2016), Billy Elliott, The Commitments, Memphis, Les Miserables, The Phantom the Opera and Fun Home.He met Alistair when they worked together in the West End production of Les Miserables (subsequently working together on the Les Miz movie), and he first worked with John when he played Raoul opposite John's Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. This was when the legendary and much missed viral online video series John vs Killian was born - in which John and Killian competed against each other in increasingly absurd challenges backstage.He lives with his wife and two children in Dublin but is currently spending most of his time in London where he has returned to the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre.Links:Killian sings Bring Him Home on The Late Late Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQlXagXzocMade in Dagenham in Concert tickets https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/made-in-dagenham-10/John vs Killian - Guitar Hero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQvXxF91H4QJohn vs Killian - Twister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJWUoNdG_OwIMPORTANT This is final episode of Season 1 and next year we will switch from a monthly release schedule to a twice yearly "seasonal" schedule.We will return with Season 2 in May 2024 and will release a bunch of episodes in a brand new weekly format with Season 3 landing in October!We are also looking at ways of getting you, the listener, more involved with the show...more details coming in the New Year...Happy Christmas and thanks for listening!Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Joanne HarrisJoanne Harris OBE FRSL is an award winning bestselling English-French author, who is probably best known for her novel Chocolat which was made into an Oscar-nominated movie starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche. She became an author after teaching for 15 years and has written over 20 novels (which are published in more than 50 countries and almost all of which made the Sunday Times Bestsellers list) as well as numerous novellas, video game scripts, short stories, opera libretti, screenplays, and a stage musical with composer Howard Goodall.As well as championing trans rights, she is a passionate advocate for authors' rights (she is currently the Chair of the Society of Authors and member of the Board of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society) and is a patron of charities Médecins Sans Frontières and Plan UK. She lives in Almondbury, Yorkshire with her husband Kevin, where she writes all her works in a shed in her garden. Somehow she also finds time to both sing and play flute in the same band she joined when she was 16 years old.She loves musicals and goes to theatre as often as possible with her son Fred. Links:Official Website: https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/Joanne on Desert Island Discs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011bx7Clip of Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in Sweeney Todd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF2rt0hQiMCastellana Caves info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellana_CavesBonus link: JOJ and Gina Beck in Phantom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNl70pCXqAHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is George BlagdenGeorge Blagden is an English actor who has enjoyed a successful career in theatre, film who also enjoys a nice sideline in voiceovers and audiobooks.He is married to fellow actor Laura Pitt-Pulford and they have a young son called Arlo. He is best known for his role as Louis XIV in the French-produced television series drama Versailles as Grantaire in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables and Athelstan in the television series Vikings. He has narrated many audiobooks including the Penguin Classics audiobook version of Homer's The Odyssey and an immersive audiovisual tour for the Circus Maximus in Rome written by Margaret George for the BARDEUM mobile app. (We don't know what this is either). Theatre credits include Tartuffe, Into the Woods and the role of PJ in the 2018 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy, Company, at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End.(Disclaimer - Due to the nature of the George's Last Show choice this episode does feature some very fruity language...apologies. If you are easily offended by the F word, please send your complaints to us and they will be duly ignored).Links:George's Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_BlagdenClips of George in Versailles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncAdzmaYgUwTrailer for the 2018 production of Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-vAv1VZuMgHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Lee MeadLee Mead is an actor and singer who became a household name in 2007 when he won BBC TV talent competition Any Dream Will Do, which led to him playing the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for two years at London's Adelphi Theatre. He recently played Khashoggi in the West End revival of We Will Rock You and has played roles in other shows such as Wicked, Legally Blonde The Musical, The Phantom of The Opera, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon and Chicago. Lee has also enjoyed a successful music career, releasing four solo albums - the first of which was certified double Gold - and will release a new recording this year.Between 2014 and 2019, Lee enjoyed a long stint on BBC TV as regular character Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern in hospital dramas 'Casualty' and 'Holby City' and over the course of his career Lee has won several awards - including Rear of the Year in 2007! (Disclaimer - When you listen to the episode please be aware that our German translation skills aren't that good...)Links:The Lee Mead Official Website (including 2023 tour dates) https://www.leemead.co.uk/liveLee as Joseph singing Any Dream Will Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQha2sta24Lee and Alistair Brammer appearing together in Casualty https://x.com/holbytvofficial/status/1480152331614359558?s=20Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Trevor Dion NicholasOriginally from West Virginia in the United States, Trevor came to London in 2016 to play the Genie in the original West End production of Disney's Aladdin. He has since become a permanent UK resident and his skills as an actor, singer and voiceover artist are much in demand. He played George Washingtom in Hamilton for the last three years and is currently starring in Next to Normal at The Donmar Warehouse, whilst also recording voiceover roles in numerous TV shows and movies. He has been a judge on ITV show All Star Musicals and is the first guest on this podcast to earn a two-part episode!We talked to Trevor for so long and in such great detail that we had to split the chat into two parts. This is the main episode but we have also released a very special bonus episode where he goes into great detail about his Last Show choice that you can listen to separately at your leisure.NOTE: regular listeners will notice that this episode does NOT contain the debut of "War Horse Whistles"!Links:Trevor on All Star Musicals https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/star-musicals-trevor-dion-nicholas-26532601Trevor talks to Lin Manuel Miranda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4O77kCyTEQTrevor as the Genie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMzPEeg4KNYThe Unstoppable Yellow Yeti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unstoppable_Yellow_YetiMoley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoleyPopeye - I'm Mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOhp1L9enr4Next to Normal https://booking.donmarwarehouse.com/events/9601AVDDJDNPPDCBTDGNSVVJSTBLBSPNQ Trevor's Spotify playlist :https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sKxuHOnWxE6WvOzoKmU0L?si=6c6646e30c964d94Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trevor goes into detail about his Ben Folds Five musicalTrevor's listen along Spotify playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sKxuHOnWxE6WvOzoKmU0L?si=378db1ac6a8a443e(NOTE: The Ben Folds cover version of Songs of Love by The Divine Comedy IS the theme tune to Father Ted...)Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed, or indeed, bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Mark ShentonA true champion and lover of theatre who has seen a billion shows (probably), Mark Shenton originally read Law at Cambridge University but has been a full-time freelance London-based theatre critic and journalist since 2002. He has variously (and sometimes simultaneously) been chief theatre critic for the Sunday Express, The Stage, WhatsOnStage, What's On in London magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk, and also written for The Guardian, The Observer, Time Out and the Independent on Sunday during this time. He has taught at ArtsEd London in Chiswick on musical theatre history since 2012, as well as on the BA Acting course. He was until recently President of the Critics' Circle, and is also on the board of Mercury Musical Developments and the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF).Links:Official website https://shentonstage.com/Twitter @ShentonStageInstagram @shentonstageLiz Callaway performing https://youtu.be/TePrYSTxkQIGuys and Dolls (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJI5S_u9q5gWestway Diner https://www.westwaydiner.com/Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although most Musical Theatre fans would associate John Owen-Jones as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables or the title character in The Phantom of the Opera, John has also performed Shakespeare, Sondheim and regularly performs in concerts around the world. His latest role sees him returning to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 23 years after first performing there in The Pirates of Penzance and Much Ado About Nothing. He will be playing Edward Dindon in the eagerly anticipated revival of Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles. The role will see him playing opposite Carl Mullaney and Billy Carter who take on the leads of Albin and George who must try to persuade his Edward to allow his daughter to marry their son. The production will also be Timothy Sheader's last as Artistic Director following an 18 year stint at the much beloved theatre.In our interview, John Owen-Jones discusses his love for the venue and his excitement at being able to perform there again in the Broadway classic. Although he admits there's very little for him to relate to in his character, he shares that he now only chooses to work in shows that make him feel good. Perhaps this explains why he took on the role of Phil Hollinghurst in The Great British Bake Off Musical which won the hearts of audiences in Cheltenham and in the West End. In our interview, John also discusses his Welsh roots and why he thinks so many Welsh people end up going into the Arts. As he now prepares to open La Cage aux Folles, he hopes that the show will provide grounds for why it's more important now than ever to show love and empathy to all those around us.La Cage aux Folles runs at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre until16 September with tickets available now!

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Danny MacDanny is probably best known for playing the role of Dodger Savage in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2011 to 2015 winning numerous TV awards for his performance and has even won the Sexiest Male Award an incredible nine times. Neither John Owen-Jones or Alistair Brammer have been nominated for any Sexiest Male Awards. Ever.He began his acting career at an early age when he played Gavroche in the UK tour of Les Miserables (with John Owen-Jones as Jean Valjean!) and then in the West End in the mid nineties. Elswhere in theatre, he has appeared in leading roles in Wicked, On The Town, The Mouse Trap, Legally Blonde, White Christmas, Amelie, Sunset Boulevard, Pretty Woman and Assassins and has been seen on TV in shows such as Midsommer Murders, Doctors, Trollied and hugely popular celebrity TV dance contest Strictly Come Dancing - where he was runner up in the 2016 series and was the first person in the show's history to earn 40 points from all four judges.Links:Danny doing promo for Assassins: https://www.westendtheatre.com/171855/news/show-photos/videos/video-sondheims-assassins-starring-danny-mac-cast-medley-released/Danny dancing the samba on BBC's Strictly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CABJfSW6MXEDanny singing Sunset Boulevard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGKDQqWxGgkHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Samantha BarksSamantha Barks is an award winning actress and singer who rose to fame in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008 and achieved global fame after making her film debut as Éponine in Les Miserables in 2012 (a role she also played in the West End and at the 25th Anniversary Concert in 2010). She is currently starring as Elsa in Frozen the Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and has played leading roles in shows such as Chess, Cabaret, Oliver Chicago, City Of Angels, Amelie and Pretty Woman both in the West End and on Broadway. Originally from the Isle Of Man, she now divides her time between the UK and the USA and performs all over the world. She has released three studio albums: Looking in Your Eyes (2007), Samantha Barks (2016), and Into the Unknown (2021) and can be seen as a judge on TV shows 'All Star Musicals' and 'Mamma Mia I Have A Dream'Links:Official Website https://samanthabarks.global/Sam performing Into The Unknown on All Star Musicals https://youtu.be/ZP5eH1lVFPYSam as Eponine in the Les Miserables movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LktcIXxJ1pcSam with Ant and Dec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC_f9c318LoListen to Samantha's music on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gOl5m9dY7IGAipqpul7GZ?si=h5IuE3fSRRGPReUTtcvE6gHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Rebecca CaineRebecca Caine was born in Toronto and studied at the Guildhall School of Music, London.Uniquely, her career has been divided between Opera and Musical Theatre, making her West End debut at 19 in the role of Laurey in Oklahoma! She then sang the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady on the National tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in L'incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Miserables. After a successful West End run she joined the original cast of Phantom of the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford. She then returned to Toronto to repeat the role in the Canadian premiere of Phantom of the Opera. During her run in Toronto she joined the Canadian Opera Company to make her highly praised North American debut in the title role of Lulu. She has performed in may different shows ever since, brilliantly switching between musical theatre and opera genres, thrilling people worldwide with her extraordinary voice. This episode was recorded in the winter of 2022.Links:Official Website https://www.rebeccacaine.com/index.htmAbomination tickets https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/classical-music/abomination-dup-operaConor Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_MitchellThe Rite of Spring information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_SpringThe Rite of Spring full performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZmlYgYzG4Rebecca performing in Phantom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJxMly5Wm4Rebecca performing in Les Miserables ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aW1ToWOTCEArticle about Garth Drabinsky https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2021/10/28/the-tyrannical-and-abusive-garth-drabinsky-and-his-attempted-return-to-broadway-with-paradise-square-part-1Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Lucie JonesLucie is a singer, musical theatre actress, and model who originates from the village of Pentyrch just outside Cardiff in Wales.She is an accomplished performer who first came to prominence while competing on The X Factor UK in 2009 (where she was inexplicably somehow beaten by Irish comedy pop duo Jedward...)Lucie has performed extensively in musicals since then, playing leading roles in Wicked, Ghost, We Will Rock You, Rent, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables and many others.In 2017 she represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Never Give Up on You" performing in front of a global television audience of 300 million people.She released a double solo album in 2020 called Lucie Jones: Live at the Adelphi which featured a guest performance from the legendary John Owen-Jones himself (after she appeared as a guest on John's 2019 studio album Spotlight).Links:Official website https://www.luciejones.com/Lucie's X Factor journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo4h_pxHqvYLucie on Eurovision https://eurovision.tv/participant/lucie-jonesLucie's Live album https://liveherenow.co.uk/products/lucie-jones-live-at-the-adelphi-special-edition-2-cd-exclusiveLucie and John singing The Prayer on John's Spotlight album https://open.spotify.com/track/3KNli7XKEsPOC3z4fkvuYc?si=dc6bfcc4848a4392Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Ben ForsterOriginally from the North East, Ben has been a stalwart of the West End before winning ITV talent show Superstar and has appeared in shows such as Elf, Thriller Live, The Phantom of the Opera, The Rocky Horror show and of course the worlkd arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Whilst still performing all over the world, Ben has recently moved behind the scenes to become a director and producer. He tells about this and his rise to fame thanks to Superstar and more...Links:Ben as Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaUtSE2yWc8Ben as Phantom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iprAdY4OANIHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Start your week with a new addition of The Graham Norton Radio Show Podcast. This week:Actor and now author Sam Neill has a brand new memoir, Did I Ever Tell You ThisJohn Owen Jones is back in the West End in Great British Bake Off The Musical.And Andi Osho is in a new BBC drama based in Belfast, Blue Lights.Show Chef Martha decorates a cake with rose petals and pistachios. And Graham and Maria solve a couple Graham's Guide dilemmas.Follow us @VirginRadioUK for all the recipes from Show Chef Martha to all the amazing guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this week Mickey-Jo was invited to the press night performance of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End, London. The new musical is based on the beloved TV competition show and parodies its contestants, judges and presenters with a cast featuring John Owen-Jones, Haydn Gwyne, Scott Paige, Zoe Birkett, Grace Mouat, Charlotte Wakefield and more! Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this show and why it might surprise people... • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Eva NoblezadaEva is a two-time Tony nominated actress and singer. She has starred in shows like Les Miserables, Hadestown and, of course, Miss Saigon (a show whcih she did for two years with Alistair. What did she do to deserve THAT??) She has been seen in films Easter Sunday, Yellow Rose and most recently she voiced the lead role of Sam in movie Luck for Apple TV +.As well as telling us all about her choice for her last show, she talks to us about pole dancing, beef wellington and being urinated on by a small child. Onstage in front of 1500 people.Links:Eva and the Hadestown cast performing 'Wait for Me' on CBS- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUWXu68vKWIEva and Alistair singing 'Last Night of the World' at the 2014 Royal Variety Performance- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdPrMlL1E6wTickets for Hadestown here. https://www.hadestown.com/Cocktail bar in New York- Patent Pending - https://www.patentpendingnyc.com/Restaurant in Cincinatti- Boca - https://www.bocacincinnati.com/Trailer for Luck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSG5UX0EQVgEva singing 'I'd Give My Life For You' at the 2017 Tony Awards- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7gz7PlFHk8Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On your marks, get set, Bake Off the Musical! In this week's episode, the (self-proclaimed) mayor of musical theatre gets to know the Les Miz and Phantom phenomenon John Owen-Jones by discussing the musicals he loves. Our chat includes lots of insight into the new Bake Off the Musical show that opens in the West End soon. Which show would John order run forever if he was The Mayor of Musical Theatre? Listen now and see if you agree!For Bake Off tickets, visit: https://bakeoffthemusical.comYou can find out more about John at: https://www.johnowenjones.comFollow John on twitter and instagram.Produced by Ian Bowkett (twitter: @ianbowkett) in association with https://musicaltheatrereview.com (twitter: @musicaltheatrer)Follow the podcast:Twitter: @MusicalMayorPodInstagram: @MusicalMayorPodTikTok: @MusicalMayorPodHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Aaron TveitAaron is an award winning Broadway, TV and film actor who played Enjolras in the movie of Les Miserables, has been seen on TV in Schmigadoon and its upcoming sequel Schmicago, Graceland, Ugly Betty, Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, American Horror Stories and more; in films such as Howl and Ghost Town and as Danny Zuko in Grease: Live for Fox. He has appeared in shows such as Wicked, Assassins, Hairspray, Company and Rent and has created roles in musicals Catch Me if you Can, Next to Normal, and most recently Moulin Rouge - which bagged him a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award. Links:Aaron's music video for Come What May from Moulin Rouge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFay0SVFxVIAaron in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ZOx19PjagTickets for Moulin Rouge here. https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/home/Gramaldi's pizzeria. New York. https://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/location/1-front-street-brooklyn/?utm_source=Yelp&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=yelpSchmigadoon Season 1 trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKG0RodrzVoAaron and Alistair in Do You Hear the People Sing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q82twrdr0UHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer§ and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge astreoid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Michael Ball.Do we need to write anything here? It's Michael Ball FFS! The King of Musical Theatre!!Ok if you don't know who he is - here's a brief rundown:As a stage actor he has won two Best Actor in a Musical Olivier Awards, appeared in West End and Broadway box office hits like Aspects of Love, The Woman in White, The Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Passion, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sweeney Todd and Les Miserables - in which he created the role of Marius (of course).On TV he has been a regular presenter of The One Show and This Morning and has appeared too many times to mention elsewhere on telly but highlights (for us) include Toast of London, The Michael Ball Show, Coronation Street and That Day We Sang by Victoria Wood. He has presented loads of radio shows over the years and now has his own regular hugely popular Sunday morning show for BBC Radio 2 which has become a permant fixture of the station's schedule.As a singer, he has released 21 bestselling solo albums, 5 bestselling albums as part of musical double act Ball and Boe, played concerts all over the world, represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest and hit the top of the singles charts with songs like Love Changes Everything, One Step Out of Time and You'll Never Walk Alone (with Captain Sir Tom Moore)He has Honoray Doctorates from the University of Plymouth and the University of Surrey and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for Services to the Arts.He has just released his first novel The Empire - the first in a series of novels set in a fictional Victorian theatre and returns to the West End in a new production of Aspects of Love in 2023.Links:Michael in Toast of London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Z970HPbcEMichael Ball on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MISUlPFrBMRlIcazbEOUI?si=ChP6gZQbRAaNsOTTR0vwWwOfficial website https://www.michaelball.co.uk/Buy The Empire here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-charming-romantic-Cameron-Mackintosh/dp/1804180548Buy Aspects of Love tix here: https://ticketing.thelyrictheatre.co.uk/tickets/series/LYAOL01MCharcoal Fish restaurant, Rose Bay, Sydney https://www.charcoalfish.com/Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning performer John Owen-Jones (Les Miz/Phantom) releases a Christmas single - track one Holly Jolly Christmas and track two On Christmas Eve. Both tracks are taken from John Owen-Jones: The Christmas Album released last year. On Christmas Eve, is a previously unheard track from the vaults of legendary songwriter Les Reed who wrote Delilah and It's Not Unusual among many others. John said “I was given permission to update the original demo Les made and give it a more contemporary feel, so I completely re-orchestrated it. At the same time I took the opportunity to rewrite some of the original lyrics by Bill Martin (Puppet On A String/Congratulations) too and I'm delighted with the result” On Holly Jolly Christmas John said: “This is my fun take on an always popular Christmas classic that was a joy to record and I think it really captures that live-from-your-living-room vibe. I even got some pals into the studio with me to capture some realistic Christmas party crowd sound effects!” Highlights of 2022 include John performing at the Sydney Opera House, creating a leading role in the brand new musical Great British Bake Off and a successful solo UK concert tour culminating with a sold-out show at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End. John will be performing more concerts in December. In 2023 John returns to the West End in the Great British Bake Off Musical with a lead role as Phil Hollinghurst!This year John released his own theatre-based podcast with fellow Broadway and West End star Alistair Brammer called ‘The Last Show on Earth' that asks special guests the question: What show would you see if you had one night left on Earth? The first episode aired on Friday 3 June with guest Matt Lucas and new episodes are released monthly. At just 26, John became the youngest actor ever to play the role of ‘Jean Valjean' in the West End and was the first British actor to play the role both in the West End and on Broadway. John Owen-Jones has also played the role of ‘The Phantom' in ‘The Phantom of the Opera' nearly 2000 times - more than any other actor in the history of the West End production. John has so far released five albums, ‘John Owen-Jones' (2009), ‘Unmasked' (2012), ‘Rise' (2015), ‘Bring Him Home' (2016) ‘Spotlight' (2019) and ‘The Christmas Album' (2021) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge astreoid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Richard Maltby Jr.Richard Maltby Jr is an award winning American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter.He conceived and directed the only two musical revues to win the Tony Award for Best Musical: Ain't Misbehavin' and Fosse and is one half of the musical theatre writing partnership Maltby and Shire - who created shows like Starting Here, Starting Now; Baby; Take Flight; Closer Than Ever and Big. The son of Richard Maltby Sr, a well-known orchestra leader, he is probably best known to modern musical theatre audiences as the co-lyricist for blockbuster musical Miss Saigon. He also conceived and directed the Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire, was director/co-lyricist for the American version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance, was co-bookwriter/lyricist for The Pirate Queen and was most recently represented on Broadway as the director of the new, original musical The Story of My Life by composer/lyricist Neil Bartram and book writer Brian Hill. The list goes on but there isn't room to write it all out here!He is the recipient of numerous awards that include Tony Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards and Olivier Awards and was even nominated for a Grammy Award in 1977.Since the 1970s he has constructed the monthly cryptic crossword puzzles for Harper's Magazine.He is 85 years old - and as busy as ever.Interesting links:Alistair Brammer performing in Miss Saigon on the The Royal Variety Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdPrMlL1E6wThe OBC recording of Ain't Misbehavin' https://open.spotify.com/album/2Nitaklr8978vRVrARLz76?si=68wQImv7RQiD7D510RqtIwRichard Maltby Jr's puzzles in Harper's Magazine https://harpers.org/puzzles/Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the theatrical podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge meteor hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want.A show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Rob Madge.Rob is an award winning non-binary performer that started their career in theatre at a very young age playing leading child roles in shows like Mary Poppins, Matilda, Oliver, and Les Miserables - most notably playing Gavroche at the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert in 2010 at London's O2 Arena. In fact, Rob had appeared in 4 West End shows before they reached the age of 15!Since then, Rob has created probably their greatest success to date with the critically acclaimed Off West End Show "My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do)?" The show is a coming of age, autobiographical story that tells the tale of Rob's childhood attempt to stage a full-blown one-person Disney show in their living room, and also explores Madge's uplifting and inspiring discovery that they are non-binary. The show played a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe and will play a limited run at The Garrick Theatre in London's West End this year.You can get more info and buy tickets for "My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do)?" here: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/my-sons-a-queer/Rob also creates hugely popular and very funny short movies for social media so youshould follow him!You can follow Rob on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Rob_Madge_02And on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robmadge02/You can buy the script of My Son's A Queer here: https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/rob-madgeYou can buy In Their Shoes by Jamie Windust here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/in-their-shoes/jamie-windust/9781787752429Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the theatrical podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge meteor hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want. A show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Luke Kempner.Luke Kempner is an impressionist, comedian, actor and presenter who began his career in musical theatre. He and John worked together on the legendary Les Miserables 25th anniversary tour in 2010 before Luke went on to carve out a successful career in comedy.He has quickly established himself as the UK's hottest new impressionist for the millennial comedy generation with his contemporary take on pop culture mimicry, amassing over 10 million views online. Combining razor sharp stand-up with incisively accurate imitations of international TV celebrities, social media superstars, fellow comedians, notorious politicians and famous sports names, Luke is also familiar to television audiences with his regular appearances in the BAFTA winning Murder in Successville (BBC3), and as the breakout star of The Imitation Game on ITV1, which led to an appearance on The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1). Luke's other TV credits include The Last Leg (Channel 4), ITV2's Stand-Up Sketch Show, Love Island Aftersun and Celebrity Karaoke Club alongside as resident comedian on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side (Channel 5) for 9 series.Luke is part of the Spitting Image voice cast (which can be seen on BritBox) and regularly appears as a presenter on BAFTA nominated TV show Steph's Packed Lunch (Channel 4). He is also a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he performs stand up to sell out crowds. In 2022 he debuted his latest stand up show Macho Man in Edinburgh to huge acclaim and is currently touring the UK with the show.Some links mentioned in the chat:Macho Man tour dates https://www.lukekempner.com/home#liveMurder in Successville info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_SuccessvilleMurder in Successville Episode One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLtr_Sdfge4Les Miz 2010 Cast album https://open.spotify.com/album/6YSnbnRXI7YAgn3WjAoksx?si=ObT7aYbdS-yHco6u-4yCYQThe Only Way is Downton trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWEsNgEd67AThe Imitation Game clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qos_EBrtUOoHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the theatrical podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want. A show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Mazz Murray.Mazz is an accomplished actress and singer who has spent many years occupying leading roles in long running West End musicals. After an incredible 9 year run performing in WWRY she is currently enjoying another long stint in Mamma Mia as Donna - a role she has been playing for over three years. She has also appeared in shows like Chicago, A Girl Called Dusty, Rent, Smokey Joe's Café, Fame, Only the Lonely, Boogie Nights and Pippin and was recently seen giving a showstopping turn as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in at the Royal Albert Hall.Film credits include: Mamma Mia!, Here We Go Again, Santa Claus: The Movie and Hope & Glory.Television credits include: Footballers' Wives, The Bill, EastEnders, The Man from Auntie, Eye Spy and The Quest.During the pandemic she collaborated with The Theatre Cafe to create a theatrically themed cookbook named "...And 5, 6, 7, Eat!" with a portion of sale proceeds going towards the charity Acting for Others. The cookbook is available to buy at www.thetheatrecafe.co.ukShe has worked with some of the greatest names in the industry (and John Owen-Jones) and is part of the rock group Woman. In 2020 the group hit number 1 in the rock charts with their single ‘I'm A Woman' - which they recorded with the legendary Queen guitarist Brian May - in aid of breast and ovarian cancer charities. Mazz released her debut solo album, ‘Midnight Mazz' in 2018 and has recently released her brand-new album ‘Midnight Mazz - Here We Go Again' - a collection of ABBA love songs.Her albums are available at www.theatre-shop.com and www.mazzmurray.com More info can be found at www.midnightmazz.com www.womantheband.comGet tickets for John's solo tour here: https://www.johnowenjones.com/liveCredits: Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week Mickey-Jo travelled over to Cheltenham to catch one of the final performances of the GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF musical which recently premiered at the Everyman Theatre. The show, which is based on the popular TV competition series, stars John Owen Jones, Rosemary Ashe, Charlotte Wakefield, Claire Moore, Jaye Jacobs, Scott Paige and many more in its talented ensemble. Reactions to this show's announcement have been polarising, check out Mickey-Jo's review for his full thoughts on this brand new show.. • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

Welcome to the theatrical podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge meteor hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want. A show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is Gary Janetti.Gary is a bestelling author, sitcom writer, actor, producer, TV personality and one of the creative forces behind TV mega hits Will and Grace and Family Guy.Gary talked to us in May 2022 just after the release of his second book Start Without Me (I'll Be There in a Minute) - the follow up to his first book Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me)which became a New York Times Bestseller. You can follow Gary on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/garyjanetti/?hl=enGary is a very busy man and we only had an hour to chat to him therefore some of our usual items had to be dropped, so apologies for that - but it's still a very entertaining chat! Apologies also for the slightly annoying clcking noise that you might sometimes hear - some technical problems with Gary's microphone that were impossible to fix! Some links mentioned in the chat:Patti Lupone "mask" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nQQnwmFHiAPatti as Evita - 1981 Tony Awards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6NkRBIl8UMPatti as Evita - 1980 Tony Awards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QtZxxbStjsGary Janetti's Les Miz Flashmob from It's A Brad Brad World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFVG2ZAiurwFamily Guy - Stewie goes to the Psychiatrist (7 minute rant) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQBh_VQywEAGet tickets for Al's solo concert at the Minack Theatre here: https://www.minack.com/book/217801 and here https://www.minack.com/book/217802Get tickets for John's solo tour here: https://www.johnowenjones.com/liveHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alisatir BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the theatrical podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge meteor hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want. A show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our guest this episode is actress, author, vlogger and social media darling Carrie Hope Fletcher. Carrie talked to us in March 2022 during her run in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cinderella" in London's glittering West End - a show in which she played the title role!You can follow Carrie on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/CarrieHFletcherHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-JonesMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I have an odd professional life.  I double as a financial writer and a comedian. It seems to work. I specialise in unacceptable songs. You're bound to have stumbled across one of them at some point. Apparently, I'm Nigel Farage's favourite comic.  I've just made what many would consider a comical investment. I have put more money than I care to think about into a theatrical venture on which I am almost certainly going to lose my shirt. It's got a cast of over 50, a 15-piece orchestra and more. But I don't care, because this is more important than money. My father, Terence Frisby, had a full and successful life. His play There's A Girl In Soup was, for a time, the longest-running comedy in the history of the West End and a worldwide hit with runs on Broadway and across Europe (in Paris with Gérard Depardieu, in Rome with Domenico Modugno). It was made into a film with Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn, and my father won the Writer's Guild Award for the screenplay. His sitcom Lucky Feller, starring David Jason as one of two working-class brothers living in a council flat in south-east London (sound familiar?) was one ITV's most successful sitcoms of the 1970s, and, another of his sitcoms, That's Love, would become one of ITV's most successful sitcoms of the 1980s. He made fortunes, lost fortunes, won awards, had a string of high profile court cases and beautiful girlfriends, a glamorous wife (my mum) - for a bit - and plenty of fresh air.But there was one thing that nagged away at him constantly, like squirrels in the attic of his mind. It was that he never saw the best thing he ever wrote on the West End stage or on screen. That thing is Kisses on a Postcard.How Kisses on a Postcard got its name In 1940, when my father was seven and his brother, my uncle Jack, was eleven, they were evacuated from their family in south-east London to escape the Blitz. Millions of children across the country met with the same fate. Neither they nor the parents knew where they were going, who they would be staying with or for how long.“Whatever happens, you stay together,” insisted their mum, my grandmother. “You got that? You stay together!” Then, to turn it into an adventure for the two boys, she invented a secret code for them.  “When you get there,” she said, handing them a stamped, addressed postcard, “you find out your new address,  you write it on this card and you post it to me. Got it? Now, here's the code. You know how to write a kiss - with a cross? Well, put one kiss if it's horrible and I'll come straight there and bring you back home. You put two kisses if it's all right. And three kisses if it's nice. Then I'll know.”The two boys were put on a train along with the rest of their school, each with a gas mask, some sandwiches and a label round their neck with their name on. They ended up in a tiny village in Cornwall, where they were herded into the school hall and picked at random by whichever local would take them.Jack and Terry were chosen by a Welsh ex-coal miner and his wife, Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack, who lived in a tiny cottage by the railway with their soldier son Gwyn. Inside, they found a room packed with things: a cat curled beside the stove: a canary in a cage; oil lamps - there was no electricity here; and two First-World-War shells in their cases, over six inches tall, standing on either side of the clock on the mantelpiece. Outside in the yard, there was a pig and chickens; beyond that a valley with endless woods, a rushing river, fish to catch, streams to dam, paths, tracks, a quarry to climb. And, best of all, at the bottom of the yard lay the main line from London to Penzance. Trains!That night, on a borrowed mattress on the floor, staring at the postcard, they considered their code. They covered the card with kisses and posted it the next morning.My father would spend the next four years in that Cornish village. While many had horrible experiences as vackies, my father didn't. He called it his second childhood. Kisses on a Postcard tells the story of those two boys and the tiny Cornish village during the war, with its conflicts, kindness, pettiness, generosity and gossip, turned on its head, first by the arrival of so many children, then by the arrival of American soldiers, prior to D-Day – a whole regiment of black GIs. No one in the village had ever seen a black man.Having had the theatre thrust upon me since an early age, I'm not as crazy about it as some. My view is that theatre disappeared up its own backside in somewhere around 1974 never to return - certainly the subsidised stuff, anyway. Kisses was only ever staged many years ago as a tiny community theatre project in North Devon, with mostly amateur performers, but it was like nothing I ever saw. Suddenly, I understood why Dad loved the theatre so much and just what a brilliant medium it can be. It became one of my lifetime missions to get Kisses on, and anyone who knows me will know that I have constantly been hustling for over 20 years trying to make it happen. I was hooked. I only stumbled upon my second career writing about money because I was trying to figure out how to raise the capital. A 1970s concept album for the internet eraMy father died in April 2020, probably not a bad time to shuffle off t his mortal coil, given what was going on at the time. As I was going through his things, I came across the script of Kisses. I took it home and stuck it on the shelf, to be dealt with at some later stage. But then, every day, as I looked up from my desk, it would catch my eye and look at me longingly, like a dog wanting a walk.After several months, I couldn't take it any more. “I can't let this die. It's too good to be just a script gathering dust on a shelf. If I don't do something about it, no one will.” To turn Kisses into a film or a West End show would require millions and, more crucially, powerful allies, neither of which I have. But, having spent a large chunk of my adult life in a sound studio - I do a lot of voiceovers as well as the financial writing and the comedy - I did have the means to make some kind of audio drama podcast thing out of it. Like a 1970s concept album, re-formatted for the internet.It needed a lot of re-writing. I could do that. The music still wasn't right - Gordon Clyde, the original composer, had died in 2008 and Dad had turned to various others to fill the gaps. Each did their bit beautifully, but the overall result was a bit disjointed, and needed unifying. I turned to one of my occasional collaborators, Martin Wheatley, a genius who has somehow managed to remain undiscovered his whole life. By coincidence, or as I call it, fate, Martin's father had also been evacuated to Cornwall. We set to work, composed about ten new songs as well as unearthing and reversioning a load of Cornish folk gems that only Martin and about three other people have ever heard of.We have been dogged with good luck ever since. John Owen-Jones - voted the best-ever Valjean in Les Mis and the longest-running phantom in you can guess what - would play the lead role of Uncle Jack, the man who became stand-in father to my dad and uncle. Uncle Jack was a Welsh former coal miner, now a platelayer on the Great Western Railway; fierce, humorous, passionately anti-war and anti-establishment.  When I first spoke to John - I'm still not sure who was auditioning who - he said, “Les Mis, Jesus Christ Superstar - they all started as concept albums. If you were doing it any other way, I'd tell you to do it as a concept album first. It's how great things start.”We were all set to record with an orchestra at a London studio, which started totally breaking my balls over Covid regulations. I phoned round the other studios at the last minute, and Abbey Road had just had a cancellation. We recorded it at Abbey Road Studios! Another stroke of fortune.The result is this concept album/musical about an extraordinary time in British history. Those who were evacuated in 1940 will be in their late 80s and 90s now, if they are still with us at all. In many ways Kisses is a farewell to that generation. But I played it to some friends in the car last month, and during the evacuation scenes they all said, “that's exactly what's happening now in Ukraine.” The story remains so pertinent. Dad said he used to get letters from people in Germany who had been evacuated to escape Allied bombs. If you are anything like me, this story will disarm you in the most unexpected ways. I hope you will find yourself laughing and weeping, as I did, at just what wonderful things the kindest of human beings can be.The full four version of Kisses on a Postcard is available at Bandcamp, costing £16, with the 2-hour abridged version for £12.  With parts 1 and 2, freely available as a podcast here via iTunes and other podcast platforms.Everything you need to know is here at the website. This article first appeared here in the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frisby.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the theatrical podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask. If there was a huge meteor hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want. A show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?Our very first guest is British comedy legend and national treasure Matt Lucas. An actor, writer and comedian with a hugely varied career that has seen him become a household name with TV shows like Little Britain, Shooting Stars and more, we talked to Matt way, way back in May 2021 - not long after Matt had a hugely popular hit single with Thank You Baked Potato.You can follow Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/RealMattLucasHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-JonesMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Originally from Burry Port in South Wales, John has released 6 studio albums, worked extensively in theatre and has appeared on television, radio and in concert all over the world.At the age of 19, John left Wales to study acting at the prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Since then he has worked as an actor and singer in theatres all over the country in a great number of different shows. However, he is probably best known for his acclaimed record-breaking performances in Boublil and Schonberg's Les Miserables and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. He remains the youngest actor in history to have played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (a role he also played twice on Broadway), was voted the “Best Ever Valjean” and “Best Ever Performer in Les Miserables" by fans of the show worldwide and can be heard as Valjean on the Les Miserables Live! album. His re-interpretation of the character on the re-imagined 25th anniversary production earned him a Manchester Evening News Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2010. He has played The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera nearly 2000 times (more than any actor in the show's West End history) and was a special guest in the finales for both the Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary concert events – both seen by a global audience of millions. He has also appeared many times on television and radio in the UK both as an actor and as himself, has recorded voiceovers and audiobooks, presented radio shows and live events, has directed and produced live events and has performed solo concerts all over the world in venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, London, Carnegie Hall, New York and the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. He has released 6 solo albums and two compilation albums -which he also produced - through record labels Sain Music, Sony Music Japan and his own label JOJ Music: Hallelujah e.p (2006), John Owen-Jones (2009), Unmasked (2011), Rise (2015), Music of the Night (Japan-only compilation 2016), Bring Him Home (compilation 2017), Spotlight (2019) featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently The Christmas Album (2021). 2022 will see him launch a theatre based podcast called The Last Show On Earth.Support the show

"Imagine there is a huge meteor hurtling towards our beautiful blue planet and before life as we know it comes to end, we can magically click our fingers so you are able to see any theatrical production you want. What would you choose to see for your Last Show on Earth?"West End and Broadway stars John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer ask this question of friends and colleagues from the West End, Broadway and beyond - and the answers are often intriguing, funny and sometimes bizarre...Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-JonesMusic performed by John Owen-Jones and John QuirkRecorded and edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerArtwork by Martin Ball, John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerThis podcast is a 2022 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Owen-Jones is here… insiiiiiide your mind…! Little Phantom of the Opera reference there for you theatre heads who might already know that John Owen-Jones was the longest running Phantom on London's West End and has also played Jean Valjean in Les Misérables just shy of 2000 times! I therefore think he is the perfect guest to explore just what embodying a character for so many years feels like for the man behind the mask. We speak about the time we were both in Les Misérables together (when I was just 10!), John's move into music and podcasting, and he also turns the tables and questions me about the time I was fired on the spot for not breaking a nudity clause in my contract. At the end of the day you're another day older!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This has a slow start but REALLY ramps up toward the end. Hang in there!Also featuring the voices of 4 Phantoms - Simon Bowman, Earl Carpenter, Ramin Karimloo and John Owen-Jones.Audio source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE6SRBnDHx8 See also: Nicole singing Never EnoughNicole's bio on WIkipedia

John Owen-Jones is a hugely successful West End star. He remains the youngest person ever to play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, a role he's played multiple times in the West End and on Broadway. He has also played The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera more times than any other actor. John Owen-Jones is guest number 60 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow John Owen-Jones on Twitter: @johnowenjones & Instagram @johnowenjonesofficial .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Take a listen to this week’s #SpotlightOn (https://twitter.com/ShowtimeURN) to find out about re-opening theatres, an upcoming concert from two West End mega-stars, and the imminent return of your favourite student radio musical theatre show! Click here (https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/one-night-stand-rachel-tucker-and-john-owen-jones-in-concert/) for tickets to 'One Night Stand: Rachel Tucker and John Owen Jones In Concert' (23rd September, 21:30). And don't forget to tune in to urn1350.net (https://urn1350.net/) on Wednesday (23rd September) from 1-2pm to hear the first episode of Showtime since March!  Some other useful links: The Shows Must Go On (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmPjhKMaXNNeCr1FjuMvag) YouTube channel launches again this Friday (25th September) with new weekly shows. Six is set to become the first musical to return to the West End with socially distanced performances beginning in November. Click on the relevant location to get tickets for London (https://www.sixthemusical.com/london/tickets) (Lyric Theatre, 14th Nov-31st Jan) or Salford (https://thelowry.com/whats-on/six-2020-2/) (The Lowry, 27th Nov-10th Jan). Click here (https://sleeplessthemusical.com/) for more information about Sleepless the Musical at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Find out more about what's on at the Southwark Playhouse as they prepare to begin socially distanced performances of The Last Five Years (https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/the-last-five-years/) and also stream a new musical, Before After (https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/before-after/) , online next weekend. Check out the line up of content at the Nottingham Playhouse (https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/whats-on/) this autumn, featuring new material from award-winning playwright James Graham.

Paul and Andy are joined in the studio by comedian and Arsenal fan Milton Jones as well as Welsh actor and singer John Owen-Jones. Plus, Paul picks apart the use of VAR and Andy calls out Mike Riley. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Andrew, Pippa and Justin talk to John Owen-Jones about his amazing career playing Jean Valjean, the Phantom, Jean Valjean, the Phantom, Jean Valjean again and then the Phantom. Chris Ash on keys.

Featuring, ‪Barbra Streisand. ‬Tyrone Huntley. Sooz Kempner. Alexis Gregory. Jodie Jacobs. Rich Watkins. The View Upstairs. Soho Theatre. Riot Act. The Glory. Happily Ever Poofter. ‪British Summer Time HydePark ‬ Villages. ‪Fiona Carty. Caroline Kay. Ashley Samuels. Natalie Winsor. Lawrence Smith. Elissa Churchill. ‬ Also featuring- The West End Proms. Ben Forster. Rachel John. John Owen-Jones. Jon Robyns. Jamie Muscato. Jodie Steele. Lauren Samuels. Marisha Wallace. Daniel Brocklebank. Jamie Lambert. The Stephen Sondheim Society Presents. The Phoenix Arts Club. Love Is Only Love. The Phase. Unicorn. ‪The Other Palace. ‬ ‪Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Kilworth House Theatre. ‬ The Color Purple. The Curve Theatre. Fiver. Southwark Playhouse.

The Penultimate episode of Series 2! Elise takes Scott to a press night that could just be the worst experience of his life. We also chat musicals we love and hate (including YOURS too!) AND we have a stupendous guest in the form of musical theatre legend John Owen Jones to chat his new album Spotlight, Les Miserables at the Gielgud Theatre and more! Get ready for some serious fangirling...

This week Kerry Ellis and Jamie Crick take a look back over the first series of Acting Up and play some of their favourite interviews, including John Owen Jones, Rachel Tucker, Oli Tompsett, Olivier award winner Sharon D. Clarke and many more!

This week we chat to the LOVELY John Owen-Jones about his favourite role playing John Valjean in Les Miserables. We go backstage to find out what a company Stage Manager does, hear your take on the hit new musical 9-5, plus all the latest news and gossip for your theatre week.

Vlog 5 ft. Alex James Ellison. Olivia Gregorian. Sam Murphy. Ryan Anderson. Lawrence Smith. Nicholas McLean. Jack Reitman. Shakira Rattray. Kate and Alex Donnachie. Leave To Remain. Kinky Kabaret. Les Mis. Avenue Q. Dracula. An American Clock. The Old Vic. That Cabaret. The Show Goes On. The Band. 3 year 1 week and a Lemon Drizzle. Dear Evan Hansen open audition. Pluck Productions. Chita Rivera. Tyrone Huntley. Billy Cullen. Michael Ball. Alfie Boe. John Owen Jones. Matt Lucas. Carrie Hope Fletcher. Sara Bareilles. David Hunter. Jaymi Hensley.

Sin duda Claude Michel Schönberg es con Andrew Lloyd Webber el compositor de musicales más famoso de Europa. Schönberg con “Los Miserables” y Lloyd Webber con “Cats” hicieron temblar a los que creían que el teatro musical era patrimonio de los americanos. Las preventas en Broadway de “Miss Saigon” o “El Fantasma de la Ópera” superaron todas las expectativas demostrando que en el campo del musical no todo estaba dicho. Llegaban nuevas voces que conectaban con el gran público como no se conocía desde mucho tiempo atrás. Cuando Alain Boublil escuchó en la radio una canción que le gustó llamó a la emisora interesándose por el nombre del compositor de la misma y así surgió el “principio de una bonita amistad”. Ambos compartían la afición por la ópera y por el teatro musical y hoy en esta playlist vamos a dar un repaso a los musicales de Schonberg y Boublil. "La revolution française" (1973) fue el musical en el que Alain Boublil, que escribia las letras con Jean-Max Riviére llamó a Schönberg para que se encargase de la música con Raymond Jeannot. Aquel sería su bautismo en el campo del musical que les animaría a escribir un musical ellos dos solos. Y así llegarían Los Miserables (1978), "Miss Saigon" (1989), "Martin Guerre" (1996) y "The Pirate Queen" (2007) y hemos preparado una playlist de forma que te contaremos un poco de cada musical antes de dejarte algunos de los mejores temas del mismo en las voces de Hugh Jackman, Anthony Warlow, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga, Susan Egan, John Owen Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Bowman, Claire Moore, Peter Polycarpou, Russell Watson, Marie Zamora, Rebecca Lock, Ian Glen, Joanna Riding, Jerome Pradon, Stephanie J. Block o Hadley Fraser entre otros. Espero os guste 00h 00'00" Les États Généraux (Claude-Michael Schönberg) 00h 00'41" Presentación 00h 01'54" Cabecera LES MISERABLES (1978) 00h 02'30" Presentación 00h 03'34" Valjean soliloquy (Hugh Jackman) 00h 06'49" The ABC Cafe - Red and black (Anthony Warlow & Michael Ball) 00h 11'24" Do you hear the people sing? (London Cast) 00h 14'55" On my own (Lea Salonga) 00h 18'58" I dreamed a dream (Susan Egan) 00h 24'03" Master of the house (Alun Armstrong & Susan Jane Tanner) 00h 29'00" Bring him home (John Owen-Jones) 00h 32'27" Stars (Anthony Warlow) 00h 35'40" Empty chairs at empty tables (John Owen-Jones) 00h 38'49" Suddenly (Hugh Jackman) 00h 41'16" One day more (London Cast) MISS SAIGON (1989) 00h 44'42" Presentación 00h 45'23" The heat is on in Saigon (London Cast) 00h 49'58" The movie in my mind (Isay Alvarez & Lea Salonga) 00h 54'34" Why, God, why? (John Owen-Jones) 00h 50'40" Sun and moon (Lea Salonga & Simon Bowman) 01h 01'21" The last night of the world (Lea Salonga & Simon Bowman) 01h 05'42" I still believe (Lea Salonga & Claire Moore) 01h 10'07" I'd give my life for you (Lea Salonga) 01h 13'54" Too much for one heart (Russell Watson) 01h 17'05" Bui Doi (John Owen-Jones) 01h 20'58" Please (Lea Salonga & Peter Polycarpou) 01h 23'46" The American dream (Jonathan Pryce) MARTIN GUERRE (1996) 01h 29'47" Presentación 01h 30'54" Here comes the morning (Russell Watson) 01h 33'34" Live with somebody you love (Maria Zamora & Michael Ball) 01h 37'19" Tell me to go (Rebecca Lock & Ian Glen 01h 41'40" The Holy fight (London Cast) 01h 43'37" All I know (Rebecca Lock & Ian Glen) 01h 46'52" I will make you proud (Jerome Pradon) 01h 49'07" How many tears (Joanna Riding) 01h 52'44" The imposter is here (London Cast) 01h 57'04" The land of the fathers (Marcus Cunningham, Rebecca Lock & Matt Rawles) THE PIRATE QUEEN (2007) 02h 03'08" Presentación 02h 03'53" Woman (Stephanie J. Block) 02h 06'31" Here on this night (Stephanie J. Block & Hadley Fraser) 02h 09'28" Rah-rah, tip-top (Linda Balgord & William Youmans) 02h 12'40" The choice is mine (Styephanie J. Block, Jeff McCarthy, Hadley Fraser) 02h 17'00" The wedding (Jeff McCarthy, Joseph Mahowald, Aine Ui Cheallaig) 02h 19'50" I'll be there (Hadley Fraser) 02h 22'59" The sea of life (Russell Watson) 02h 26'01" Sail to stars (Hadley Fraser, Marcus Chait, Aine Ui Cheallaig) MARGUERITE (2008) 02h 29'08" Presentación Y hasta aquí los musicales de Schönberg y Boublil. Si te ha gustado, en breve publicaremos otra playlist dedicad a los trabajos de Claude Michel Schönberg como compositor de canciones, bandas sonoras y ballets que os descubrirá un Schönberg menos conocido, sin por ello dejar de ser muy muy  interesante.

Sin duda Claude Michel Schönberg es con Andrew Lloyd Webber el compositor de musicales más famoso de Europa. Schönberg con “Los Miserables” y Lloyd Webber con “Cats” hicieron temblar a los que creían que el teatro musical era patrimonio de los americanos. Las preventas en Broadway de “Miss Saigon” o “El Fantasma de la Ópera” superaron todas las expectativas demostrando que en el campo del musical no todo estaba dicho. Llegaban nuevas voces que conectaban con el gran público como no se conocía desde mucho tiempo atrás. Cuando Alain Boublil escuchó en la radio una canción que le gustó llamó a la emisora interesándose por el nombre del compositor de la misma y así surgió el “principio de una bonita amistad”. Ambos compartían la afición por la ópera y por el teatro musical y hoy en esta playlist vamos a dar un repaso a los musicales de Schonberg y Boublil. "La revolution française" (1973) fue el musical en el que Alain Boublil, que escribia las letras con Jean-Max Riviére llamó a Schönberg para que se encargase de la música con Raymond Jeannot. Aquel sería su bautismo en el campo del musical que les animaría a escribir un musical ellos dos solos. Y así llegarían Los Miserables (1978), "Miss Saigon" (1989), "Martin Guerre" (1996) y "The Pirate Queen" (2007) y hemos preparado una playlist de forma que te contaremos un poco de cada musical antes de dejarte algunos de los mejores temas del mismo en las voces de Hugh Jackman, Anthony Warlow, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga, Susan Egan, John Owen Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Bowman, Claire Moore, Peter Polycarpou, Russell Watson, Marie Zamora, Rebecca Lock, Ian Glen, Joanna Riding, Jerome Pradon, Stephanie J. Block o Hadley Fraser entre otros. Espero os guste 00h 00'00" Les États Généraux (Claude-Michael Schönberg) 00h 00'41" Presentación 00h 01'54" Cabecera LES MISERABLES (1978) 00h 02'30" Presentación 00h 03'34" Valjean soliloquy (Hugh Jackman) 00h 06'49" The ABC Cafe - Red and black (Anthony Warlow & Michael Ball) 00h 11'24" Do you hear the people sing? (London Cast) 00h 14'55" On my own (Lea Salonga) 00h 18'58" I dreamed a dream (Susan Egan) 00h 24'03" Master of the house (Alun Armstrong & Susan Jane Tanner) 00h 29'00" Bring him home (John Owen-Jones) 00h 32'27" Stars (Anthony Warlow) 00h 35'40" Empty chairs at empty tables (John Owen-Jones) 00h 38'49" Suddenly (Hugh Jackman) 00h 41'16" One day more (London Cast) MISS SAIGON (1989) 00h 44'42" Presentación 00h 45'23" The heat is on in Saigon (London Cast) 00h 49'58" The movie in my mind (Isay Alvarez & Lea Salonga) 00h 54'34" Why, God, why? (John Owen-Jones) 00h 50'40" Sun and moon (Lea Salonga & Simon Bowman) 01h 01'21" The last night of the world (Lea Salonga & Simon Bowman) 01h 05'42" I still believe (Lea Salonga & Claire Moore) 01h 10'07" I'd give my life for you (Lea Salonga) 01h 13'54" Too much for one heart (Russell Watson) 01h 17'05" Bui Doi (John Owen-Jones) 01h 20'58" Please (Lea Salonga & Peter Polycarpou) 01h 23'46" The American dream (Jonathan Pryce) MARTIN GUERRE (1996) 01h 29'47" Presentación 01h 30'54" Here comes the morning (Russell Watson) 01h 33'34" Live with somebody you love (Maria Zamora & Michael Ball) 01h 37'19" Tell me to go (Rebecca Lock & Ian Glen 01h 41'40" The Holy fight (London Cast) 01h 43'37" All I know (Rebecca Lock & Ian Glen) 01h 46'52" I will make you proud (Jerome Pradon) 01h 49'07" How many tears (Joanna Riding) 01h 52'44" The imposter is here (London Cast) 01h 57'04" The land of the fathers (Marcus Cunningham, Rebecca Lock & Matt Rawles) THE PIRATE QUEEN (2007) 02h 03'08" Presentación 02h 03'53" Woman (Stephanie J. Block) 02h 06'31" Here on this night (Stephanie J. Block & Hadley Fraser) 02h 09'28" Rah-rah, tip-top (Linda Balgord & William Youmans) 02h 12'40" The choice is mine (Styephanie J. Block, Jeff McCarthy, Hadley Fraser) 02h 17'00" The wedding (Jeff McCarthy, Joseph Mahowald, Aine Ui Cheallaig) 02h 19'50" I'll be there (Hadley Fraser) 02h 22'59" The sea of life (Russell Watson) 02h 26'01" Sail to stars (Hadley Fraser, Marcus Chait, Aine Ui Cheallaig) MARGUERITE (2008) 02h 29'08" Presentación Y hasta aquí los musicales de Schönberg y Boublil. Si te ha gustado, en breve publicaremos otra playlist dedicad a los trabajos de Claude Michel Schönberg como compositor de canciones, bandas sonoras y ballets que os descubrirá un Schönberg menos conocido, sin por ello dejar de ser muy muy  interesante.

Fine Music Radio — After months of preparation and rehearsal, Cape Town Opera’s exciting production of “TIGER BAY THE MUSICAL” has just opened at the Artscape Opera House. Leading the star-studded cast if the Broadway and West End musical sensation JOHN OWEN-JONES who has performed in over 2000 performances of the Phantom of the Opera as well as many, many performances as Jean Valjean in les Miserables to huge critical acclaim. Rodney Trudgeon managed to persuade John into the People of Note studio during his busy rehearsal schedule to talk about Tiger Bay and about his life as a Broadway star.