Podcasts about prince edward theatre

A death on the loo, a sh*thole pub, and NO Hawaiian shirts at the funeral. Ouch... Joining Kathy at our first ever live show is actor and comedian, Tom Davis! All deadly things must come to an end… and so, dear deathlings, this is it - the final ever episode of Where There's a Will, There's a Wake with the one and only Kathy Burke at the helm. And what better way to go out than with a SOLD OUT live show at the Prince Edward Theatre, surrounded by you horrible lot! But that's not all… stick around after the credits for a fabulous surprise - you won't want to miss it. Let's just say, someone's about to drop to one knee, and for once, it's not because they've died. Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com. A Sony Music Entertainment production.   Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been announced today that the stage adaptation of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame will finally receive its professional UK Premiere, with two concert performances on Sunday 17th August at the Prince Edward Theatre.In today's stagey news recap Mickey-Jo is talking through all of the details we know so far as well as some casting he'd love to manifest for the upcoming concert.Don't forget to comment below with your thoughts about this exciting news!•The Hunchback of Notre Dame has music and lyrics from the 1996 animated film by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz and additional songs written for the musical by the two Oscar winners, and a book by Peter Parnell. The concert will be directed by Jonathan O'Boyle with musical direction by Olivier Award-winner Alan Williams. This extraordinary production brings to life Victor Hugo's timeless tale of love, power, and redemption, set against the majestic backdrop of Notre Dame Cathedral. With a story that still resonates today, this unique concert performance will captivate both longtime fans and newcomers alike. Prepare for an evening of soaring melodies, passionate performances, and the beauty of a timeless tale brought to life like never before!Featuring a breathtaking symphonic score by legendary composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pocahontas). Prepare to be swept away by iconic songs like ‘Out There', ‘God Help the Outcasts', and ‘The Bells of Notre Dame', all performed by a full orchestra, choir, and an all-star West End cast.The Hunchback of Notre Dame first opened in Berlin in 1999, with a book by James Lapine, under the German name Der Glöckner von Notre Dame where it ran for over 1200 performances and was seen by 1.4-million people. In 2014, a new version premiered in San Diego with a new book by Peter Parnell and additional songs from Menken and Schwartz. This version has gone on to be produced by multiple US regional theatres and has had productions in Japan, Germany and Australia.•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 70,000 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

Our Christmas Spectacular, recorded live at London's Prince Edward Theatre is now available in your ears! On our festive guestlist this week we have Wallce & Gromit creator Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, who co-direct the famous plasticine pair's latest adventure Vengeance Most Fowl. They talk us through what happened when Aardman went noir for this festive film treat, share stop motion secrets, and tell us why it was the right time to bring back dastardly glove-headed supervillain Feathers McGraw. Check out our socials for photos of the real A-Listers on the bill though—actual Wallace and actual Gromit, who also joined us onstage. They were a little shy on the mic... but you can watch them in Vengeance Most Fowl on BBC 1 and iPlayer on Christmas Day at 6:10pm, and on Netflix outside of the UK from 3rd January. Plus a flying visit from someone we're always happy to being saying hello to—Jason Isaacs himself! If you were one of our fabulous, talented and exceptionally good-looking live audience members then we've got some backstage extras in this episode for you too. London cinema tour guide extraordinaire Nigel Smith gives Simon and Mark the lowdown on our venue the Prince Edward's history as a Cinerama. Plus a bonus backstage review of ‘The Bibi Files'—Alexis Bloom's documentary expose on Benajamin Netanyahu and the corruptions scandals surrounding his government. Hear Mark's take on ‘Queer'—Luca Guadagnino's much-anticipated adaptation of William S. Burroughs' novel, starring Daniel Craig as the autobiographical lead William Lee. And—from one former Bond to another—he also reviews ‘From Roger Moore With Love', a charming celebration of the eyebrow-arching national treasure. You listeners bust out your film-buff smarts too, as two of our live audience take to the stage for a game of ‘(Simon and) Markstermind'... Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free): Bibi Files Review: 08:32 Queer Review: 24:04 From Roger Moore with Love Review: 39:26 Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham Interview: 48:16 You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com And to find out more about Sony's new show Origins with Cush Jumbo, click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Glastonbury Festival, shoulder pads, and being a typical Northerner.   I love you all and thank you very much.   Joining Kathy this week is musician and 80s legend, Rick Astley.   Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children. Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phebe Edwards is currently playing Katherine Jackson in the original London cast of MJ. The show marks Phebe's West End debut and a new chapter of her career. Phebe has worked extensively in the music world as a backing singer. After touring with Shayne Ward, Phebe went on to perform with Rod Stewart, Will Young, Beverley Knight, Bryan Ferry, Kylie Minogue, James Brown, Basement Jaxx, Glitterbox and David Guetta. Phebe has recorded with Diana Ross (Troy Miller), Gregory Porter, Stormzy (Fraser T Smith), Olly Murs and Craig David. Her touring and concert work includes Years & Years, Jessie J, John Newman and Leona Lewis. Phebe recorded her own album Pandora's Box of Love whilst her film vocals include Candy Cane Lane (2023) and Rocket Man (Paramount Pictures, 2019).In this episode, Phebe discusses why she's proud to be making her West End debut aged 40, her previously touch points with theatre and why she's here to stay. She also discusses going from finance to music, how she put together her rendition of I'll Be There... and lots more along the way!Follow Phebe on Instagram: @phebeedwardsMJ runs at the Prince Edward Theatre. Visit www.london.mjthemusical.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

The Macarena, a mountain and the menopause.   What did I miss?   This week Kathy is joined by icon and Sex And The City actress Kim Cattrall!   Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children. Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.   Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A drug-selling ice cream van, tomato allergies, and old knickers.   It's behind the fridge!   This week Kathy is joined by comedian, novelist, and actress Jenny Eclair.   Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children. Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Endless Negroni's, The Tokyo Olympics, and a peado in a dressing gown.   Hello! I must be going...   This week Kathy is joined by the world-renowned actor and author, Stanley Tucci   Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children. Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A vape explosion, love making in a Vauxhall Corsa, and a Pizza Hut buffet.   You're all a bunch of c***ts.   This week Kathy is joined by actress and comdian, Daisy May Cooper!   Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy?  6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales.  Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe.  AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children.  Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall's nan's gammon, a bandana and a boat race.   Oh noooooo!  This week Kathy is joined by comedian and author, Bill Bailey!    Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children. Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some longboi's, a loaded laughter award, and the cousins flanking at the side...  GOODBYE FOREVER   This week Kathy is joined Radio 1 Breakfast DJ, Greg James!   Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy?  6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales.  Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe.  AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com.   Where There's A Will There's A Wake is (a)LIVE on Sunday 8th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London! Kathy is joined by a dead good guest to record a very special live episode - 50 % of the profits go to winstonswish.org a charity for bereaved children. Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/kathy-burke    A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special episode, host Nick Hutson revisits an exclusive interview from the archives with the late Gavin Creel, recorded during his time starring as Bert in the West End production of Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. With Gavin's recent and unexpected passing at the age of 48—an event that stunned the theatre industry—this interview offers a poignant look back at his incredible career. Gavin shares insights into playing Bert, his experiences in London, and his passion for musical theatre. Join Nick as we celebrate the life and legacy of this beloved Broadway and West End star.  

This week's guests are Take fave Joaquin Phoenix and writer-director Todd Phillips, who tell Simon all about ‘Joker: Folie à Deux', their musical thriller follow-up to the 2019 smash hit ‘Joker', which sees failed comedian Arthur Fleck meeting the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital. Mark also gives his take on the film, as well as offering his thoughts on various new releases, including ‘Harder Than the Rock', a documentary exploring the overlooked impact and influence of the UK's first reggae band, Cimarons, as they persevere against all odds and follow their dream of playing to live audiences one last time; and ‘A Different Man', a black comedy psychological thriller, which sees an aspiring actor undergo a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance, only for this new dream face to turn into a nightmare when he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost. An interesting companion piece with ‘The Substance', we reckon. Another brilliant session with the Good Doctors. Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!): Harder Than The Rock Review: 08:05 Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips Interview: 32:11 Joker: Folie À Deux Review: 48:13 A Different Man Review: 58:39 We're doing a LIVE show: Kermode and Mayo's Christmas Movie Spectacular - December 8th at 2.30pm at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. Tickets are selling fast at www.fane.co.uk/kermode-and-mayo You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com And to find out more about Sony's new show Origins with Cush Jumbo, click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guests are Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu, who are on the show to tell Simon all about their addiction recovery drama ‘The Outrun', which sees Ronan star as a young woman fresh out of rehab, as she returns home to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. The pair discuss everything from their characters' chemistry to Stephen Graham's influence on Ronan's performance – and there's even more in Take 2! Mark also weighs in on the film, as well as giving his take on various new releases, including ‘My Old Ass', which sees a girl's 18-birthday magic mushroom trip bring her face-to-face with her wise-cracking 39-year-old self. And brace yourself for one of Mark's finest hours of criticism with his take on Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited ‘Megalopolis'. You'll be replaying this one, that's for sure. Another great week at the Take! Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!): My Old Ass Review – 10:19 Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu Interview – 32:58 The Outrun Review – 46:47 Megalopolis Review – 56:52 We're doing a LIVE show: Kermode and Mayo's Christmas Movie Spectacular - December 8th at 2.30pm at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. Tickets are selling fast at www.fane.co.uk/kermode-and-mayo You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com And to find out more about Sony's new show Origins with Cush Jumbo, click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Oswald (Burlesque / Moulin Rouge) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Ian discuss The Baker's Wife (Menier Chocolate Factory), Six (Vaudeville Theatre) and Hadestown (Lyric Theatre) as well as the latest news about Here And Now, Becoming Nancy, Sunset Boulevard, House of Cleopatra, I Am Harvey Milk and lots more.Ian is currently in the original cast of Burlesque which recently premiered at the Manchester Opera House. The show is set to play further seasons in Manchester and Glasgow ahead of a planned West End run. Most recently Ian was the dance captain in the original West End cast of Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre). His other theatre credits include: Disney's Aladdin, (Prince Edward  Theatre), The Last Tango (Phoenix Theatre), Dance Till Dawn (Aldwych Theatre / UK Tour), understudy Tick in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Palace Theatre / UK Tour), Fred Casely and understudy Billy Flynn in Chicago (UK Tour), Purse and understudy Electra / Greaseball in Starlight Express (Bochum), Don and understudy Zach in A Chorus Line (Lowry), Micheal Flatleys Celtic Tiger (International Arena Tour), Simply Ballroom (UK Tour) and Boogie Nights (UK Tour).Ian's screen credits include body double for King Triton in The Little Mermaid (Disney), Captain Of The Spanish Guard in The Pirates Of The Caribbean (Disney), The Crown (Netflix), Too Much (Netflix ), How It Feels To Be A Girl (BBC), Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV), Night At The Musicals (Disney), Hollyoaks (Channel 4), The Voice (ITV), MTV Awards (MTV) and The Royal Variety Performance (ITV). Ian is set to appear as a dancer in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked (Universal). Follow Ian on Instagram: @ianoswald80 Burlesque runs at the Theatre Royal Glasgow 11th – 28th September and Manchester Opera House 3rd October – 2nd November.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.Ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally and winner of the 2022 Communicator Award...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Fresh from starring in Ain't Too Proud, Cameron Bernard Jones is soon to be playing Collins in the new UK revival of Rent for Landmark Theatres. Cameron is originally from New York and has performed internationally in Porgy & Bess, Hairspray and Showboat. In the West End, he has been in Motown The Musical and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical in which he covered Ike Turner. Cameron was in South Pacific at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Punchdrunk's acclaimed porudction of The Burnt City and received a Black British Theatre Award nomination for his performance as the title role in The Wiz at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. Cameron starred as Melvin Franklin in the original West End cast of Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations at the Prince Edward Theatre. Cameron is also a podcaster; he hosts and produces Lick The Plate, a podcast about people and food. In this episode, Cameron discusses his original journey into theatre, reestablishing himself in the UK and the highs and lows of his first contract as a West End leading man. He also reflects on navigating a career in theatre as a bass baritone and lots more. Follow Cameron on Instagram: @cbjartsFollow and subscribe to Lick The Plate wherever you get your podcasts. You can see Cameron in Rent at the Peterborough New Theatre and Queen's Theatre Barnstaple in June and July. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  46s Film Making 46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

MJ the Musical, which opened on Broadway in 2021, has recently opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End. The show, which follows the composition of Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' World tour stars Myles Frost, who reprises his Tony Award winning performance as the titular pop star. Check out today's new video review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this perhaps controversial musical... • 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

Last week, Mickey-Jo finally had the chance to see DEAR ENGLAND, the new play by James Graham which has just transferred to the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End after an acclaimed run at the National Theatre in London. The play depicts Gareth Southgate's management of the England football team and also features depictions of players, previous managers and the political leaders whose own appointments overlapped with his tenure. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this show and whether or not it has appeal to audiences beyond football fans... • 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

Angeline Bell (Matilda / Mary Poppins) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Angeline discuss Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (Gielgud Theatre) and Flowers For Mrs Harris (Riverside Studios) as well as the latest news about the Just Stop Oil protests, Mean Girls, the Tony Awards and lots more.Angeline's theatre credits include Disney's Aladdin and Mary Poppins (both at the Prince Edward Theatre). Most recently she was in Matilda (Cambridge Theatre), understudying Mrs Phelps and Mrs Wormwood. In addition to other performing work, Angeline is an award winning teacher, having picked up Best Teacher at the 2019 Black British Theatre Awards. She is a permanent faculty member at Urdang.Additionally, Angeline's son, Maddison Tyson, is currently making his West End debut in Hamilton, making them a mother and son West End powerhouse duo! In this episode Angeline talks about putting her theatre career on hold to raise her son and what it was like to reenter the industry later in life. She also discusses balancing performing with teaching, being the first black Mrs Wormwood and lots more.Follow Angeline on Instagram: @thtgirlangelineHosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   

Now for the next in our regular slots here on RNIB Connect Radio highlighting what is on offer at the National Theatre in London for blind and partially sighted people with audio description Our Toby Davey was joined again by David Bellwood, Head of Access at the National Theatre to chat about a few up-coming audio described shows at the National Theatre and a couple of gems from the archives that are available online with audio description too via ntathome.com Audio described performances included: The final chapter of The Death of England Series with Death of England: Closing Time which explores family dynamics, race, and cancel culture. Audio described on Saturday 14 October 3pm, touch tour 1.30pm and on Thursday 2 November 8pm, touch tour 6.30pm, NT Dorfman Theatre An intimate portrait of a life from Australia in 1943 to London 2021 with everything in between in The Confessions. Audio described on Saturday 4 November at 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm NT Lyttelton Theatre David also mentioned the transfer to The Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End of Dear England which will be audio described on Saturday 18 November at 2pm. There was also news about free access to NT Collections from your public library with a number of the productions also available with audio description. Finally from ntathome.com with audio description David recommended the three other Death of England productions - Death of England, Death of England Delroy and Death of England Face to Face To find out more about the National Theatre's audio description offer and services for blind and partially sighted people do either call the NT on 020 7452 3961 or visit the NT website - https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk And for more about ntathome.com and to view many theatre productions online with audio description do visit - https://www.ntathome.com Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

Sifiso Mazibuko and Kyle Cox are currently playing Otis Williams and Paul Williams in the original West End cast of Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations. Having opened on Broadway in 2019, Ain't Too Proud  opened in London to huge acclaim earlier this year. The show follows the remarkable journey of The Temptations from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Some of Sifiso's theatre credits include: Malindadzimu (Hampstead Theatre) and Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre). He was a standby in the original West End cast of Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre) and went on to takeover as Aaron Burr in the musical's second year. A recent graduate from ArtsEd, Kyle played Wyatt in Crazy For You (Chichester Festival Theatre) before making his West End debut in the ensemble of Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre).Ain't Too Proud recently extended its run at the Prince Edward Theatre until 7th January 2024.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

Downstairs at the Kit Kat Club we meet the cast of Cabaret. Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood takes on the iconic role of Sally Bowles, and John McCrea, plays the Emcee. John previously had a hugely successful run as Jamie New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie.Recorded at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, currently home to A Little Life, we review Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations, which is now on at the Prince Edward Theatre.We discuss the new revival of Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre, directed by Josie Rourke. The play stars Justine Mitchell, Derry Girls' Siobhán McSweeney and Alison Oliver.Plus, what's been happening in the West End this week? We discuss Jodie Comer on Broadway in Prima Facie and A Streetcar Named Desire releasing cheaper tickets - for a selected number of seats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick is joined by Robert as they talk about  STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE and SYLVIA plus tributes to Barry Humphries and Paul O'Grady.  Nick and Harrison share live thoughts on AIN'T TOO PROUD - now playing at The Prince Edward Theatre. 

Last weekend Mickey-Jo was invited to see AIN'T TOO PROUD: the life and times of The Temptations which has recently opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End, London. The show follows the rise of the popular Motown group and is scored by their impressive back catalogue. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts about the show - is it the best jukebox musical in town, and which other show does it remind him of? • 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

He can sing, he can dance, he can act….and he's a dab hand with yer dahlias - it's West End leading man Charlie Stemp.Seb and Verity caught up with Charlie in his (very lovely) dressing room at the Prince Edward Theatre in December, towards the end of his run playing chimney sweep Bert in Mary Poppins.Charlie chats about Crazy For You where he soon to be reprising his critically acclaimed role as Bobby Child when the production to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in June.They discuss how he plans to keep fit and healthy for eight shows a week in this hugely demanding role, the art of comedy on stage and what he likes to do in his downtime.Charlie talks about his time on Broadway, a recent musical journey under the tutelage of fellow CFY cast mate TomEdden and some influential encounters - we're talking Bette Midler, Hilary Clinton, members of the Royal family and……Alan Titchmarsh.You can book tickets for Crazy For You which opens on 24 June at the Gillian Lynne Theatre hereWatch Charlie and the cast of Mary Poppins at the 2019 Royal Variety performance hereYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor Cameron Bernard Jones (Ain't Too Proud / The Wiz) joins West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, to round up his Top 5 Performances of 2022!Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2022 and for sharing your top performances of the year - we included as many as possible in this episode. We're back tomorrow to round up our top shows of the year.Cameron is a West End performer, voice actor, bass baritone, accent coach, podcast host and poet. He is originally from New York and has performed internationally in Porgy & Bess and Showboat. In the West End, he has been in Motown The Musical and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.Last year Cameron appeared in South Pacific at the Chichester Festival Theatre before taking on the title role in The Wiz at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.He has hosted two podcasts, Two Scoops and Cancelled.Cameron is currently appearing in Punchdruk's production of The Burnt City. Next year he is set to become a West End leading man and star as Melvin Franklin in the West End premiere of Aint Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations at the Prince Edward Theatre.Follow Cameron in Instagram: @cbjartsHosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

My guest today is actress Ruthie Henshall. Ruthie's multi-award winning career has seen her star in the most popular musicals of the past thirty years including Cats, Miss Saigon, Crazy For You, She Loves Me, Oliver!, A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, Billy Elliot and Chicago. She has also enjoyed tremendous success in plays, in concert and on television. Ruthie recently returned to Chicago play Mama Morton in the West End, making her the only British actress to have played all three leading female roles in the show.  Ruthie's appearance in Crazy For You at the Prince Edward Theatre established her as one of the most popular stars in the West End. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance and took the show to Canada where she played opposite Mickey Rooney. In 1994, Ruthie starred in She Loves Me at the Savoy Theatre, winning her first Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.I had the privilege of working alongside Ruthie this year in Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's Passion which ran for a limited season at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. Coaltown Coffee A multi award winning small batch specialty coffee roastery from Ammanford South Wales.Support the show

Performer Ceili O'Connor (Mary Poppins / Prep Your Rep) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Ceili discuss Hairspray (London Coliseum), the lifting of COVID restrictions and the devastating cancelation of My Best Friend's Wedding as well as the latest news about the Wicked movie, Athena Collins' West End debut and Natalie Pilkington's engagement. Ceili's credits include: understudy Luisa in The Fantastics (Duchess), understudy Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz (Palladium), Polly in Crazy For You (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), understudy Jovie in Elf The Musical (Dominion), understudy Eva Peron in Evita (UK Tour), Trude in Grand Hotel (Southwark Playhouse), Nicki in Bad Girls The Musical (Union) and understudy Grizabella in Cats (International Tour). Prior to the pandemic, Ceili was playing Miss Lark and understudying Miss Andrews in the West End revival of Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. Ceili is also the director of Prep Your Rep, a 360 nourishment program for creatives to focus on your craft, well being & life with top Industry professionals, working from the inside out. Follow Ceili on Instagram @Ceili_OConnor and Twitter @CeiliOConnor. For more info about Prep Your Rep, visit www.prepyourrepldn.com. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @Andrew_Tomlins Thanks for listening! Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures. 

Sally Ann Triplett is a British singer and actress and is one of only four singers to have sung for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, first in 1980 as the lead female vocals of the six-piece band Prima Donna and then two years later as part of a double act Bardo.Her first West End appearance was in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Subsequent West End productions include Margie and Young Phylis in Follies at the Shaftesbury, Chess at the Prince Edward Theatre, Rizzo in Grease at the Dominion Theatre and Ruby Keeler opposite Brian Conley in Jolson at the Victoria Palace Theatre and then Toronto, as Grizabella in Cats at the New London Theatre, Mrs Big in The Villain's Opera at the Royal National Theatre and, more recently, as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes at the Royal National Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, directed by Trevor Nunn, as Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre, as Miss Berta in Acorn Antiques - The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket and as Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls at the Picadilly Theatre. Sally Ann also appeared in the world premiere of Take Flight at The Menier Chocolate Factory, playing Amelia Earhart. Other stage appearances include Jubilee at Her Majesty's, a Judy Garland tribute concert at the London Palladium, Jill Kemp in Mister Cinders at the King's Head, Lady Evelyn in the workshop premiere of a new Stiles and Drewe musical Tutankhamun at Imagination, Lucy in Snoopy at the Watermill Newbury, Nancy in Oliver! at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester and Rebecca Hershkowitz in Rags at the Bridewell Theatre. Sally Ann starred in Phil Wilmott's production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Liverpool Empire. Shakespeare's classic battle of the sexes had been transported to wartime London, where Sal played the feisty Beatrice (played by Emma Thompson in Kenneth Branagh's movie adaptation), she also appeared in the review Make Me A Song, based on the works of William Finn and as Marge in Absent Friends at the Watford Theatre. More recently Sal has appeared as Donna in Mamma Mia! at the Prince Edward Theatre, as Maria Merelli in Lend Me A Tenor at The Theatre Royal, Plymouth and Mistress Page in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor at Stafford Castle. Sal has played Diana in the Drama Centre Theatre's production of Next To Normal in Singapore and, between 2012 and 2015, Sal has created the roles of Lauren in Viva Forever at the Picadilly Theatre, Judy/Liza in My Judy Garland Life at the Nottingham Playhouse, Peggy White in The Last Ship at The Bank of America Theatre, Chicago (later transferring to The Neil Simon Theatre, New York) and Billie Dore in the 2015 Chichester Festival Theatre production of A Damsel In Distress.On television Sally Ann appeared in the award-winning short film The Fishing Trip and played one of the leading roles in Magic, a six-part drama series set in Hamburg. Her recent TV appearances include Doctors, Down to Earth and EastEnders, all for the BBC. For more information see www.sallyanntriplett-official.com

Soprano, Actress & Singing Teacher Charlie-Jade Jones graduated with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music and has since been awarded the title Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music in Singing Teaching for Musical Theatre, also with Distinction. Charlie-Jade made her professional stage debut as a Soprano & Soloist in the Thursford Christmas Spectacular and has since worked as a crossover artist on stage and in the recording studio. Her performance work has encompassed Musical Theatre, Concert, Opera & Recording.   Charlie-Jade holds singing teaching positions at Italia Conti Academy and Emil Dale Academy where she teaches students on the BA Hons Degree and Diploma in Musical Theatre courses and is also the Founder of Scenaria Studios.   She is a Vocal Health First Aider and as well as specific voice related CPD she has also trained in Mindfulness which she fuses in her work as a singing teacher.    As an artist, she has performed at venues including Cadogan Hall, Prince Edward Theatre and The Other Palace as well as recording for the BBC, Wembley Arena & for albums at Angel Studios. Her theatrical performances have included; Jason Robert Brown's Parade, Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair and her one-woman show The Soprano Behind The Screen which she co-devised with musical director Connor Fogel. This opened in 2020 and will be returning to London Fringe Theatre later this year.    Connect with Charlie on Instagram @charliejadejones + @scenaria.studios Web: www.charlie-jadejones.com    

Zizi Strallen and Charlie Stemp go up against Jon Robyns and Shan Ako!The Musicals Quiz for West End & Broadway Fans Everywhere. In each episode, two teams from hit West End musicals will go head to head to see just how much they really know about the world in which they excel.     The first episode - Les Mis v Poppins - features a sensational line up from two of the world's most popular productions. From Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre, we welcome Jon Robyns (Jean Valjean) and Shan Ako (Eponine) and from Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre we welcome Zizi Strallen (Mary) and Charlie Stemp (Bert).Zizi's credits include Strictly Ballroom, Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, Cats and Merrily We Roll Along. Charlie recently appeared on Broadway in Hello Dolly! and is well known for his role in Half a Sixpence. Shan was a hugely popular X-Factor finalist in 2018 and in the subsequent arena tour. Jon's credits include Hamilton, Memphis, Avenue Q, The Wedding Singer and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The show is hosted by the internationally acclaimed composer and lyricist of musicals, Laurence Mark Wythe. Laurence is the creator of the award-winning off-Broadway musical Tomorrow Morning; he composed Midnight which recently played at the Union Theatre in London and GROWL! which toured with the NYMT in 2019 and other shows that have played around the world. He is joined by co-host Chris Stoddart whose professional credits include Jersey Boys and Evita in the West End.  Follow the show @gameofshowsquizAll Rights Reserved (c) 2020 Charsola Ltd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laurence and Chris talk to the stars of the first episode, Zizi Strallen & Charlie Stemp and Jon Robyns & Shan Ako!      It's the Musicals Quiz for West End & Broadway Fans Everywhere. In each episode, two teams from hit West End musicals will go head to head to see just how much they really know about the world in which they excel. The first episode - Les Mis v Poppins - featured a sensational line up from two of the world's most popular productions. From Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre, we welcomed Jon Robyns (Jean Valjean) and Shan Ako (Eponine) and from Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre we welcomed Zizi Strallen (Mary) and Charlie Stemp (Bert).  In this special BONUS EPISODE Chris and Laurence discuss the recording of the first ever episode of the quiz, and play the extended version of their interviews with Zizi, Shan, Charlie and Jon that there wasn't time for in the actual quiz episode. The performers talk about their careers, their time in lockdown, what it's like being in some of the biggest shows in the world and how they found themselves in that position! Chris and Laurence also chat a little about which West End stars will be coming up in future editions of the quiz. We hope you enjoy it. ***The show is hosted by the internationally acclaimed composer and lyricist of musicals, Laurence Mark Wythe. Laurence is the creator of the award-winning off-Broadway musical Tomorrow Morning; he composed Midnight which recently played at the Union Theatre in London and GROWL! which toured with the NYMT in 2019 and other shows that have played around the world. He is joined by co-host Chris Stoddart whose professional credits include Jersey Boys and Evita in the West End. Follow the show @gameofshowsquizAll Rights Reserved (c) 2020 Charsola Ltd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia Day Start Name Artist Album Year Comments Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) Tony Fenelon I'm On My Way [Festival L 26062] 1973 3-15 Wurlitzer, Dendy Theatre, New Brighton, Victoria, Australia. Formerly Capitol Theatre, Melbourne 5:02 In The Still Of The Night John Atwell Here's Malvern! 2000 3-17 Compton Hybrid, Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne 9:45 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane Stanfield Holliday Interval Time [Planet PZ003 45EP] 1955 4-19 Wurlitzer Hybrid, Hoyt's Regent, Melbourne, Australia 14:03 Alice Blue Gown Aubrey Whelan, Laurie Wilson Waltzing With The Wurlitzer [Point P-238] 1954 4-21 Wurlitzer, dual console, grand piano, State Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 17:47 Eye Level (Theme from TV series Van Der Valk) Gordon Hamilton Mighty Sounds Fine [Fidelis LP] 4-21 Wurlitzer, Moorabbin Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia; ex-State Theatre, Melbourne 22:01 Along The Road To Gundagai Horace Weber Au Revoir To The Capitol Wurlitzer [Crest CRE-12-LP-008] 1963 3-15 Wurlitzer, Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, Australia; Last performance on November 17, 1963. 24:43 I'll Catch The Sun Scott Harrison Distinctly Dendy 2003 3-15 Wurlitzer, Dendy Theatre, New Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 28:35 Out Of Africa Gordon McKenzie, David Johnston Fire Those Pipes [CD] 1989 4-21 Wurlitzer, Town Hall, Moorabbin, Australia (David); and Piano (Gordon) 32:16 Taming the Tenor Ray Thornley Five Alive [Digipipe WB 101] 1985 4-15 Wurlitzer, Capri Theatre, Adelaide, Australia 36:20 Thank You Very Much Barry Hall At The Wurlitzer [RCA CAMS 198] 1973 2-12 Wurlitzer, Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide; ex-Regent Theatre, Sydney, then Plaza Theatre, Melbourne 39:38 Old Cape Cod Neil Jensen Australia Wide [Keymedia LP] 3-15 Wurlitzer, St. Peter s College Memorial Hall, Adelaide, originally Regent Theatre, Adelaide in 1928 and installed in Memorial Hall in 1968. 42:14 Java Knight Barnett Australia In Music [Moonlight MR-001] Ozone 30-15 3-15 Wurlitzer, Regent Theatre, Adelaide, Australia 44:31 It Had To Be You Don Thompson Hands Across The Sea [Pipe Organ Presentations POP110] 2003 3-12 Compton, John Leckie Music Centre, Perth, Australia; ex-Plaza, Worthing 48:45 I'll See You In My Dreams Chris McPhee Strawberry Wine & Citron Tarts 2004 3-21 Wurlitzer, Karrinyup Community Centre, Perth, Western Australia; ex Perth Metro Theatre; 3-10-2004 52:40 John Dunbar Theme Cliff Bingham The Cliff Bingham Concert Collection 2018 3-9 Compton, Albert Hall, Canberra, ACT, Australia 57:02 C'est Magnifique Dennis Palmistra Especially For You [Concert Recording CR-0032] 2-14 Wurlitzer, John Clancy Residence, Wentworthville, NSW, Australia; ex-Civic Theatre, Auburn 59:54 William Tell Overture Part 2 Noreen Hennessy Plays The Prince Edward Theatre Wurlitzer [EMI Custom DRX 5553] 1966 2-10 Wurlitzer, Prince Edward Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia. This was the final performance of the organ in the theatre. It is currently in the Marrickville Town Hall in a suburb of Sydney. The 1965 recording was a fund raiser for the organ fund. 64:29 Buffoon John Atwell Australia's Mighty Little Wurlitzer 2010 2-11 Wurlitzer, Town Hall, Marrickville, Sydney 67:58 Let 'er Go March Cliff Bingham The Cliff Bingham Concert Collection 2018 2-10 Christie, Baptist Church, Epping, NSW, Australia 71:54 And This Is My Beloved John Giacchi Beyond The Blue Horizon [Modern Mood Music CD] 1996 3-17 Wurlitzer, Orion Centre, Canterbury, NSW; ex 1928 Sydney Capitol Theatre 3-15 77:44 Gotta Travel On Ian Davies Australian Style [Concert Recording CR-0015] 3-15 Wurlitzer, Capitol Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia 81:23 Waltzing Matilda Chris McPhee Polished Pipes 1994 4-24 Wurlitzer Hybrid, Capri Theatre, Adelaide

We're kicking off Series 4 with Matt Croke, fresh from his blind audition on The Voice UK! Matt famously played the title role in the West End production of Disney’s Aladdin for over two years at the Prince Edward Theatre and has since headlined concerts all over the world. His other West End credits include understudy Eugene in Grease, understudy Amos Hart & Mary Sunshine in Chicago, understudy Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain and understudy Fiyero in Wicked. He also covered Tony in the UK tour of West Side Story and understudied Eddie in Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory alongside Sheridan Smith. He made his leading man debut as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain at the Salisbury Playhouse. In this episode, Matt discusses competing on The Voice UK as part of Team Olly Murs and his incredible journey from young ensemble member to West End leading man. Matt's album Only Dreaming is available now. For more information about his theatre academy visit www.RMCacademy.co.uk. Follow Matt on social media: @mattcroke Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @Andrew_Tomlins Thanks for listening! Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.

Nigel joined the Bristol Old Vic company at the Theatre Royal in 1983 where he stayed for three years working on 29 productions ranging from ‘RICHARD II' to the musical ‘JUDY' which he also worked on when it transferred to London's Strand Theatre in 1986.  After a season on the Theatre Of Comedy production of ‘ROOKERY NOOK' at London's Shaftesbury Theatre he joined the Olivier award winning musical ‘ME AND MY GIRL' at the Adelphi Theatre and became Associate Director in March 1988 establishing a 10 year association with director Mike Ockrent, going on to direct the first sell out British national tour. He has also acted as Artistic Consultant on several foreign productions, and has directed the show in Stockholm, (in Swedish) Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Receiving best director nominations for the Canadian and Australian productions. Nigel then became Associate director of the Tony and Olivier award winning 'CRAZY FOR YOU' at the Prince Edward Theatre, London and directed the UK tour and Australian Production of the show. He also acted as artistic supervisor for the South African production. He then directed 'CLOSER THAN EVER' for Bergen Film, Stage and Television, Holland and a sell out season of  'SHE LOVES ME' for the Drayton Festival Theatre in Canada, choreographed by Stephen Mear.He was UK Associate Director of the Olivier award winning Disney's 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' at London's' Dominion Theatre and resident Director of the Tony and Olivier Award winning musical revival of Kander and Ebb's 'CHICAGO' at the Adelphi Theatre, which he also directed in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Dusseldorf. His own productions include a national tour of Stephen King's 'MISERY', 'JUST FOR JOE' a one woman show starring Brenda Cochrane at the Edinburgh festival and subsequent Scottish Tour and  Dennis Potters 'BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS' for the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. He has also directed various pantomimes at Glasgow Kings Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome and Coventry.‘THE PRODUCERS' for Susan Stroman – A US tour (3 years) including a season at Harrah's Casino, Atlantic City, ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ' for the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton which subsequently toured the United States (four years) including a season at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York City, the first German speaking production of ‘THE PRODUCERS' re opening the newly renovated Ronacher Theatre in Vienna Austria which subsequently played Berlin!! Revisiting ‘CHICAGO‘ over recent years directing productions in Australia, Singapore, Korea, Madrid, Barcelona, Spanish tour and Cambridge and Garrick Theatre, London. He directed a new production of Disney's and Cameron Mackintosh's ‘MARY POPPINS' in Ontario, Canada which  received a 'best production' nomination, the highly acclaimed production of Susan Stoman's ‘SCOTTSBORO BOYS' Young Vic Theatre and Garrick Theatre, London and most recently, ‘THE PRODUCERS' US Tour, associate director to Susan Stroman / Mel Brooks “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” Garrick Theatre London,  “ALADDIN” Starring Elaine C Smith. Kings Theatre, Glasgow and he produced, wrote and hosted ‘A Wee Blether' with Gregor Fisher which was a two hour chat show.

Trevor Dion Nicholas made his West End debut back in 2016, joining the West End production of Disney's Aladdin. Trevor has played the role of Genie since its first show at the Prince Edward Theatre. For his outstanding performance he won the What's On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He also voices the announcer in Dreamgirls, currently running at the West End's Savoy Theatre. He's also the singer and songwriter for alternative indie soul band Neighbourhood Goliath, who independently released their debut EP Between Satellites & Settling in 2015 and their first full length album, Monster Victim Witness, in 2017. As Christmas approaches Aladdin is the perfect feel good family event.  Find out more and book your tickets here: https://aladdinthemusical.co.uk/ticket-information.php/

Saranno con noi Enzo Pennetta per parlare di evoluzione, contemporaneità e Ufo e Marco Travaglini, dell'Atelier Spadolini di Riccione: chi era davvero Alberto Spadolini, allievo di Gabriele D'Annunzio?Apertura con la notizia della settimana in compagnia di Federica Francesconi e Paolo Franceschetti.EVOLUZIONE, DARWIN E INFORMAZIONE: ENZO PENNETTAPrimo ospite sarà Enzo Pennetta. biologo, insegnante di scienze naturali, si occupa di iniziative legate alla didattica delle scienze e di attività di formazione culturale. "Sono nato a Roma nel 1960 e ho conseguito nel 1984 la laurea in Scienze biologiche presso l’Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, nello stesso anno ho iniziato a lavorare come insegnante. Nel 1989 ho conseguito una laurea in Farmacia, presso la stessa università “La Sapienza”. Spinto dall’interesse per la cultura umanistica oltre che scientifica, nel 1986 ho incontrato lo scrittore Stanislao Nievo (già vincitore del premio Campiello nel 1975 e del premio Strega nel 1989) col quale è nato un rapporto di stima e amicizia che ha poi portato alla collaborazione all’iniziativa dei “Parchi Letterari” e alla redazione del libro “I Parchi Letterari del ‘900” edito da Ricciardi e Associati. Con lo stesso Stanislao Nievo ho poi scritto a quattro mani il romanzo “Gli ultimi cavalieri dell’Apocalisse” edito da Marsilio nel 2004, un romanzo i cui protagonisti, un professore e un giornalista definiti “Due ricercatori d’oggi”, sono gli alter ego degli autori. Un incontro importante quello con Nievo, con un uomo che poteva considerarsi l’ultimo rappresentante di un’epoca passata, l’ultimo grande esploratore, un uomo di rara intelligenza spinto da un desiderio di conoscere che l’aveva portato a viaggiare come fotografo e giornalista per oltre 90 paesi del mondo, un ricercatore nel senso più ampio del termine. Come molti grandi naturalisti ed esploratori dell’800 e del ‘900, Nievo aveva cominciato a sognare l’Africa guardando gli animali dello Zoo e a pensare all’evoluzione osservando gli scheletri e le collezioni del Museo Civico di Zoologia. Ma era anche affascinato dall’antropologia e di questo ne sono testimoni gli oggetti da lui portati di ritorno dai numerosi viaggi, alcuni dei quali donati al Museo Etnografico Pigorini di Roma. Negli anni di questa decennale amicizia (Stanisalo Nievo è scomparso nel 2006), è cresciuto l’interesse per la ricerca e lo studio di argomenti che usualmente sono distanti, un interesse che mi ha portato a guardare in un modo “sintetico” realtà apparentemente estranee. Questo approccio ha comportato un “cambiamento di scala” nell’osservazione della realtà, un cambiamento di prospettiva che ha consentito di scorgere le fenomenologie studiate nel loro insieme permettendo di accostare ad esempio la teoria dell’evoluzione darwiniana alle politiche coloniali britanniche prima e successivamente alle politiche attuali verso il terzo mondo. Lo studio con una scala appropriata ha permesso inoltre di vedere una strana associazione di teorie scientifiche sulla vita extraterrestre, teorie di cui parlano qualificati esponenti della scienza quali Carlo Rubbia e Stephen Hawking, alle pratiche totalmente antiscientifiche del sottobosco dell’esoterismo ottocentesco fino alle sue propaggini settarie nel ’900. Da quest’ultimo studio è scaturito un saggio la cui finalità è quella di mostrare come possa insinuarsi nel pensiero comune una falsa scienza, e confondersi con quella vera, senza che spesso neanche gli addetti ai lavori si rendano conto del fenomeno. È nato così “Extraterrestri: le radici occulte di un mito moderno” (Rubbettino, 2011), scritto con Gianluca Marletta esperto di storia delle religioni e di esoterismo, che vuole essere un contributo per tutti coloro che rischiano di dare credito alla maschera pseudoscientifica indossata da antiche credenze esoteriche che hanno cercato di riciclarsi dietro il fenomeno UFO, un libro che intende mostrare l’operazione di “chirurgia plastica” che vuole spacciare l’anacronistico occultismo ottocentesco per misteriose e futuristiche tecnologie aliene. Extraterrestri vuole, in ultima analisi, essere un libro che aiuta a distinguere la vera e genuina ricerca scientifica di una eventuale forma di vita extraterrestre dalle fantasie pseudoscientifiche. Ad “Extraterrestri” è seguito: “Inchiesta sul darwinismo: come si costruisce una teoria. Scienza e potere dall’imperialismo britannico alle politiche ONU” (Cantagalli, 2011). “Inchiesta sul darwinismo” è una ricostruzione storica di come la teoria darwiniana si sia inserita non solo nel dibattito scientifico ma anche nella realtà sociale, antropologica e politica dall’ottocento giungendo ai giorni nostri, dando origine a quel complesso fenomeno che va sotto il nome generico di “darwinismo”. Si tratta di un lavoro che, come affermato prima, è stato possibile realizzare solamente effettuando un “cambiamento di scala”, analizzando cioè le componenti scientifica, antropologica e politica nella loro interazione. Questo sito vuole essere il luogo dove questo lavoro di studio “sintetico” viene ulteriormente esplicitato ed eventualmente completato, con la speranza che esso non generi contrapposizioni emotive o, peggio ancora, faziosità che nulla hanno a che vedere con un corretto confronto di idee. "E' autore anche di "Infamia. L'informazione tra manipolazione e repressione".CHI ERA DAVVERO ALBERTO SPADOLINI?Secondo ospite sarà Marco Travaglini dell'Atelier Spadolini. Chi era davvero Alberto Spadolini? "Alla morte di Alberto Spadolini, avvenuta a Parigi nel dicembre 1972, il suo appartamento sugli Champs-Elysées viene svaligiato. Di lui si perde ogni traccia finché nel 1978, nel corso di un trasloco, viene ritrovato uno scatolone contenente il suo Archivio: fotografie artistiche, disegni, documenti, articoli di giornali provenienti da tutto il mondo. Ci sono voluti parecchi anni di studi e ricerche per ricostruire la storia di Alberto Spadolini, dagli amici soprannominato Spadò. Alla metà degli anni ’20 è scenografo al Teatro degli Indipendenti di Anton Giulio Bragaglia luogo di riferimento della avanguardie artistiche italiane, a contatto con Giorgio De Chirico, Alberto Moravia e Ivo Pannaggi . In qualità di attore debutta nella commedia “Scalari e Vettori” di Umberto Barbaro (1928). Lo ritroviamo decoratore al Vittoriale di Gabriele D’Annunzio ; danzatore con Joséphine Baker e Serge Lifar; coreografo ammirato da Paul Valéry e Maurice Ravel; attore con Jean Marais e Jean Gabin ; cantante con Mistinguett e Tino Rossi; regista di documentari con Django Reinhardt e Suzy Solidor; pittore apprezzato da Jean Cocteau e Max Jacob ; scultore dallo stile michelangiolesco; restauratore nello studio esoterico di Jules Boucher; giornalista per la rivista parigina Le Sourire …. agente della Resistenza antinazista. Fra gli amici di Spadolini i registi Roberto Rossellini , Marc Allégret, Jean Renoir, il pittore Francis Picabia, il principe Felix Yussupov, l’uomo che osò assassinare il monaco Rasputin. Frequenta le più belle donne dell’epoca: l’attrice tedesca Marlene Dietrich , l’attrice francese Catherine Hessling moglie di Jean Renoir, la fotografa Dora Maar compagna di Pablo Picasso , la ballerina svedese Betty Bjurstrom che nel 1948 conquista il primo titolo di Miss Europa. Ha una tempestosa relazione sentimentale con Joséphine Baker con cui si esibisce al Casinò de Paris e al Prince Edward Theatre di Londra. Secondo alcune testimonianze Spadolini avrebbe continuato nel dopoguerra la sua attività di spionaggio a favore dei servizi segreti occidentali. La sua figura è rimasta semi-sconosciuta fino al 2005, quando il suo Archivio è stato presentato nel corso di numerose rassegne e festival. Nei suoi dipinti sono visibili riferimenti alla danza, all’esoterismo e alla sua terra natale. Negli anni ’60 Alberto Spadolini restaura la discoteca del Grand-Hotel di Rimini ed inaugura un Atelier a Riccione, recentemente riaperto al pubblico in occasione del 40º anniversario della scomparsa. Fra gli ammiratori di Spadò lo storico dell’arte Philippe Daverio che nel 2012 ha presentato la Rassegna alla Mole Vanvitelliana di Ancona e sir Elton John che nel 2017 ha esposto l’immagine di “Spadolini, danzatore con sfera in mano”, opera di Dora Maar, alla Tate Modern di Londra. Di prossima pubblicazione il romanzo ambientato fra New York – Parigi – Stoccolma dal titolo “La riscoperta di Alberto Spadolini” ed il documentario “Spadò il poeta della danza” dei registi Riccardo De Angelis e Romeo Marconi".IL CUORE OCCULTO DEL POTEREStefania intervista Giacomo Pacini, ricercatore di storia contemporanea, autore del libro "Il cuore occulto del potere. Storia dell'Ufficio Affari Riservati del Viminale". L'Ufficio Affari Riservati è stato per decenni il servizio segreto del Ministero dell'Interno: parliamo della sua attività di intelligence e polizia politica, del suo ruolo nel periodo della Strategia della tensione, e della sua figura chiave, il direttore Federico Umberto D'Amato.Completeranno la puntata la ruota libera con Paolo Franceschetti, l'angolo di Barbara Marchand e la scheda del Maestro di Dietrologia.per intervenire: redazione@bordernights.it

Saranno con noi Enzo Pennetta per parlare di evoluzione, contemporaneità e Ufo e Marco Travaglini, dell'Atelier Spadolini di Riccione: chi era davvero Alberto Spadolini, allievo di Gabriele D'Annunzio?Apertura con la notizia della settimana in compagnia di Federica Francesconi e Paolo Franceschetti.EVOLUZIONE, DARWIN E INFORMAZIONE: ENZO PENNETTAPrimo ospite sarà Enzo Pennetta. biologo, insegnante di scienze naturali, si occupa di iniziative legate alla didattica delle scienze e di attività di formazione culturale. "Sono nato a Roma nel 1960 e ho conseguito nel 1984 la laurea in Scienze biologiche presso l’Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, nello stesso anno ho iniziato a lavorare come insegnante. Nel 1989 ho conseguito una laurea in Farmacia, presso la stessa università “La Sapienza”. Spinto dall’interesse per la cultura umanistica oltre che scientifica, nel 1986 ho incontrato lo scrittore Stanislao Nievo (già vincitore del premio Campiello nel 1975 e del premio Strega nel 1989) col quale è nato un rapporto di stima e amicizia che ha poi portato alla collaborazione all’iniziativa dei “Parchi Letterari” e alla redazione del libro “I Parchi Letterari del ‘900” edito da Ricciardi e Associati. Con lo stesso Stanislao Nievo ho poi scritto a quattro mani il romanzo “Gli ultimi cavalieri dell’Apocalisse” edito da Marsilio nel 2004, un romanzo i cui protagonisti, un professore e un giornalista definiti “Due ricercatori d’oggi”, sono gli alter ego degli autori. Un incontro importante quello con Nievo, con un uomo che poteva considerarsi l’ultimo rappresentante di un’epoca passata, l’ultimo grande esploratore, un uomo di rara intelligenza spinto da un desiderio di conoscere che l’aveva portato a viaggiare come fotografo e giornalista per oltre 90 paesi del mondo, un ricercatore nel senso più ampio del termine. Come molti grandi naturalisti ed esploratori dell’800 e del ‘900, Nievo aveva cominciato a sognare l’Africa guardando gli animali dello Zoo e a pensare all’evoluzione osservando gli scheletri e le collezioni del Museo Civico di Zoologia. Ma era anche affascinato dall’antropologia e di questo ne sono testimoni gli oggetti da lui portati di ritorno dai numerosi viaggi, alcuni dei quali donati al Museo Etnografico Pigorini di Roma. Negli anni di questa decennale amicizia (Stanisalo Nievo è scomparso nel 2006), è cresciuto l’interesse per la ricerca e lo studio di argomenti che usualmente sono distanti, un interesse che mi ha portato a guardare in un modo “sintetico” realtà apparentemente estranee. Questo approccio ha comportato un “cambiamento di scala” nell’osservazione della realtà, un cambiamento di prospettiva che ha consentito di scorgere le fenomenologie studiate nel loro insieme permettendo di accostare ad esempio la teoria dell’evoluzione darwiniana alle politiche coloniali britanniche prima e successivamente alle politiche attuali verso il terzo mondo. Lo studio con una scala appropriata ha permesso inoltre di vedere una strana associazione di teorie scientifiche sulla vita extraterrestre, teorie di cui parlano qualificati esponenti della scienza quali Carlo Rubbia e Stephen Hawking, alle pratiche totalmente antiscientifiche del sottobosco dell’esoterismo ottocentesco fino alle sue propaggini settarie nel ’900. Da quest’ultimo studio è scaturito un saggio la cui finalità è quella di mostrare come possa insinuarsi nel pensiero comune una falsa scienza, e confondersi con quella vera, senza che spesso neanche gli addetti ai lavori si rendano conto del fenomeno. È nato così “Extraterrestri: le radici occulte di un mito moderno” (Rubbettino, 2011), scritto con Gianluca Marletta esperto di storia delle religioni e di esoterismo, che vuole essere un contributo per tutti coloro che rischiano di dare credito alla maschera pseudoscientifica indossata da antiche credenze esoteriche che hanno cercato di riciclarsi dietro il fenomeno UFO, un libro che intende mostrare l’operazione di “chirurgia plastica” che vuole spacciare l’anacronistico occultismo ottocentesco per misteriose e futuristiche tecnologie aliene. Extraterrestri vuole, in ultima analisi, essere un libro che aiuta a distinguere la vera e genuina ricerca scientifica di una eventuale forma di vita extraterrestre dalle fantasie pseudoscientifiche. Ad “Extraterrestri” è seguito: “Inchiesta sul darwinismo: come si costruisce una teoria. Scienza e potere dall’imperialismo britannico alle politiche ONU” (Cantagalli, 2011). “Inchiesta sul darwinismo” è una ricostruzione storica di come la teoria darwiniana si sia inserita non solo nel dibattito scientifico ma anche nella realtà sociale, antropologica e politica dall’ottocento giungendo ai giorni nostri, dando origine a quel complesso fenomeno che va sotto il nome generico di “darwinismo”. Si tratta di un lavoro che, come affermato prima, è stato possibile realizzare solamente effettuando un “cambiamento di scala”, analizzando cioè le componenti scientifica, antropologica e politica nella loro interazione. Questo sito vuole essere il luogo dove questo lavoro di studio “sintetico” viene ulteriormente esplicitato ed eventualmente completato, con la speranza che esso non generi contrapposizioni emotive o, peggio ancora, faziosità che nulla hanno a che vedere con un corretto confronto di idee. "E' autore anche di "Infamia. L'informazione tra manipolazione e repressione".CHI ERA DAVVERO ALBERTO SPADOLINI?Secondo ospite sarà Marco Travaglini dell'Atelier Spadolini. Chi era davvero Alberto Spadolini? "Alla morte di Alberto Spadolini, avvenuta a Parigi nel dicembre 1972, il suo appartamento sugli Champs-Elysées viene svaligiato. Di lui si perde ogni traccia finché nel 1978, nel corso di un trasloco, viene ritrovato uno scatolone contenente il suo Archivio: fotografie artistiche, disegni, documenti, articoli di giornali provenienti da tutto il mondo. Ci sono voluti parecchi anni di studi e ricerche per ricostruire la storia di Alberto Spadolini, dagli amici soprannominato Spadò. Alla metà degli anni ’20 è scenografo al Teatro degli Indipendenti di Anton Giulio Bragaglia luogo di riferimento della avanguardie artistiche italiane, a contatto con Giorgio De Chirico, Alberto Moravia e Ivo Pannaggi . In qualità di attore debutta nella commedia “Scalari e Vettori” di Umberto Barbaro (1928). Lo ritroviamo decoratore al Vittoriale di Gabriele D’Annunzio ; danzatore con Joséphine Baker e Serge Lifar; coreografo ammirato da Paul Valéry e Maurice Ravel; attore con Jean Marais e Jean Gabin ; cantante con Mistinguett e Tino Rossi; regista di documentari con Django Reinhardt e Suzy Solidor; pittore apprezzato da Jean Cocteau e Max Jacob ; scultore dallo stile michelangiolesco; restauratore nello studio esoterico di Jules Boucher; giornalista per la rivista parigina Le Sourire …. agente della Resistenza antinazista. Fra gli amici di Spadolini i registi Roberto Rossellini , Marc Allégret, Jean Renoir, il pittore Francis Picabia, il principe Felix Yussupov, l’uomo che osò assassinare il monaco Rasputin. Frequenta le più belle donne dell’epoca: l’attrice tedesca Marlene Dietrich , l’attrice francese Catherine Hessling moglie di Jean Renoir, la fotografa Dora Maar compagna di Pablo Picasso , la ballerina svedese Betty Bjurstrom che nel 1948 conquista il primo titolo di Miss Europa. Ha una tempestosa relazione sentimentale con Joséphine Baker con cui si esibisce al Casinò de Paris e al Prince Edward Theatre di Londra. Secondo alcune testimonianze Spadolini avrebbe continuato nel dopoguerra la sua attività di spionaggio a favore dei servizi segreti occidentali. La sua figura è rimasta semi-sconosciuta fino al 2005, quando il suo Archivio è stato presentato nel corso di numerose rassegne e festival. Nei suoi dipinti sono visibili riferimenti alla danza, all’esoterismo e alla sua terra natale. Negli anni ’60 Alberto Spadolini restaura la discoteca del Grand-Hotel di Rimini ed inaugura un Atelier a Riccione, recentemente riaperto al pubblico in occasione del 40º anniversario della scomparsa. Fra gli ammiratori di Spadò lo storico dell’arte Philippe Daverio che nel 2012 ha presentato la Rassegna alla Mole Vanvitelliana di Ancona e sir Elton John che nel 2017 ha esposto l’immagine di “Spadolini, danzatore con sfera in mano”, opera di Dora Maar, alla Tate Modern di Londra. Di prossima pubblicazione il romanzo ambientato fra New York – Parigi – Stoccolma dal titolo “La riscoperta di Alberto Spadolini” ed il documentario “Spadò il poeta della danza” dei registi Riccardo De Angelis e Romeo Marconi".IL CUORE OCCULTO DEL POTEREStefania intervista Giacomo Pacini, ricercatore di storia contemporanea, autore del libro "Il cuore occulto del potere. Storia dell'Ufficio Affari Riservati del Viminale". L'Ufficio Affari Riservati è stato per decenni il servizio segreto del Ministero dell'Interno: parliamo della sua attività di intelligence e polizia politica, del suo ruolo nel periodo della Strategia della tensione, e della sua figura chiave, il direttore Federico Umberto D'Amato.Completeranno la puntata la ruota libera con Paolo Franceschetti, l'angolo di Barbara Marchand e la scheda del Maestro di Dietrologia.per intervenire: redazione@bordernights.it

David Herzog talks to Joey Hickman - who is the musical director and music arranger of A Comedy About a Bank Robbery - playing at the Criterion theatre - from the people that brought us The Play that Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Nick Hutson shares his thoughts on Aladdin - that's just opened at the Prince Edward Theatre!

Presenter and health expert, Dr Christian Jessen, joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles. Well known for programmes such as ''Embarrassing Bodies' and 'Supersize Vs Superskinny', Dr Christian also works closely with health charities to educate people in health matters. Most important to him is to raise medical awareness amongst hard to reach groups. Actor Hugh Maynard, currently playing the role of John in the West End's Miss Saigon, has dealt with abandonment and rejection most of his life after being given up by his mother when just a few weeks old. He explains how this spurred him on to the successful career he now enjoys and why it is important to know where you come from. JP Devlin talks with Barbara Taylor Bradford about her collection of vintage bags. Jackie Hagan is a comedian whose trip to hospital with a sore toe back in 2013, ended with her having a leg amputated. The experience forced her to grow up and take control of her life something she now hopes to pass on through school workshop around the country. London based Imam, Mohammed al Hussaini tells us how he became a traditional Irish folk singer. Former soap star, Pam St Clement who played Pat Butcher in Eastenders shares her inheritance tracks, - Cast Diva by Maria Callas and Accentuate the Positive by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters. Dr Christian's Guide to Growing Up, published by Scholastic is available now. Hugh Maynard is currently appearing in Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End. His debut album, 'Something Inside So Strong' is out on 25 March. Jackie Hagan is currently touring the UK with her show, 'Some People Have Too Many Legs'. The Cavendon Women by Barbara Taylor Bradford published by Harper Fiction is out 24th March. Pam St Clement's autobiography 'The End of an Earring' published by Headline, available now. Producer: Pete Ross Editor: Karen Dalziel.

Join MusicalTalk listeners Eitan and Luis as they share their thoughts on Miss Saigon, now playing at the Prince Edward Theatre.

Behind the scenes at the rehearsals of JERSEY BOYS London. With two weeks to go the cast and crew are itching to get into the theatre and start performing in front of a live audience. We talk exclusively to Ryan Molloy (Frankie Valli) Stephen Ashfield (Bob Gaudio) about life in the rehearsal room. JERSEY BOYS opens in London on the 28th February at the Prince Edward Theatre. visit www.jersetboyslondon.com for more info.

Catch up with the cast backstage at the Prince Edward Theatre as they prepare for opening night. Jersey Boys is now open, for more information visit jerseyboyslondon.com.

Jersey Boys has opened at the Prince Edward Theatre. We go behind the scenes on the opening night and chat to the cast and the celebrity audience. The critics are united in their praise hailing 'The phenomenal Jersey Boys' (D.Telegraph) 'a triumph of style, substance, heart and soul ? A definite must-see!' (London Lite) 'This is an utterly wonderful show full of vitality, pace and power. The audience rose as one at the end of this true-life mega hit story of The Four Seasons.' (Daily Express)