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Jess is joined by “All I Want to Do Is Talk About Madonna” co-host Mark Snyder for a 2024 revue of our fave theater, films, concerts and cabaret. Topics: Broadway vs. Off / fringe, film adaptations of Wicked vs. Chicago, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Sunset Blvd, Joni Mitchell, Justin Vivian Bond, Jill Sobule, London / West End, Natalie Joy Johnson, Gavin Creel, Fire Island, Tracy Bonham, Jonathan Larson RENT doc “No Day But Today” & more! Plus — most enticing happenings in 2025.  IG: @jessxnyc | @marksnyder2024 Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Released on the 9th June 1978, “Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds” went on to sell an estimated 15 million copies. As you likely know, the album features an adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi story, narrated by actor Richard Burton set to music, with vocal performances from the likes of David Essex, Justin Hayward, Phil Lynott, Chris Thompson, and Julie Covington. A single, “Forever Autumn”, reached number 5 on the UK singles chart, and has become an enduring classic. In 2006, the album was brought to life as a touring stage show. It's has had several revival tours since, including a London West End run in 2016. Jeff Wayne is picking up the baton again for the 2025 arena tour featuring Max George and Maisie Smith. Jeff Wayne was born in 1943 and wrote around 3000 advertising jingles which appeared on TV in the 1970s, as well as various television themes. He's also been a professional tennis player. He joined me from his home studio in Hertfordshire for our chat. Instagram: @sendingsignalspodcast

Les Miserables – in lay terms “Les Mis” – is one of the most awarded and impactful musicals of the late 20th Century. Based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, which was turned into a French concept album, and then translated into English and expanded upon for its London West End debut in 1985, the show opened on Broadway in 1987, and became an instant classic as audiences were captivated by the heart-wrenching dramas of the poor during the French Revolution, and especially by the bombastic, melodically haunting songs. Now, nearly 40 years after its debut, the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine the Best Les Miserables Song! Join host Eric Rezsnyak, panelists Curtis Creekmore and Joelle Boedecker, and Patreon sponsor Bob Erlenback as they explore the most memorable songs from one of the 20th Century's most enduring musicals. Become a Patreon supporter of the podcast for bonus content, merch, and other great perks. RELATED CONTENT: Best 2000s Broadway Musical Best Tony Winner for Best Musical Best Movie Musical And make sure to check out Bob Erlenback's Top 10 List of the Most Miserable Characters in "Les Miserables." Want to play along at home? Download the listener bracket and see if your picks match up with ours! Have a say in future episodes! Finally, if you want to have a say in what episodes we tackle next, vote in our Topic Polls! And we would love to have you pick your faves in the polls currently open for your votes! EPISODE CREDITS Host: Eric Rezsnyak Panel: Curtis Creekmore, Joelle Boedecker Patreon Sponsor: Bob Erlenback Editor: Bob Erlenback #lesmiserables #lesmiz #broadwaymusicals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews This week Vidar was reviewing Susan Hill's classic 1983 ghost story as the London West End production of the Woman In Black visited the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on Saturday 9 September 2.30pm with description by Professional Audio Describer Remy Lloyd Toby began by asking Vidar whether he was chilled to the bone in this spine chilling production of The Woman in Black? About The Woman in Black: Susan Hill's acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt's ingenious stage adaptation - "The most brilliantly effective spine-chiller you will ever encounter" (Daily Telegraph). Now celebrating three decades in the West End, Robin Herford's gripping production is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. “One of British theatre's biggest - and scariest - hits” (The Guardian. The Woman in Black continues on tour around the country and more details about venues and dates can be found by visiting the following website - https://thewomaninblack.com/tour-dates Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

I fell in love with live theatre when I saw my first London West End play as a newly-arrived backpacker in 1987. Over the next eight years, living in Brighton and Windsor, I attended countless professional and amateur productions. But I didn't think in 1987 that one day I'd be up on stage, too, taking a bow.Taking A Bow is a memoir blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead.Read the post on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/taking-a-bowPodcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.comEpisode 77, My Dreams: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/my-dreams/Episode 40, My One Night Stand: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/my-one-night-stand/Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-readsBuy Robert's short story collections online:• Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM• Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436• Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairheadPodcast Theme and Sound EffectsRoyalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan.Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org:• Applause: https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/462362/• Pub: https://freesound.org/people/BurghRecords/sounds/415974/• Clock Ticking: https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/522119/• Canned Laughter: https://freesound.org/people/Evil_Ear_Recordings/sounds/524775/Production NotesTall And True Short Reads produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.Acast Podcast Supporter PageSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the recent passing of Lucy Simon, playing the role of Lily Craven in "The Secret Garden" is both special and bittersweet for Sierra Boggess and the rest of the cast. Despite people telling her to switch to vocal performance, Sierra stayed as a musical theatre major so she can “graduate a triple threat.” She recalls how she got to do Phantom in Las Vegas which changed the trajectory of her career. She considers leaning into acting as the most important aspect no matter what you're doing and always considers her character's need at the moment to help her with how she's going to sing or dance. Being a part of "The Secret Garden" now playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, Sierra talks about the different messages of the show, her relationship with Lucy and how they're honoring her, and the contrast between working with adults and kids. She also gets real about her beliefs, her relationship with fans, knowing what your truth is and why you shouldn't let anyone take your love of performing away. Sierra Boggess is an Olivier-nominated actress who made her Broadway debut in 2007, originating the role of Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" wherein she received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations. She's also best known for her re-inventing the coveted role of Christine Daae in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera". In fact, Lord Webber himself went on record to say that she's the best Christine. Her other stage credits include "It Shoulda Been You", "School of Rock", "Master Class", "Love, Loss, and What I Wore", and "Music in the Air". She also starred in London West End's "Les Miserables", and "Love Never Dies". Currently, Sierra is playing Lily Craven in "The Secret Garden" at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre. Connect with Sierra: Website: www.sierraboggess.com Instagram: @officialsierraboggess Get tickets to The Secret Garden: http://ahmansontheatre.org Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Gabbard (blumenthalarts.org)(IG:@tomgabbard) has been CEO of Blumenthal Performing Arts since 2003. The Blumenthal's 110 employees manage six theaters in Charlotte, hosting over 1,000 performances annually, as well as extensive education programs, immersive projects, and the Charlotte International Arts Festival. During his tenure, the Blumenthal became a Top 10 market for touring Broadway shows in North America.   A member of the Board of Governors of the Broadway League, he serves on the Legislative Council and Finance and Intra-Industry Committees. He has been a voter for Broadway's Tony Awards since 1997. In 2022, the League awarded Tom with Lifetime Tony Award Voter status.  In 2012 the League awarded him the Samuel J. L'Hommedieu Award for Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management.  He serves as co-chair of The Jimmy Awards, the National High School Musical Theatre Awards held annually on Broadway. Tom is a Past President of the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), a consortium of 40 leading touring Broadway presenters in North America, Asia, and the UK. Tony Awards as a co-producer/investor include Monty Python's Spamalot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Cage aux Folles, RED, Pippin, Kinky Boots, The Color Purple Revival, Hello Dolly, Dear Evan Hansen, The Band's Visit, Oklahoma!, Hadestown, A Strange Loop, and Lehman Trilogy. Other Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tour and London West End credits include Moulin Rouge, Ain't Too Proud, David Byrne's American Utopia, Death of a Salesman, Tootsie, Legally Blonde, Frost/Nixon, Matilda, Cinderella, Jagged Little Pill, Something Rotten, An American in Paris, Waitress, The Broadway Museum, and Back to the Future. He produced the New York run and the national tour of TRACES, and the national tour of 9 to 5. Tom is a leader in developing partnerships between the UK and US, working on over 25 UK/US transfers and London productions.  He was the Founding Managing Director of Pepperdine University's Center for the Arts in Malibu, the Executive Director of the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Denver, and the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts in Green Bay. He holds an MBA in Arts Management from Golden Gate University and a BA in Music Performance from Pepperdine University where he also attended Law School.

Tom Gabbard (blumenthalarts.org)(IG:@tomgabbard) has been CEO of Blumenthal Performing Arts since 2003. The Blumenthal's 110 employees manage six theaters in Charlotte, hosting over 1,000 performances annually, as well as extensive education programs, immersive projects, and the Charlotte International Arts Festival. During his tenure, the Blumenthal became a Top 10 market for touring Broadway shows in North America.   A member of the Board of Governors of the Broadway League, he serves on the Legislative Council and Finance and Intra-Industry Committees. He has been a voter for Broadway's Tony Awards since 1997. In 2022, the League awarded Tom with Lifetime Tony Award Voter status.  In 2012 the League awarded him the Samuel J. L'Hommedieu Award for Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management.  He serves as co-chair of The Jimmy Awards, the National High School Musical Theatre Awards held annually on Broadway. Tom is a Past President of the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), a consortium of 40 leading touring Broadway presenters in North America, Asia, and the UK. Tony Awards as a co-producer/investor include Monty Python's Spamalot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Cage aux Folles, RED, Pippin, Kinky Boots, The Color Purple Revival, Hello Dolly, Dear Evan Hansen, The Band's Visit, Oklahoma!, Hadestown, A Strange Loop, and Lehman Trilogy. Other Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tour and London West End credits include Moulin Rouge, Ain't Too Proud, David Byrne's American Utopia, Death of a Salesman, Tootsie, Legally Blonde, Frost/Nixon, Matilda, Cinderella, Jagged Little Pill, Something Rotten, An American in Paris, Waitress, The Broadway Museum, and Back to the Future. He produced the New York run and the national tour of TRACES, and the national tour of 9 to 5. Tom is a leader in developing partnerships between the UK and US, working on over 25 UK/US transfers and London productions.  He was the Founding Managing Director of Pepperdine University's Center for the Arts in Malibu, the Executive Director of the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Denver, and the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts in Green Bay. He holds an MBA in Arts Management from Golden Gate University and a BA in Music Performance from Pepperdine University where he also attended Law School.

The abuse team headed out to see London West End's new play by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Bartlett Sher ‘To Kill a Mockingbird' at the Gielgud Theatre based on Harper Lee's famous and award-winning novel. They discuss the themes of the play.

George joins Genevieve to reminisce about making the original Star Trek series and its subsequent big screen outings.   He reveals how he almost missed the audition for his famous role as Sulu, recounts the time he got flashed on set - and explains why he's responsible for co-star Walter Koenig's hatred of sushi.   George also explains why he first became involved in politics and how he went on to be a social activist, as well as previewing his upcoming West End debut in Allegiance - a musical based on his childhood experience in a US internment camp during World War II.   Plus, hear George relive his experience eating kangaroo penis in a moment of classic British TV!    =============     You can see George making his London West End debut in Allegiance at the Charing Cross Theatre from 7 January - 8 April 2023.     Find out more information at allegiancemusical.com.    Follow George on Twitter @GeorgeTakei and on Instagram @georgehtakei =============   You can find the podcast on Twitter @CelebCatchUpPod or Instagram @celebritycatchuppodcast.   And if you'd like to support the show, find out more at celebritycatchup.com/support.   =============   Produced and edited by Genevieve.   Theme music by Mark Savage @mrdiscopop  

PART ONE:Paul and Scott talk about Pearl Snap Studios, contrabassoons, penny whistles, and bagpipes. PART TWO:The guys remember Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who recently passed away, chat about Taylor's previous gig playing for Alanis Morissette, and talk about why Debbie Gibson deserves serious respect. PART THREE:Our in-depth conversation with Debbie GibsonABOUT DEBBIE GIBSON:You may know Debbie Gibson for her late 1980s hit pop singles “Only in My Dreams,” “Shake Your Love,” “Out of the Blue,” and the chart-toppers “Foolish Beat” and “Lost in Your Eyes.” What you might not realize is that Debbie wrote all those hits completely solo while still a teenager. At the age of 16 she became the youngest artist ever to have written, produced, and performed a #1 single on the Billboard charts. She once shared the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year honor with Bruce Springsteen, the same year she was nominated for Best Pop Female Vocalist by the American Music Awards and Favorite Female Music Performer by the People's Choice Awards. Now more than 35 years into her career, Debbie has sold over 16 million records worldwide, and has released 10 studio albums. Her most recent, The Body Remembers, was released last August, and is her first US studio album in 20 years to feature all original songs, including a new duet version of “Lost in Your Eyes” with Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block. Though she was named one of Billboard magazine's Top 60 Female Artists of All Time, Debbie has also found success in musical theater, starring in Les Miserables and Cabaret on Broadway, and in the London West End production of Grease, among more than a dozen other productions. Never a pre-packaged pop invention of record label executives, Debbie was a musical prodigy who has continued to make her mark as a singer, songwriter, producer, musician, actor, and entrepreneur. 

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Larry Fuller, Legendary Broadway Choreographer, Director & DancerAbout Harvey's guest:Larry Fuller is an American choreographer, theatre director, dancer, and actor.Fuller began his career as a dancer/actor, performing in the Carousel revival at New York City Center in 1957, and going on to appear in the original Broadway productions of "West Side Story" (as a Jet swing), “The Music Man”, Redhead, Kean, Bravo Giovanni, Donnybrook, No Strings, and Funny Girl, with Barbra Streisand. He would go on to recreate the original Carol Haney choreography for the American touring and London West End productions of Funny Girl. Additional touring productions Fuller has directed and choreographed include "The Music Man", “I Do! I Do!”, “Kismet”, and “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever”.In Europe, Fuller has directed and choreographed productions of West Side Story in Vienna and Nuremberg, created Jazz and the Dancing Americans for the Opera House Ballet in Graz, Austria and the Theatre an der Wien in ((Vienna)) and directed the European premieres of Leonard Bernstein's Candide and On the Town and George Gershwin's Girl Crazy. He also directed and choreographed on London's West End the mid-1980s hit multi-media musical "((Time))" and "((Marilyn, the Musical))" , European tour of Jesus Christ Superstar (1992). In 1997 he directed and choreographed JFK: A Musical Drama in Dublin, Ireland.Television audiences have seen Fuller's choreography on The Ed Sullivan Show, and he has staged and choreographed both the Tony and Emmy Awards telecasts twice.Fuller's Broadway credits as a choreographer include On the Twentieth Century, Merrily We Roll Along, and A Doll's Life. He has been nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography twice, for his work in Sweeney Todd and Evita, which also garnered him a Tony nod. He won two NY Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd" and "Evita" and the L.A. drama desk award for his choreography in "Evita". He choreographed the original West End production and directed and choreographed the 2004 US national tour as well.Fuller had a romantic relationship with fellow choreographer/director Michael Bennett for many years.  The 1996 documentary “On Your Toes . . . The Making Of - Director/Choreographer Larry Fuller documents the making of the musical production "On Your Toes" with the Stuttgart Ballet Company in 1990.For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/#LarryFuller  #harveybrownstoneinterviews

David S. Leong is a certified conflict resolution trainer and fight master whose fight choreography has appeared in over twenty Broadway, London West End, and New York Metropolitan Opera plays. David shares how growing up in a home with domestic violence, a childhood obsession with Zorro, and the stubborn belief in his own growth lead him to where he is today.

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey welcomes back Vidar Hjarding MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands to re-start his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews with his first visit back to a live theatre performance in almost 2 years. Vidar's first trip back to the theatre was to see the audio described performance of ‘What's New Pussycat' at the Birmingham Repertory   Theatre on Wednesday 10 November at 7.30pm with live audio description by Julia Grundy and Caroline Smith.  What's New Pussycat  is a musical, comedy theatre production Written by Tony Award winning, Joe Di Pietro which marries  the classic Henry Fielding novel The History of Tom Jones.  and the iconic songs of Sir Tom Jones, to relive the delicious excess of London's in the swinging sixties. Set in 1965, ladies' man Tom Jones arrives in London with a broken heart, but he also has big dreams and a big voice. He quickly discovers an exciting world of mods and miniskirts, dancing and decadence, but most of all…incredible music. Romance and adventure await, but will Tom ever be reunited with his one true love, who seems more interested in designing for Carnaby Street than in being Mrs. Tom Jones?  Vidar began by explaining to Toby what it was like for him going back to the Birmingham Rep in almost 2 years and the joy of being back in the theatre seeing a live audio described show. If the rumours are true that What's New Pussycat will be hitting the London West End stage in 2022, then Vidar would certainly recommend going to see an audio described performance of the production for a trip to London's West End. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Ever since he can remember, Marc Kerstein has had two passions: magic and technology. Since graduating with a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London and an MSc in Computer Science from University College London, Marc has combined those loves, creating and developing his own technical magic effects that utilise borrowed phones, tablets and even technology the audience is never aware of. As a magic consultant, Marc has worked on projects for David Blaine in the US, Derren Brown, Dynamo and Troy in the UK, and has also consulted on several other television, London West End and Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre shows.

If I said the words, “I know this much is true,” a certain generation of humans would immediately start humming along with the lyric and the unforgettable melody from the iconic Spandau Ballet song, simply titled True. As the songwriter and guitarist for ‘80s music phenom, Gary Kemp wrote True, along with 23 hit singles, and the band's androgynous, glam look changed the culture of music in a way that wouldn't be truly understood for year. He later worked with everyone from Nelly to Lloyd and the Black Eyed Peas, wrote music that's appeared on TV shows worldwide, including Spin City, the Simpsons and Ugly Betty a well as Hollywood blockbusters like the Wedding Singer, Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, and Sky High.When Spandau's opening run came to close in the early 90s, Gary then followed a parallel muse into acting, appearing in the hit British gangster movie, the Krays, and then in Hollywood movies like the Bodyguard, and Quentin Tarantino's, Killing Zoe. He also made his theatrical debut in the London West End production of Art. Gary began touring again with Saucerful of Secrets, alongside Pink Floyd drummer, Nick Mason, and bassist, Guy Pratt, rekindling a desire to be back in the studio writing and recording an album he produced during the pandemic called INSOLO, which is a deeply reflective look at his life, love and work.You can find Gary at:Website : http://smarturl.it/INSOLOgkInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/garyjkemp/If you LOVED this episode:You'll also love the conversation we had with music icon, Ben Folds, about music, creativity and the power of nonconformity : https://pod.link/goodlifeproject/episode/e4c6ed32b87354e9fe5773e88892207dCheck out our offerings & partners: Hooked on Phonics: Hooked on Phonics App lessons keep kids excited to build new reading skills. Get Started. Practice Packs bring hands-on learning home, at your child's pace! Give your child the confidence that reading brings with Hooked On Phonics. Visit hookedonphonics.com/goodlife and receive your first month for just $1.Tommy John: We fixed underwear. Smart design and fabrics mean no more pulling at your pant line. Get comfortable with yourself. No Adjustment Needed. And right now you'll get 20% OFF your first order at TommyJohn.com/GOODLIFE.My new book, Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive is now available for pre-order at https://sparketype.com/book/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

He didn't smash watermelons, he smashed cups of yogurt. After memorizing entire Gallagher comedy routines as a kid in West Virginia, Trevor Dion Nicholas and his family always loved musical theater. His parents encouraged him to follow his passion and put him into improv and theater classes. Being a "big black kid in West Virginia", the expectations put upon him were that he'd focus on sports. Able to put that pressure aside, he found his extended family on stage, and now a new home in London. Now West End royalty, he is co-hosting THE SHOW MUST GO ON LIVE AT THE PALACE THEATRE with fellow theater legend Bonnie Langford. "Theatre is not a passion, it's a profession." The Show Must Go On Live at the Palace Theatre is set to be the biggest celebration of musical theatre this year with 18 of the biggest musicals in London West End all performing! Including Tina, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, SIX, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical, & Juliet, Les Misérables, Disney's The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Come From Away, The Phantom Of The Opera, Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia! Back to the Future The Musical and Pretty Woman The Musical along with a thrilling line-up of West End talent, a multi award winning creative team and the finest musicians in London. In this episode, we talk about: Dealing with the expectations of being a "big black kid in West Virginia" Performing all over the world What's to come with Aladdin: Live From the West End coming soon to Disney+ Navigating the emotional highs and lows of quarantine The athletic training required to prepare to play Genie Connect with Trevor: IG: @astonishingtrev Twitter: @astonishingtrev Watch The Show Must Go On: https://www.youtube.com/theshowsmustgoon Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've got to appreciate creative ingenuity... The Calgary Underground Film Festival is kicking off today online, you can find out more right here; https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/ There's a fantastic selection of films running online until May 2nd online but we jumped into the one that really caught our eye. 'Alien On Stage' is the story of an amateur dramatics group lead by a crew of UK bus drivers spend a year creating a stage adaptation of Ridley Scott’s 'Alien'. The show is a crushing flop, but fate gives them a second chance to find their audience. Whilst still adjusting to the idea that their serious show is actually a comedy, the group is suddenly whisked from their village hall to a London West End theatre to perform this accidental masterpiece for one night only. With wobbly sets, awkward acting and special effects requiring 'more luck than judgment', this is the touching and hilarious underdog tale about a unique bus driving crew who become space heroes. We talked with co-director Danielle Kummer about following this motley crew of performers and paying real reverance to what these people are doing and the spirit of creativity and celebration of a piece of work that trancends genres, mediums and generations...

TVC 532.5: Ed welcomes George Chakiris, the Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning actor known around the world as Bernardo, the leader of The Sharks, in the iconic 1961 screen adaptation of West Side Story. George’s memoir, My West Side Story, not only is the story of his life and career on stage, screen, and television, but reveals, for the first time, the inside story of how West Side Story evolved from a conversation between Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, and Leonard Bernstein in Robbins’ Manhattan apartment in 1949 to becoming the cinematic and theatrical landmark that continues to dazzle audiences more than seventy years later. Topics this segment include some of the subtle differences between the stage version of West Side Story and the iconic motion picture, as well as George’s experience playing Riff in the London West End stage production of West Side Story before he was cast as Bernardo in the movie. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shoot! 22nd December 1979 In this episode we revisit the Shoot! magazine from 22nd December 1979 that we discussed previously with podcaster on Radio Free Partick and The Jagscast Show, Alan Fraser. In this episode, Alan joins us again as we welcome our special guest, David Greer. David was discussed in the Partick Thistle team photo in Alan's episode where we found out he moved from being a footballer at Thistle to becoming a singer and star of the London West End. He is now a successful singing coach and is wonderful entertainment throughout. For more details on this podcast including an electronic copy of the magazine and other fascinating comments and links, please visit our website http://shootthebreezepod.co.uk/ where you can also donate for a chance to win some goodies including the original magazine from the show. Remember, 100% of all money donated goes to our charity partner, @WDCommFoodshare. with @scotsfootycard, @simonweir and @tombrogan.   Sign up for our podcast newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/46321edb694d/shoot-the-breeze-newsletter   Follow along with the articles, photographs and videos from the show: http://shootthebreezepod.co.uk/   Let's Shoot! The Breeze 

Matt Mortimer (23) decided to have a career in stage management. Most people told him that he should decide differently. They told him that there are not enough jobs available and the risk is too high to try this path. He went his way and quickly was working for major London West End production companies. How did he succeed? He will give advice and insights in this episode. Your guest: Matt Mortimer / Matt@mmortimer.info Your host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com

For the last episode of Season 2 I speak to Australian dancer, teacher and now choreographer Robbie McMillan. You will struggle to find someone more versatile than Robbie and he shares so much of that variety of experience with us today. From leaving Ballet behind him, to what he learnt from his years on the sea's. Right up to now and how deals with the rejections and lessons of the London West End scene.  Robbie has passion and vigour pouring out of him and its just the episode to kick start you into 2021. Thank you Robbie for sharing such valuable insight and experience! INSTAGRAMS  @redlips.highkicks @robbie.j.mcmillan SEE YOU IN 2021

Daniel Kehlmann is a German-language novelist and playwright of both Austrian and German nationality. His novel Die Vermessung der Welt (translated into English by Carol Brown Janeway as Measuring the World, 2006) is the best selling book in the German language since Patrick Süskind's Perfume was released in 1985. According to The New York Times, it was the world's second-best selling novel in 2006.   All his subsequent novels reached the number one spot on Germany's Spiegel bestseller list and were translated into English. He collaborated with Jonathan Franzen and Paul Reitter on Franzen's 2013 book The Kraus Project. Kehlmann's play The Mentor, translated by Christopher Hampton, opened at Theatre Royal, Bath, in April 2017 starring F. Murray Abraham and transferred to the London West End in July 2017. In October 2017, his play Christmas Eve, also translated by Christopher Hampton, premiered at the Theatre Royal. His novella You Should Have Left was adapted into a movie starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.   Kehlmann's highly praised novel Tyll, which sold more than 600.000 copies in German alone and was published the US in February 2020, is currently being adapted into a TV series for Netflix by the makers of Dark. The novel was shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize. Kehlmann's play Die Reise der Verlorenen was adapted for BBC radio by Tom Stoppard under the title The Voyage of the St. Louis.   —————————   //////////////////   Follow us:   TWITTER - @ulibaer / @corklinedRoom   INSTAGRAM - @uli.baer / @carolineweber2020   (PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE PODCAST) - @proust.questionnaire   ////////////////   Listen to the Podcast on:   APPLE PODCASTS - Proust Questionnaire Podcast   SPOTIFY - Proust Questionnaire Podcast   YOUTUBE: Ulrich Baer    ////////////////   Thanks for listening! :)   Uli Baer & Caroline Weber.

Todays guest is Jonsel Gourkan. He was a professional football player before loosing his career to people's ignorance about T1D. We are going to speak a lot about his football career and what has happened back then in Turkey, when playing for a professional football club. We also speak about his adventurous life as a British pop star, actor at London West End and filmmaker. Further we touch on public diabetes education and his way to rise and shine from all of this! Watch Jonsel's “Hypo” movie on amazon prime! Follow him on instagram (and get in touch for his “Hypo” movie, if you do not have amazon prime): @diabeticshowbizshizzle If you did not manage to take notes, head over to my Blogcast @thehappytypeone.com, where you can get a summary of the key take-aways and many illustrations of todays show! There you can also find an additional FREE downloads and many other free resources including blood glucose friendly recipes! If you are struggling or want to take your health to the next level, send me a message or write me on instagram! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You can support me by subscribing & leaving a kind review on Apple Podcast! This helps massively to run this free podcast for you!


With online musical theatre available like never before, Thos has been watching a lot of it.  And we do mean a lot!  So, in the first of an occasional series, join him as he shares what he thinks about three big London West End hits in a series of bitesize ten point reviews for 42nd Street, Curtains and Kinky Boots!   They’re certain to sell like hot-takes! 

Episode ten brings 60-second reviews for Last Christmas, Marriage Story and the London West End version of Dear Evan Hansen.  Thank you to Sarah (@CookieNScreen) for her 60-second take on Marriage Story.  Timers at the ready...

January 2019- In this Fishing For The Truth Nia is joined by Dean Chisnall, who at the time of recording, was nightly performing the immense role of Jean Valjean in the London West End production of Les Miserables. Their conversation moves from the show itself, to musings on gratitude, ego, learning from your experiences and Bargain Hunt! This podcast will prove interesting not only for fans of Musical Theatre but anyone who wonders what it takes to make your way up the career ladder to such a prestigious West End production. Follow Dean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DChisnall Follow Nia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/niafisher FOR MORE FISHING FOR THE TRUTH VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx60zAP1HgWY3enXmKlqJdIb4roK6opAT Music: ‘Truth’ written and performed by Pari Shahmir https://twitter.com/itsparisamusic

Frederic Curzon (4 September 1899 – 6 December 1973) was an English composer, conductor and musician. He was born in London in 1899, and died at Bournemouth in 1973. Curzon had a life largely associated with music - besides composing, he conducted and was both a pianist and a noted organist. His early life was largely in the theatre, where he was musical director in several London West End theatres. In 1938, he moved to the radio. The music he wrote was mainly of the English light music genre, but he also wrote for films, radio and the theatre.

Danielle de Niese, “opera’s coolest soprano”, opens the door of her rehearsal room to Edwina Pitman, as she prepares to make her London West End stage debut. Swapping the world of baroque opera for musical theatre, Danielle will be starring opposite Kelsey Grammar in the award-winning classic musical Man of La Mancha. The daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants in Australia, who began her career aged nine winning a TV pop talent contest, Danielle de Niese has a ferocious work ethic which she applies to every role she takes on, whilst also maintaining the gruelling schedule of one of the most sought-after opera singers on the planet. From her rigorous technique and intense training to careful scrutiny of all her rehearsal footage, de Niese reveals her process of perfecting the emotional heart of a role, which to her is the most important aspect of her performance. We also catch a glimpse of her home life at Glyndebourne, in her off-stage role as one half of the husband-and-wife team behind one of opera's oldest festivals, where de Niese herself became an overnight sensation when she made her debut there as Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in 2005.

All the Spice Girls projects that lead us to the 2019 reunion tour. We actually get a lot at this time. They’re literally... "Giving us everything". Brits 2010 Spice Girls win best British performance of the past 30 years – for 1997 hit Who Do You Think You Are.Geri Halliwell and Melanie Brown (Scary Spice and Ginger Spice) attend to collect the Brit award. They look incredible. I don’t think these photos do Geri justice. I remember watching it on TV and thinking “Hell, how is this angel on earth”.2012 was a big year for the Spice Girls of course we get the 2012 Olympics.London 2012 Olympics was a huge deal in the UK. We had one of our most successful events on record, taking 65 medals. More than we had since 1908. But….. the real thing everyone cared about….. was the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.I had got confused. I believed they would be on in the opening ceremony. Frankly, they deserved tobe in both. Emelie Sande appeared twice. I felt like she was on it a lot. Was Dido there at all?12 August, 2012. The show was entitled “A symphony of British Music”. 23 million viewers in the UK, 750 million globally.Worst kept secret ever. It had been rumoured for some time and then a few days before the event, rehearsal footage leaked of the Spice Girls performing around taxis. They were apparently reluctant at first – believing the show was being staged at minimal costand only agreed after Simon Fuller convinced them. Missing out would be a mistake….. Whodid:  The Rolling Stones ,  David Bowie ,  Sex Pistols ,  Kate Bush  and  The LibertinesThey don’t appear until 20 minutes in, nearer the end of the music section. Everytime I saw ataxi I started screaming. Convinced it was them. Most tweeted moment of the year: 116,000 tweets per minute.By this point we had already had an announcement of a new musical in the works for the girls. So, in June 2012 the five girls reunited on the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel where 16 years previously they had filmed the video for Wannabe. They announced a juke box musical will be made from the back catalogue with a book by Jennifer Saunders and production by Judy Craymer.Then we move into musical territory. Viva Forever! (written with an exclamation mark – presumably that was Victorias input – we know she loves a ! her Greatest hits thank yous were filled with them). Right choice of people to work with. All female. Felt very appropriate. Saunders can be linkedto Comic Relief, Ab Fab, The Movie.Open in London West End at the Piccadilly Theatre in Dec of that same year. Before we talk about the show – can we do opening night. Victoria nearly didn’t make it. Didn’t walk the red carpet with the girls; did with her familyo The look book. Geri is in a huge ballgown. Very similar to the one she wore at PrinceCharles Birthday Gala. All in upmarket dresses….. except VB. Who is in trousers, ashirt, and a jacket over her shoulders. (Maybe she was genuinely late).I had on platform trainers. My union Jack vest. My bottle of wine. It was very middle class,middle aged, middle mooded. Was not a lot of jumping and screaming. It felt like Mamma Miaaudience, to me. It felt…. Weak. And I wanted it to be good. The story was – well, X Factor felt tired at thatpoint, and it was centred on that. Also, they started as a group and then she left. Whereas theSpice Girls were about 5 girls forced together who had to get along. Bear in mind a yearearlier Little Mix had been put together as a winning group. THAT would have been a betterstory.o They used album tracks and solo stuff. Which I thought was strong. A nod to the fans,new music for some.o Staging – cool – with the houseboat that rose out of the stage.o Also, there was this complicated birth mother story that had an obvious conclusionthat never got resolved.o I lay the blame at Jennifer Saunders door. And the support she would have receivedin writing the book. She is known more for things coming together in improve andrehearsal – They never had a finished script when they went to film an episode of AbFab. The jokes in it were tight – hilar, but it didn’t feel slick and fully cohesive. - The reviews were savage:o Telegraph: "ll tell you what I wanted, what I really really wanted – I wanted thisterrible show to stop. I shall not dwell on the plot because, goodness knows,Jennifer Saunders, its writer, certainly hasn’t done.  Viva Forever! marks theWest End coming to an unequivocal dead end."o Guardian: The real problem is the songs. For one thing, there aren't enoughmemorable hits in a career that lasted for three albums to support two hours oftheatreo That’s the tone all the way through – bad script, lack of experience in Saunders,not enough hits to carry the show, gloomy story. We also get a documentary _ Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! Another Christmas treat myfamily left me in a room with a bottle of wine to enjoy. - Announced on 2nd May that the show was to close after only 7 months, with a loss of£5million. Who takes that hit? That would have been a huge blow. They were looking at thatshow being their legacy…… they were thinking transferring to broadway, a soundtrack, amovie. Big things were planned for this.o How do you survive reviews like that? You just can’t really. Its not like a movie, wherepeople can just pop in. West End is expensive, and a travel, it’s a huge event.o Some satisfaction. I had written to Jennifer Saunders to appear in it…… Tell thestory. Then we get the Hot mess that was GEM.- July 2016: There is a website launched with a video stating they will be doing something forthe 20 th anniversary of Wannabe (watch). The video, they are sat in a bed with paper hats on.- Its just Scary, Baby and Ginger…… with the intials of Melanie, Emma and Geri spelling GEM.In the video, Mel B is wearing two hats….. makes you wonder if they were expectingsomeone else.- They don’t say what is happening, but they say something. Its highly speculated there will bea gig in Hyde park the following summer. Mel B has subsequently confirmed that…. But we never know what to believe with her, because a lot of the time she says things she wants tohappen. Shes obviously read The Secret. - November we get a leak of a single from the 3 – Song For Her – I think it could have been abanger. Its what you would expect from a grown up spice girls album actually.o Geris vocals are awfulo It obviously is pretty raw, needs a lot of production work. But that all comes in later.Get a Hex Hector remix. Call up Freemasons. You got a hit on your hands.o They said it was not a single. Emma said on Heart it was just the girls getting togetherand messing around. - This whole thing just got MESSY – There was some hot rumours they would perform at the XFactor final that year. Either as GEM, or the Spice Girls. But that never happened. That sameweek – Mel C and Victoria duetted on 2 Become 1….. They sang it at the Beckhams NewYears Eve party. (VB is always doing that, her Karaoke song is her OWN song. But she didn’tsing most of the vocals, so it’s a genuine treat and challenge!)- Then they were saying they weren’t called GEM, and still the Spice Girls. Then the other twosaid they weren’t the Spice Girls without all 5. Then they said the other two might join, and theother two said they wont. Then Mel said GEM wasn’t a thing, the tabloids made it up – eventhough the domain name is registered to them. It was messy messy messy….. and just fadedinto nothing. Much like another girlband acronym: Sugababes MKS

April 2019. Interviews with American mime artist BILL BOWERS and with ROBIN HERFORD the director of London West End's long running play THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Edward Charles & Partners new recruit Craig Norton speaks with EG about its succession plans and the state of the west London market as the UK heads on the rocky path to Brexit.  

This time round we discuss the new series of Doctor Who and Jodie Whittaker's debut as the Doctor, the first woman to take on the iconic role. We also take a deep dive into Doctor Who episodes past and discuss some of our favorite moments. We round off our discussion with our thoughts on Heathers the Musical, currently playing London West End -- it's a vibrant, fun musical adaptation of the cult 1980s movie. Finally, we discuss what we've been enjoying from family drama This is Us to A Star is Born. (Minor spoilers for Doctor Who episodes past and Heathers to follow!) 00:00 -- Doctor Who 29:40 -- Heathers the Musical 48:14 -- Everything else we're enjoying!

How do you put the Bible on stage or make a modern medieval mystery play? Shahidha Bari talks to the National Theatre of Brent's Patrick Barlow as his play The Messiah starts at UK tour. New Generation Thinker Daisy Black watches a new medieval mystery play in Stoke. Plus the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition at the British Library sees a giant Northumbrian Bible returned to Britain for the first time in 1300 years. And historian Iona Hine discusses her research into how we understand biblical stories and what difference translation makes. The Messiah by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by John Ramm, Jude Kelly and Julian Hough opens at Birmingham Repertory Theatre 18 Oct 2018 - 27 Oct 18 starring Hugh Dennis, Lesley Garrett and John Marquez. It tours to Cardiff, Sheffield and Chichester and then goes to the London West End. Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War runs at the British Library from Fri 19 Oct 2018 - Tue 19 Feb 2019 covering 600 years and featuring 180 treasures including the Codex Amiatinus, a giant Northumbrian Bible taken to Italy in 716 The Mysteries - newly created dramas by Sam Pritchard and Chris Thorpe have been performed in five different venues across the North of England exploring the impact of different landscapes on communities. All of them can be seen at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester from 25 October–11 November 2018. Iona Hine researches at the University of Sheffield. https://www.dhi.ac.uk/hine/ Her thesis was called Englishing the Bible in Early Modern Europe. Producer: Luke Mulhall

Lloyd and Tim sink into the murky and topographically challenging world of Joseph Conrad's imagined London, as described in the classic 1907 novel ‘The Secret Agent'. It's a world of foreign agents, mysterious assassinations, international tensions and (alleged) Russian intrigue - so nothing like the world today, right? Our route through London takes in foreign embassies in Knightsbridge, dodgy book shops in Soho, underground beer halls on the Strand, plus the wide green spaces of Greenwich Park. Our mission at the 'CuSpec' Book Club is to road test works of fiction that appear to be curiously specific about dates and locations. We go to the places mentioned and see if descriptions are accurate, journey times credible, dates and days all in order. Along the way, we learn things about the book and its author.For early access to ad-free episodes - and exclusive access to all our show notes, maps, photos and videos - please support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/curiouslyspecific. Get early access to new episodes and bonus content Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the very first episode of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast I'll be talking about what musicals are. As well I'll be telling you about myself (Alouise) and why I love musicals, including some of the first musicals I saw like The Little Mermaid and The Phantom of the Opera. As always you can go to Take Me to the World and visit Episode 1 to get resources mentioned in this podcast.

Today we speak to Theatre critic Nicky Sweetland about the world of London West End Theatre. Black Coffee is a South African record producer and DJ, who began his career in the mid 90’s. He is probably South Africa’s biggest deep house producer and this track “Buya” just takes my breath away, it features Toshi Tikolo on vocals. An example of producer as band member, Bernard Edwards of Chic was behind the visceral sound of 1985 hit “Some Like It Hot" by the super group The Power Station. Songs about cocaine abound but not many have the sonic beauty of “Lost" by American songster Frank Ocean. It was released as the fourth single from his debut studio album Channel Orange. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ross Petty is one of Canada's most successful and enduring theatrical impresarios. For the past 20 years he's been producing family musicals at Toronto's historic Elgin theatre. The shows are in the tradition of the British holiday Pantomime, where actors ad lib and the audience interacts with the antics on stage. If you've ever produced a show you'll want to listen because Ross talks about how he went from being an actor in the show to taking over as producer, getting sponsors, hiring writers, actors, being the driving force behind one of Canada's most successful, ongoing theatrical events and how he recovered when he lost money. I forgot to mention as well as doing all that Ross also stars in the shows, wearing a dress. Ross has performed at Le Lido in Paris and appeared with Betty Grable in the London West End musical Belle Starr. He made his Broadway debut in Arthur Kopit's Wings, created the role of Eddie Dorrance on All My Children, and co-starred with Ginger Rogers and Sid Caesar in a national tour of Cole Porter's Anything Goes.

Barry Weissler is a Tony Award-winning American theatrical producer. He met his wife, Fran, in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey. The two then started a touring theatrical group, The National Theatre Company, which presented classic plays to High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts. After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the east coast, they brought Othello and Medea to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two Tony Award nominations. As of 2014 the pair have earned 28 Tony or Drama Desk nominations. They have won 7 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards. The couple also received the Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production for their production of Chicago in the London West End. In 2010, they were given a lifetime achievement award by the New York Musical Theatre Festival. I’ve been waiting since 1993 and that first day of rehearsal of My Fair Lady to pick his brain.  Took me 23 years, but I finally got my chance!  Listen to Barry tell me all about . . . His journey from Actor to Director to Bullfighter (!) to Producer. How they turned the Encores! production of Chicago into the second longest-running Broadway show of all time. What he thinks about movie studios entering the Broadway game. His process of picking shows to produce and how that has changed. Why he doesn’t think Broadway is better off now than it was 20 years ago. I got a chance to learn a heck of a lot from Barry as a PA on My Fair Lady, as one of his Company Managers on Chicago . . . and now, you’re gonna get a chance to learn from one of the best too. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luisa Omielan is a comedian based in London. In 2012 Omielan performed her debut stand up solo show, What Would Beyoncé Do?! as part of the free fringe at the Edinburgh Festival. The show has since had seven sell out runs at London's Soho Theatre, it then continued to have a week run in the London West End at the Leicester Square Theatre. A 4-minute clip where Omielan discuses the ‘Thigh Gap’ went viral and has since amassed over 35 million views on Facebook. Her follow up show Am I Right Ladies?! has had a UK tour, received critical acclaim and five star reviews. What Would Beyonce Do?! by Luisa Omielan is published today by Century, priced £14.99. We talk about why the arts need more funding, the reality of trying to "make it" in the online world and why comedy can save lives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the international bestsellers No Logo (2000), The Shock Doctrine (2007) and This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate (2014) which was the 2014 winner of the Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction and was one of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2014. Now in paperback, it is being translated into over 25 languages. This Changes Everything, the documentary inspired by the book and narrated by Naomi premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015 and is available worldwide. Naomi is a member of the board of directors of 350.org and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow of the Nation Institute. Monique Wilson is Director of One Billion Rising and one of the Philippines' veteran theatre and film actresses--having acted professionally since the age of nine. At 18 she starred as the lead role in the original London West End production of Miss Saigon. In 1994, at 24 years old, she went back to the Philippines and founded the New Voice Company (NVC) theatre group, with a vision to awaken, inspire and transform Philippine audiences with socially provocative and innovative political theatre work. As NVC’s Artistic Director, Monique has steered the company into one of Asia’s leading theatre companies, producing a diversity of shows--from the Asian premiere of Angels in America in 1995, to a devised theatrical piece on the plight of street children (in collaboration with the David Glass company, UK), to their acclaimed original production Revolutionary Hearts about activism, revolution and nationhood. Their recent original production The Male Voice ­ explored roots of violence in Filipino men. In 2012, Monique was awarded the “Light of Culture” Lifetime Achievement Award by UNESCO and the International Theatre Institute for her work in theatre and activism in the Philippines. In 2013 Monique received the Hildegarde Lifetime Achievement Award—given by St. Scholastica’s College in the Philippines, for her lifetime contribution to art, culture and empowerment of women and girls through her theatre and activism work. In 2014, Monique left a five year post as head of the MA/MFA Acting International course, which she spearheaded, at the East 15 Acting School in London where she trained postgraduate international actors from over 45 countries, and where she organized V-Day events and directed political plays.

Broadway and LA’s Davis Gaines (Phantom of the Opera) talks about his Los Angeles directorial debut with the Orange County, CA revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma for Musical Theatre West at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts in Long Beach, CA. Broadway veteran producer Mark Schwartz (Nine, Zorba, La Cage Aux Folles) discusses his most recent venture Divorce Party The Musical at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features Broadway and TV’s Ben Vereen in concert for Orange County California’s Men Alive Foundation and their fundraising concert of February 23, 2013. Young, London/West End musical theatre superstar Ramin Karimloo is interviewed about his illustrious stage career (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Love Never Dies) and his upcoming Sunday, April 21, 2013 Los Angeles concert debut at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal in North Hollywood, CA. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Broadway and LA’s Davis Gaines (Phantom of the Opera) talks about his Los Angeles directorial debut with the Orange County, CA revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma for Musical Theatre West at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts in Long Beach, CA. Broadway veteran producer Mark Schwartz (Nine, Zorba, La Cage Aux Folles) discusses his most recent venture Divorce Party The Musical at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features Broadway and TV’s Ben Vereen in concert for Orange County California’s Men Alive Foundation and their fundraising concert of February 23, 2013. Young, London/West End musical theatre superstar Ramin Karimloo is interviewed about his illustrious stage career (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Love Never Dies) and his upcoming Sunday, April 21, 2013 Los Angeles concert debut at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal in North Hollywood, CA. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)