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Hoorah! Potty The Plant, which was MusicalTalk's Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh in 2023, is coming to the legendary Wilton's Music Hall in London in June!  So join Thos as he talks to the people behind this cult comedy musical, Baden Jack Burns, Sarah Burns and Aeddan Sussex, as they discuss how the show has developed in the last few years, as well as their touching but satirical swipe at all things EdFringe in their second show, Fringe! The Musical.  With songs from both shows, a grudging but sincere appreciation of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and insights on the perils of roller skates, you won't want to miss this happy chat!

MusicalTalk continues its two part tribute to the late Charles Strouse, the legendary composer of Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, I and Albert, All American, Charlotte's Web, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Minsky's, Mayor, Marty, Nick and Nora and so many others! In this episode, Thos and Charles enjoy a charmingly inimate, detailed and honest look at his works and career which paint a perfect picture of the hugely talented but modest man he truly was; and it's a chance to learn more about the aborted Stanley Kubric Star Wars Musical!   Dick Van Dyke called him "one of the greats" and in this wonderful conversation, you'll find out why!

MusicalTalk pays a special tribute to the late, great Charles Strouse, who has just died a month shy of his 97th birthday. Charles was one of the giants of the last sixty years of musical theatre and leaves an enormous legacy: with new shows produced across seven decades, collaborations with Alan Jay Lerner, Lee Adams, Mel Brooks, Stephen Schwartz, Arthur Laurents, Martin Charnin, Rupert Holmes, Betty Comden and Adolph Green to name but a few, and with amazing rosta of shows and films featuring his music, such as Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Golden Boy, Nick and Nora, Applause and All Dogs Go To Heaven, Charles Strouse was, as Dick Van Dyke observed "one of the greats".  In this special episode of MusicalTalk, Thos recalls his memories of this amazingly talented, yet always modest, musical theatre legend - and there's another chance to hear Charles in conversation from 2009 - so put on a happy face!

It's the best possible news - MusicalTalk's Pick of the Fringe 2024 hits London in 2025! Pop Off Michelangelo! took Edinburgh by storm last summer, and now comes to London from May until July - and it's a tasty treat.  Thos talks to the show's writer, 21st century Renaissance Man, the talented Dylan MarcAurele, about how this multi-layered, clever, high-camp comedy came to be, whilst also analysing how the show also looks at darker and deeper contempory issues. With laughs, insights and song, you won't want to miss this delightful conversation with a truly creative man. It's time to pop on Pop Off Michelangelo!

In this week's episode, Thos takes a close look at the 1930 Marx Brothers musical comedy film, Animal Crackers, and its place against the backdrop of a number of transitions - the move from stage to screen for the madcap quartet, the loss of popularity of Hollywood film musicals at the end of the 1920s, the move from prosperity to economic slump following the Wall Street Crash, and how the film industry was learning to adapt stage shows for the silver screen after only four years of talkies!  And we take an additional look at Margaret Dumont, dubbed by Groucho himself as the "fifth Marx Brother", who began with opera and ended in rock 'n' roll and who worked with Laurel and Hardy, and WC Fields along the way. As Groucho said "Blessed are the crack(er)ed, for they shall let in the light!"

It's a century since Minnie's Boys, better known as the Marx Brothers, appeared on Broadway in their first fully fledged musical, and to mark the occasion, MusicalTalk is taking a close look at their 1930 musical comedy film, Animal Crackers. In this week's episode, Thos investigates what makes the Marx Brothers so remarkable and timeless, and takes a close look at the difference between the stage version of the story from 1928 and the post-Wall Street Crash film made in 1930.  There's also a brief comparison with the now forgotten Ritz Brothers who were a different kind of crackers! So it's Hooray for Captain Spalding!

At last, a musical about one of the unsung female heroes of musical theatre - Helen D'Oyly Carte!  Join Thos as he talkes to Susan Ellerby about her latest modern G&S show, Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical....And Helen, about the accomplished, and even trailblazing, Victorian businesswoman, who was one of the four most important people in the Gilbert and Sullivan story, not least for her diplomatic skills in keeping the quarrelsome duo together creatively but also for forging their legacy into the twentieth century and beyond.  With songs aplenty, Thos and Sue talk about this delightful new show and its central character - Helen D'Oyly Carte! Unsung, no longer... 

Was the recent barnstorming London revival of the 1992 Gershwin Brothers show, Crazy For You, one of the best things to hit the West End in years?  Thos certainly thinks so and in this week's episode you can hear him and Josh talking about what made it so delightful.  Was it the phenomenal, vital writing of the George Gershwin? Was it the seamless dancing, singing and comic talents of Charlie Stemp? Was it the almost overwhelming sensory overload of music, dance and choreography in harmony?  The simple answer is yes, and the more detailed answer is awaiting your eager ears in this swonderful episode! Listening to this converstation is nice work (and yes, you've got it!). You'd be k-ra-zy to miss it.

As episodes of The Film Buff accumulated, a clearer definition of the show began to emerge from the shadows. At its core, The Film Buff is driven by a singular mission: to watch films and ensure that audiences know—without a doubt—that Peter A DeLuca has experienced them firsthand. In a landscape where film criticism is often tainted by fleeting internet opinions and the lingering suspicion that some reviewers may not even watch the films they discuss, The Film Buff stands as a defiant counterpoint. In today's episode, the 2024 musical biopic Better Man is not only watched but thoroughly analyzed, as The Film Buff brings its signature perspective to the story of Robbie Williams. Thos who brought us Better Man. Director: Michael Gracey Producers: Paul Currie Jules Daly Michael Gracey Coco Xiaolu Ma Craig McMahon Screenwriters: Simon Gleeson Oliver Cole Michael Gracey Main Cast: Damon Herriman Kate Mulvany Alison Steadman Steve Pemberton Jake Simmance Robbie Williams Karina Banno Raechelle Banno More about this film. Better Man (2024), directed by The Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey, is a dazzling, heart-wrenching, and deeply personal portrait of British pop icon Robbie Williams. But this isn't just another paint-by-numbers rock biopic. Instead, it's a high-wire act of self-exploration—Williams, known for his brash charisma and razor-sharp wit, serves as both the subject and, in many ways, the narrator of his own story. The film traces his meteoric rise from the starry-eyed teen who joined Take That, to his tumultuous split from the boyband, and onto his record-smashing solo career. Williams' triumphs are balanced against his struggles with addiction, self-doubt, and the unforgiving pressure of fame. But what sets Better Man apart is its playful and unconventional approach—it's part spectacle, part confessional, an introspective rollercoaster that captures the chaos of celebrity life while never losing sight of the man behind the headlines. With Gracey's signature visual flair and Williams' own self-deprecating humor infused into the storytelling, Better Man isn't just a music film; it's a reckoning with stardom, a love letter to the highs and lows of a life lived in the spotlight. If Bohemian Rhapsody was a rock opera and Rocketman was a fantasy, Better Man is something even more audacious—a movie where the star gets to rewrite his own legend, flaws and all.

Following the amazing success of their earlier show, War of the Worlds (On a Budget), Thos sits down again with Becky Owen-Fisher and Tom Fox, the creative minds behind Lamphouse Theatre, to discuss their latest comedy musical show, the five star 2024 Edfringe hit, Frankenstein (On a Budget).  Tackling everything from Mont Blanc-Gate to how you compose songs for a devised improvised show, via a yellow leotard, this conversation also explains how to get the lightness you also need the darkness. It's a monster mash-up!

Today is Friday, March 7, 2025, Friday after Ash Wednesday, First Friday, with commemoration of St. Thomas Aquinas, a 3rd class feast, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter: Friday after Ash Wednesday,” a preview of this week's episode of The Catholic Mass #27 Why Music Is Integral to the Sacrifice of the Mass: today's news from the Church: “Dramatic Drop in Numbers of Priests and Faithful in Belgium,” and today's thought from the Archbishop. Sources Used Today: Forty Steps to Easter “Dramatic Drop in Numbers of Priests and Faithful in Belgium” (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/belgium-dramatic-drop-numbers-priests-and-faithful-51050 “The Catholic Mass #27 Why Music Is Integral to the Sacrifice of the Mass " (SSPX Podcast) View on YouTube Listen & Subscribe on SSPXpodcast.com The Spiritual Life- Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press) - - - - - - - We'd love your feedback on these Daily Devotionals! What do you like / not like, and what would you like us to add? podcast@sspx.org - - - - - - - Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> - - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional - it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcast to receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel for video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website: https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website: https://sspx.org/ - - - - - What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.  https://sspx.org

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It's the end of 2024 and to wave it a fond farewell, Thos has again insolently presumed you might fancy a celebratory bumper-sized quiz episode. If he's accidentally correct, then this is the one for you - a suitably festive mix of musicals trivia deliciously flavoured with songs galore. Go on, ignore the turkey for a few minutes and pit your wits against everyone's least favourite quizmaster!  

Colm and Thos conclude the MusicalTalk in-depth review of the 2024 EdFringe by looking at three of the most diverse and different shows that you could have seen in Scotland this summer - Mary Mary Quite Contrary, a spoof musical about 1960s and 70s moral campaigner, Mary Whitehouse; Behind the Curtain, a hugely charming youth musical giving us a contemporary take on a 42nd Street-style story; and the hugely accomplished Wallis, the musicalisation of the Edward and Mrs Simpson story (perhaps better known as "Windsor and Walli's affair" to Follies fans!).  There's something for everyone in this insightful episode!

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We talked Blues Hockey with the mighty Chris Kerber New York Woman Sits in Poop on the Subway — Then Returns Rented Jeans She Was Wearing Women are getting ‘designer nipple' filler for perkier bosoms: ‘Not something to hide anymore' They're Paying For THOs Candy Canes Are More Likely To Be Hung On Trees Than Eaten Mega Millions jackpot winner sues California Lottery claiming he bought 2 winning tickets Luigi Mangione fights extradition to face charge of murdering CEO Florida gamer, 23, shot dad dead for ‘riding his a–‘ over getting a job: police Natural Light's Neighborator Brings Communities Together Over a Cold One   Follow us @RizzShow @MoonValjeanHere @KingScottRules @LernVsRadio @IamRafeWilliams - Check out King Scott's Linktr.ee/kingscottrules + band @FreeThe2SG and Check out Moon's bands GREEK FIRE @GreekFire GOLDFINGER @GoldfingerMusic THE TEENAGE DIRTBAGS @TheTeenageDbags and Lern's band @LaneNarrows http://www.1057thepoint.com/Rizz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four songs, three shows, two full EdFringe musicals on YouTube, one discussion but not quite yet a partridge in a pear tree.  Instead, Colm and Thos discuss a disturbing trend at the 2024 EdFringe relating to straw men and amoral behaviour, before turning their attention to three rather impressive new musicals - Crispr! The Gene Editing Musical, A Jaffa Cake the Musical and the Wellbrick Centre on Roswell Drive in an episode so delicious, you'll wonder why you don't eat it with a fork!  

According to Adam Zurn, the Executive Director of Uncharted Lancaster, America's first Christmas tree was documented in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. “Believe it or not, it probably wasn't the first Christmas tree here in America, but it's definitely the first documented Christmas tree. Probably the people who first saw Christmas trees here in the United States were the guards in Carlisle guarding Hessian troops who were mercenaries the time during the Revolutionary War.” While the Germans were in America fighting the war, they brought the idea of Christmas tree's and were allowed to decorate their barracks with them. “Believe it or not, the first recorded example of a Christmas tree is in 1821 by this Matthias, Zahm and in his 1821 diary he records this entry, and I quote Sally & our Thos was out for Christmas Trees on the hill at Kendricks sawmill. And so there we have this documented proof of this first, you know, Christmas tree. And they were here in Lancaster County. So, a neat little claim to fame here for our area.” It is unlikely that the first actual Christmas tree was in Lancaster County, let alone the united states, however it is the earliest recorded example of one.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Songs! Reviews! Insights! Exclamation Marks! All these things can be yours in this week's episode of MusicalTalk as we continue our in-depth look at some of the best musical theatre offerings from the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In this punctuation-filled episode, Thos chats to Colm about some of the shows that caught their eyes (and ears) this year - including Reject Me Already, A Show About Tomorrow and the surprisingly moving (and funny) Fringe! The Musical!!

MusicalTalk continues its unrivalled analysis of some of the best of the 2024 EdFest musicals as Mike and Thos look at two very different shows linked by questions of status - A Jaffa Cake Musical and The Greatest Musical the World Has Ever Seen by Randy Thatcher.  Hear songs and discussion and find out if writing a show within constraints can actually be creatively freeing.  

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Hoorah! It's time for MusicalTalk's annual in-depth delve into the wonderful world of EdFringe musical theatre, and this week Thos and Mike look at three hilarious, touching and intriguing musicals that you could have seen at this summer's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Under the microscope this week are: The Emu War, the Wellbrick Centre on Roswell Drive and the return of the 2023 MusicalTalk Pick of the Fringe, the ever brilliant Potty the Plant.  With splendid songs from each of these cracking shows, this bumper episode will put a smile on your face and take you back the summer of 2024 at the world's largest arts festival.

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Stop the World! It's time for another edition of MusicalTalk!  And as Come From Away continues its successful national tour of both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Josh and Thos sit down to discuss the recent London production, which clocked up over a thousand joyous performances and sent scores of people home with a smile on their faces.  What makes this show so successful - and are they the things that also make it so unusual?  Find out in this delightful and detailed episode.

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With everyone's favourite, uplifting and joyous Canadian musical, Come From Away, on national tour, Thos chats to David Kingsmill about what makes this show so successful - and international - whilst retaining a distinctively Newfoundland flavour (and we don't mean when you kiss a fish). 

Josh and Thos are back with another look at two more shows that were part of the amazing 2024 summer of musicals in London: this time, both shows are linked by railway connections but with completely different styles and tone - Hadestown and Starlight Express.  How far do these shows rework their original source material of Orpheus and Eurydice and.....Cinderella? And how excited is Josh in seeing both these wonderful shows?  Time to let off steam!

It's been a summer of blockbuster musical theatre shows in London, and this week Josh and Thos take a close look at just two of the amazing productions on offer.  In this episode, it's time to concentrate on two shows named after significant female characters - with Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate and Jerry Herman's Hello Dolly under the microscope.  Can the emancipated Lilly Vanessi escape comparisons with the ultimately subjugated Kate, and what is Dolly Levi's actual journey (apart from a trolleybus to Yonkers)?  And is that the ghost of Mary Poppins we can see floating overhead? It's Wunderbar! 

The Boys Are Back In Town!  With Rodgers and Hart's effervescent 1938 musical, The Boys from Syracuse packing 'em in at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre in Highgate, Thos and Benjamin Levy continue their wonderful conversation about the role of the Musical Director and how to orchestrate a classic-era show. But with Benjamin's view that "Lorenz Hart is an utter genius", this episode is filled to the brim with an in-depth look at the score and full analysis of what makes the Hart lyrics and the musicality of Rodgers work so beautifully together to make a show where every song is a polished diamond!

With Rodgers and Hart's sparkling 1938 Golden Age musical, The Boys From Syracuse, returning to London at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre in Highgate, Thos sits down for a wonderful conversation with the production's Musical Director and Orchestrator, the very talented Benjamin Levy.  Learn why it's important for the MD to "push hope through it" when musically directing a song, and why it's better to reorchestrate rather than reduce existing arrangements. And with in-depth analysis of the score throughout, you won't want to miss this delightful and insightful episode!  It's no cold potato!

Hoorah! Harooh!  The golden era of musical theatre returns to London with a revival of 1938's Rodgers and Hart's classic musical comedy, The Boys From Syracuse, opening at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, in Highgate in September 2024.  In a three part in-depth look at the show and its solid gold score by one of the greatest songwriting teams of the twentieth century, Thos sits down with the director and the musical director to enjoy insights into how to stage a classic musical in the 21st Century, and to talk about the sparkling songs.  This week Thos talks to the lovely Mark Giesser, the director of this production, about the attraction and challenges of the piece and why the songs are so perfect.  All it takes is a whole lotta Hart!

It's the last episode of our three part look at the role of melodrama in musical theatre, and today Josh joins Thos to talk about the show that explicitly takes the tropes and characters of melodrama and turns them topsy-turvy - Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, and specifically a recent production at London's home of Victorian musicals, Wilton's Music Hall.  Your eyes will be fully open...

With the recent acclaimed revival of Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls (subtitled "The Victorian Melodrama") in London's atmospheric Wilton's Music Hall, join Colm and Thos as they continue their exploration of the history of melodrama and how it informs modern musical theatre in a multitude of ways.  In this episode they dissect the original Sweeney Todd stage sensation to see how it works and then identify the many musical cannibals who have feasted on its body over the years - from Gilbert and Sullivan to Sondheim.  Todd, that's good!

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The Community of St Gregory the Great sing the Gregorian Chant Mass for the Feast of SS John Fisher and Thomas More. Recorded live at Southgate House on 22 June 2024.

Thos sits down to talk with award-winning bookwriter, lyricist, composer and playwright, Jenny Stafford, about her poignant one woman musical, Color Inside the Lines, which won Best Solo Show at the Denver Fringe and impressed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2021 and 2022.  With songs from the score and in-depth conversation about the creative process and the role of sincerity in narratives, you'll be delighted by Jenny's insights about what may be the only musical ever based around the work of a Scantron multiple-choice marking machine. 

It's songs galore and laughs aplenty as Thos talks to the talented people behind Chordstruck Theatre about their hit shows, On Your Bike (Winner of the Best Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2021) and Jingle Street (Five Stars from MusicalTalk, EdFringe 2023).  It's a lovely, insightful and fun filled conversation about the collective creative process of making not just one, but two, musicals! As Felix, one of the characters in On Your Bike, might say "Winner Winner Chicken* Dinner"    (*falafel also available)

In 2020 Coronavirus threatened to kill opera! By 2022, only one man could save it - using his one person production of La Serva Padrona - where baroque meets 1970s funk in a new English version of Pergolesi's 1733 comic masterpiece. Thos joins the extremely talented musical academic and performer, David William Hughes, to discuss the third of his historic music trilogy - a joyous and delightful version of La Serva Padrona - served up from "an emergency opera kit" saved over from the Cold War era!  It's a funkadelic relic!

What is musical theatre?  It's a big questions and Thos is asking it. Can a show be a musical without words? Can a show be a musical without music? Is there any point in actually trying to define what makes a musical anyway?  And as an illustration of how wide musical theatre can really be, Thos talks to the talented people behind five-star EdFringe show, The Wreck of the Queen Thomasina, which is a verse play with songs and definately plays with the form in a delicious way.  Vivat Regina!

In this episode, Thos talks to the multi-talented actor, writer and composer, Asher Muldoon, about his wonderful five star show, Mine - A Solo Ghost Story Musical - a multi-layered masterpiece of musical story telling. How do you make a ghost story also function as a comedy? How do you read an audience to amend your performance? And how do both Sondheim and Dear Evan Hanson repackage songs in different ways?  All this and some delightful and evocative music will make Mine forever yours!

Thos week we're recapping The Elmination Chamber and give our picks for AEW's Revolution.WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Chris SabianMATCH RECOMMENDATION: Hard To Kill 2024: X Division Championship Chris Sabin vs Kushida vs El Hijo Del Vikingo.Dubby is the only brand who is Waging War on Big Energy! Dubby actually works - giving you energy and focus with ZERO jitters or crash. Dubby also has the best custom flavors in the industry. Use the link below to save 10% off your order!https://www.dubby.gg/discount/Wrestlegeddon?ref=UREbwLwGG5ZayQAlso check out Entertainment Earth for your collectible and action figure fixes! Use the link below to save an additional 10% off any instock items!https://ee.toys/ftcollectLike, subscribe and follow us on all of our social media outlets by using this link linktr.ee/wrestlegedonpodIf you're listening to us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify be sure to leave us a 5 star rating! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wrestlegeddon-podcast/id1471506236https://open.spotify.com/show/2dsUK63nZSmNdco9uD9muw?si=VOza6z9sRKShuhL2_L3IKA&utm_source=copy-linkYou can also leave us a review on our new Podchaser page as well!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-wrestlegeddon-podcast-889473/reviewsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Join Doctor Movie for a look at your favorite movies from behind the steering wheel! Thos episode is a banger and a movie that the Doctor has never seen before. Get ready to take a look into the overlooked Massacre At Central High. The post Doctor Movie: Episode 287: Massacre At Central High first appeared on LegionPodcasts.

Big O talks Tua

Big O talks Tua

Thos Judge - Oppenheimer's Deadly Toys - The Nuclear Weapons Hoax (Hidden Agendas)November 24Thos Judge joins Ed Opperman for big science and big revelations"I am a retired computer programmer and management consultant. My experience in reverse engineering of complex systems has lead me to challenge conventional views about nuclear weapons. I have finally found the courage to publish my findings in this easy to follow book. This is a clear explanation for the layman. It doesn't require a high level of scientific or mathematical knowledge to understand. This explosive book will open your mind to the biggest deception ever perpetrated on humanity. It is that nuclear weapons do not work and therefore the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki could never have happened. Yet the lie continues and billions are spent every year on continuing this farce and we are all being kept in fear. How do I know? A chance meeting with a former British Prime Minister alerted me to the fact when he shared his private opinions about a potential enemy's nuclear deterrents. The Manhattan Project's own records show that they had insufficient Uranium to make the bombs." It is scientifically impossible for these weapons to work. Public domain information from IAEA confirms this. The reason that you don't know that you've been lied to and brainwashed is that you've been lied to and brainwashed."BookThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

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