Podcast appearances and mentions of Trevor Nunn

Today, I'm thrilled to announce my episode with 4-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, who is currently appearing in BECOMING EVE at the Abrons Arts Center. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary carer, finding the physicality of her character in FUN HOME, singing on the Tonys with RAGS and LES MISERABLES in the same year, how that performance led to her role in CHESS, working with Trevor Nunn on FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, why her role in ASSASSINS scared her, being voted the killer in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, acting with Glenn Close in SUNSET BOULEVARD, interpreting the role of Fosca in PASSION, auditioning opposite Boyd Gaines for SHE LOVES ME, and so much more. Don't miss this conversation with a Broadway favorite.

Content Warning: This episode includes discussions about eating disorders, which some listeners may find sensitive. Please explore other episodes if this isn't the right one for you today. David Tennant sits down with actress and national treasure Celia Imrie. Celia discusses her incredible journey in the entertainment industry, sharing stories from her early days as a chorus girl to becoming an award-winning actor. She shares how her fascination with sharks lead to an encounter with Jaws (and ultimately Steven Spielberg); the lessons she learnt from working with Glenda Jackson early in her career and making tea for Trevor Nunn. Celia also opens up about the importance of supporting those struggling with eating disorders. If you or someone you know needs help, you can visit charities like Beat: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts @Davidtennantpod To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tennant Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duncan Preston is best known for his appearances in Victoria Wood's television productions, including his roles of Clifford in the soap opera parody sketches Acorn Antiques and Stan in the sitcom Dinnerladies. He reprised his role of Clifford in Acorn Antiques The Musical in 2005. Duncan has made many guest appearances in various TV series, including Secret Army, The Professionals, All Creatures Great and Small, Robin of Sherwood, Bergerac, The New Statesman, Press Gang, Chalk, Boon, Casualty, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Holby City, Peak Practice, Midsomer Murders, Dalziel and Pascoe and My Family. He was also a regular cast member in the sitcom Surgical Spirit and appeared as Dennis Stokes in Coronation Street in 2004. Duncan played Doug Potts in Emmerdale for a number of years and played Kevin's dad in Harry Enfield and Chums. A renowned Shakespearean actor, Duncan has performed in many productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including playing Angus in Trevor Nunn's version of Macbeth, starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench .Duncan Preston is our guest in episode 456 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Vivien Parry  http://vivienparry.com/home/ Vivien is a seasoned actress with a robust career spanning stage, screen, and radio. Her theatrical resume features performances in renowned productions like Les Miserables, Cabaret, Mamma Mia!, and Top Hat. She has collaborated with esteemed directors such as Trevor Nunn, John Caird, Rachel Kavanaugh, Christopher Luscombe, Terry Hands and Rebecca Frecknall. She's tread the boards at the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Playhouse, and Aldwych Theatre among others and has toured extensively.  Her work encompasses genres, ranging from classic musicals to contemporary dramas. She's also appeared in television shows like Holby City, Crash, and Beauty and the Beast.  Vivien is 18 years sober. Our conversation covered her relationship to her Higher Power as she understands it and the power of human connection - in life and in theatre.  In 2025 she's reprising her role in Cabaret. A role that had intense parallels to her own life when she first portrayed it. In our discussion she shares how, her unhealthy marriage informed her characters emotional life. Now that her marriage has ended, Vivien is seizing the opportunity to revisit the same role— to heal her tumultuous experience during her first run of the play and to heal her relationship to the character she portrayed.  

durée : 00:25:02 - "Cats", enregistrement original à Londres de 1981 - Cats est une comédie musicale britannique composée par Andrew Lloyd Webber en 1978 et 1979 d'après Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats et autres poèmes de T. S. Eliot. La mise en scène est de Trevor Nunn, la chorégraphie de Gillian Lynne, et la scénographie de John Napier.

"When I was there it was people like Bill Oddie and John Cleese"

For over a decade, Jennifer Dunne Keeney has razzle dazzled audiences in Chicago The Musical on Broadway. U Guys, this week's BroadwayWorld Recap has some very exciting Bway news, brought to you by BroadwayWorld.com. Then I am joined by Broadway veteran Jennifer Dunne Keeney to talk about her incredible 13-year run as a swing in Chicago The Musical on Broadway. Before joining Chicago, Jenn started her career doing national tours, eventually making her Broadway debut in the ensemble of Susan Stroman and Trevor Nunn's revival of Oklahoma!, understudying the role of Ado Annie. She then went on to join the original Broadway company of Curtains, understudying the role of Bambi. Jenn shares about her incredible work as a swing in Chicago, having performed thousands of times in more than six different roles. We also talk about her experience as a mother of two working on Broadway, and what it takes to keep a long running show fresh every single night. Jenn is truly the best, U don't wanna miss this episode! Follow the pod on Instagram: @ohmypoduguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Content is king' has been our clarion call on many a podcast. What we often leave out is the equally important point of how you say something, as well as when you say it and where. As Corporate Affairs and Comms professionals we are often the director of the presentations our spokespeople give to key audiences. The ‘stage' could be a physical stage at a conference, or a virtual results presentation. It could be sitting in a TV or radio studio. Or even just a speech to employees at a town hall.  In many ways, Corporate Affairs practitioners need to be a Trevor Nunn, an Arlene Phillips and a Stephen Spielberg rolled into one with the occasional need to be a Tom Hanks as well. This episode is about the power of performance. How to make your content come alive, to stay memorable and even repeatable.  This is often where Comms professionals realise they need specialist advice. If only they could get access to someone who has been an actor, has been classically trained at somewhere prestigious like RADA, and has worked with CEOs and business leaders to extract the best of performances. Luckily at Little Questions we have just such an expert who is happy to give away some that valuable performance-related stardust on this episode. David Solomon is our guest for this podcast. He originally worked in the City, but left to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and spent the next ten years as a professional actor working at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.  This episode is hosted by Matt Young. You can get in touch by emailing podcast@apellaadvisors.com and please consider leaving us a review. Find out more at apellaadvisors.com. David Solomon, Executive Coach - Sun & Moon Training David's professional journey is a testament to versatility and excellence. He began with a BSc in Maths and Statistics from the University of Exeter, followed by a year in the finance sector in the City. His passion for the arts then led him to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he trained and subsequently spent a decade performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. David's career evolved significantly as he became a Business Development Director in Corporate Video for prominent clients such as BP, Goldman Sachs, Heinz, HSBC and UBS Warburg. In 2003, David combined his corporate expertise and professional acting experience to become a Facilitator and Coach. Over the years, he has conducted skills training courses for organisations within the private and public sector, including London Business School, Cisco and the NHS. David is an accredited Executive Coach and a certified practitioner of MBTI and DiSC.  Elizabeth Mobed, Senior Associate - Apella Advisors Elizabeth joined Apella as a Senior Associate in November 2023. She has extensive capital markets communications experience, advising on financial calendar communications, international M&A transactions and IPOs with FTSE 100 and leading private equity firms. She has also advised clients on reputation management, advocacy campaigns and crisis communications. Before Apella, Elizabeth worked in the Financial Communications team at Teneo. She previously worked at FTI Consulting's Strategic Communications team, joining as a Graduate. She holds an BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. Matt Young, Partner - Apella Advisors Matt has 25 years of experience across media relations, public affairs, regulatory development, employee engagement, brand development, competition and CSR. Group corporate affairs director at Lloyds Banking Group, part of the senior team which rescued the bank and rebuilt its reputation following the financial crisis. Formerly communications director at Santander UK and board member of the BBA. This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

The marketing for this film highlights Judi Dench, but she's barely in it at all. As fans of hers, Melanie and I were disappointed. The movie is ok but it wasn't what we expected and that soured our experience of the story. Melanie still did a study of female archetypes and I still studied setups and payoffs, but the real lesson this week is what happens when a story doesn't meet audience (or reader) expectations. -V."Female characters don't have to be based on female archetypes, and vice versa for male archetypes and male characters." - Melanie Hill REGISTER FOR THE 2024 SPRING WEBINAR SERIESFor access to writing templates and worksheets, and more than 70 hours of training (all for free), subscribe to Valerie's Inner Circle.To learn to read like a writer, visit Melanie's website.Follow Valerie on X, Instagram and Threads @valerie_francisFollow Melanie on X, Instagram and Facebook @MelanieHillAuthor

Robyn Arthur is one of Australia's leading theatre performers who soon celebrates 50 years working in the Industry. Robyn toured with Jonathan Church's Singin' in the Rain and Jonathan Biggins' Australia Day for Hit Productions and Mother & Son with Noeline Brown for McLaren House. In 2013, she toured Australia in Elizabeth Coleman's play It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To!) with Henri Szeps for Hit Productions and appeared in the Production Company's Singin' in the Rain directed by Gary Young at the State Theatre. In 2011, she starred again alongside Todd McKenney in the hit revival of The Boy From Oz having also appeared in the original cast. Robyn played Mrs Potts in the Aria Award winning Australian premiere season of Beauty and the Beast with Hugh Jackman and will be long remembered for her performance as Madame Thenardier (Victorian Green Room Award) in the original cast of Les Miserables directed in Australia by Trevor Nunn. Robyn clocked up almost 1,300 performances in the role. In 2007, she was nominated for a Helpmann Award for her performance in the Australian premiere of Sideshow Alley (Keelan/Young) for QPAC. Robyn's other theatre highlights include Stuart Maunder's production of My Fair Lady (Opera Australia); Minefield's and Miniskirts by Terence O'Connell (Malthouse), Gale Edwards' production of Sweeney Todd (Opera Queensland); Stephen Sondheim's Company directed by the late Richard Wherrett and Michael Gow's classic Away for the Sydney Theatre Company. Television credits include The Newsreader, Rosehaven, Five Bedrooms, Sisters, Woodley, Twentysomething, Laid 2, The Librarians, City Homicide, Very Small Business, Kath and Kim, Blue Heelers, MDA, Neighbours, and the US production, Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Robyn also appeared in Charlotte's Web with Dakota Fanning for Paramount Pictures and the Tropfest short film Hoarder Control directed by Nichola Colla. Robyn's been a proud member of Actors Equity since 1975 and serves on the Victorian Actors Benevolent Trust (VABT).The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Today, I'm thrilled to announce my episode with Broadway star Elena Shaddow. Elena will be appearing in my next concert at 54 Below, Backstage Babble Celebrates Joe Allen Restaurant, singing from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, along with a fantastic lineup including Tony nominees Anita Gillette, Michael Korie, Amanda Green, and Willy Falk, plus Jim Walton, Robert Creighton, Heather MacRae, and more. The link to in-person and livestream tickets is here: https://54below.org/events/backstage-babble-celebrates-joe-allen-restaurant/ Tune in today to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including why she smoked a cigarette in NINE, the difficulty of performing in DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES every night, the insight she got from Chita Rivera, working with Joanne Akalaitis on THE BACCHAE, getting close to the title role in MARY POPPINS, Trevor Nunn's specific way of working, working with Audra McDonald on TV, how she decided to stop understudying, telling Harvey Fierstein she was pregnant, the joys of starring in FANNY, going on at the last minute in NINE, the freeing nature of finding her own technique, and so much more. You won't want to miss this episode.

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review Oklahoma's 1998 West End Production starring Hugh Jackman, Maureen Lipman, Josefina Gabrielle, Jimmy Johnston, and Shuler Hensley. Trevor Nunn directed the TV Movie. We ranked 15 songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. This episode led to a whole lot of tangents. Enjoy!

The acclaimed Irish actor Andrew Scott tackles his most challenging stage role yet in a one-man retelling of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The production, Vanya, was commissioned and directed by Sam Yates, a young British director who was mentored by the likes of Trevor Nunn, Nicholas Hytner and Phyllida Lloyd. Also, opening nights can be stressful under any circumstances, but what do you do when a zombie apocalypse threatens curtain time? We're joined by the team behind Zombie! The Musical. And an updated version of Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play Gaslight is now touring Australia. We meet the director and writers.

Dame Judi Dench reflects on her career playing Shakespearean roles on stage and screen across seven decades. Judi Dench has spent her career bringing to life a hugely diverse array of characters. But she is, first and foremost, one of the greatest classical actors of our times. Her love of the work of William Shakespeare and the insight she has gained into his plays over the course of her career is explored in her new book The Man Who Pays The Rent, written with actor and director Brendan O'Hea. In a special edition of This Cultural Life to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio in a BBC season of programmes celebrating Shakespeare, Dame Judi talks to John Wilson at her home in Surrey. With intimate insights into her relationship with the work of William Shakespeare, she recalls her pivotal experiences and influences that helped steer her career as one of Britain's greatest classical actors. After seeing her older brother act in a school production of Macbeth, she knew Shakespeare was for her. She remembers her very first professional stage role, playing Ophelia in an Old Vic production of Hamlet in 1957. Despite bad reviews and losing the role when the production went on tour, she was undeterred. Joining the RSC, she worked her way through many of Shakespeare's plays, including a landmark production of Macbeth in 1976, directed by Trevor Nunn. Dame Judi recalls her Olivier award-winning performance of Lady Macbeth opposite Ian McKellen, and her later role of Cleopatra opposite Anthony Hopkins in 1987 at the National Theatre. Remembering her last stage appearance in a Shakespeare play, she discusses her dual roles of Paulina and Time in A Winter's Tale, and how her degenerative eyesight condition affected her performance. Producer: Edwina Pitman

Guest host Connor McAndrews joins Marla AND John to discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber's spooky Victorian flop: THE WOMAN IN WHITE.Spooky Music by Andrew Lloyd WebberSpooky Lyrics by David ZippelSpooky Book by Charlotte JonesSpookily Directed by Trevor NunnStarring Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Adam Brazier & Ron Bohmer.Opened on Broadway November 17, 2005.

Rachel Wagstaff wrote the book for multi-award winning musical, Flowers for Mrs Harris (Best Musical, UK Theatre Awards 2016) which transferred to Chichester Festival Theatre, directed by Daniel Evans, in September 2018 after a run at the Sheffield Crucible. Her critically acclaimed adaptation of Birdsong opened in the West End, directed by Trevor Nunn, and enjoyed four UK tours with the Original Theatre Company and Birdsong Productions. With Duncan Abel, she adapted Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train, which had a record-breaking UK tour and West End run in 2019 and her new adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd toured the UK produced by the Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative, followed by a tour of India.  For radio, Rachel adapted Sebastian Faulks' novel The Girl at the Lion d'Or for a five part series for Woman's Hour on Radio Four, transmitted in 2009. Her Afternoon Play When I Lost You, also co-written with Duncan Abel, was transmitted on Radio Four in July 2013. Moonshadow, the musical she co-wrote with Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), opened at the Royal Albert Hall in 2010, and then was produced at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne in June 2012. That Girl, was produced at the Soho Theatre in June 2012, by DryWrite. Rachel also wrote the book for the original musical Only the Brave, which opened at the Wales Millennium Centre in March 2016 with music composed by Matthew Brind.

Jonathan Andrew Hume is a professional British screen and stage performer who is highly skilled in both acting and singing and is well-known for his work on Pride, Amazing Grace and 10,000 BC. On stage, he is famous for playing Simba in The Lion King musical, Kevin J, Ali and various other roles in Come from Away and is currently playing the part of Sargeant Paine in the musical adaptation of The Third Man directed by Trevor Nunn at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.His other theatre projects include Jesus Christ Superstar at the Wyllyotts Theatre; Rufus Longbottom and the Space Rabbit in the UK Tour; Alice in Hinterland with the Rose Youth Company at Rose Theatre and Bernstein's Mass at the Royal Festival Hall.Jonathan was in the 2018 feature film Mary Poppins Returns.Among his television works is Down to Earth, EastEnders, Disney's Favourite Songs, Strictly Come Dancing, Hope & Glory, and Anything's Possible.He has performed at the Musical Meets Opera with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (De Deolen, Rotterdam) and he has also worked on various commercials both for the TV and radio abroad and in the UK as well as narrating Anton Marks' Audible audiobook recording.

Sam Underwood was born in Woking, Surrey and attended the Winston Churchill School. He trained at the Karen Clarke Theatre Group (now Summerscales Performing Arts). He was taught by vocal coach Phil Wisdom and attended Songtime Theatre Arts. He moved to the United States in 2006 where he studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York.After graduating he went on to appear as Marchbanks in George Bernard Shaw's Candida at the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York. In April 2010, he was asked to play the part of Alan Strang in a production of Equus at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall of East Hampton, co-starring alongside Alec Baldwin.In 2013, Sam was cast in the eighth season of television series Dexter in the recurring role of Zach Hamilton, Dexter Morgan's 'protégé'. He subsequently joined the third season of Homeland as Leo Carras.Beginning in February 2014, Sam took on the dual roles of twins Mark and Luke Gray in the second season of the Fox murder mystery The Following. But after the death of Luke, he was left playing Mark – who had split identities – in its third and final season.In 2017, Sam went on to join the cast of the hit AMC thriller series Fear the Walking Dead in its third season as Jake Otto, the enigmatic son of the colony leader.In 2019, he was cast as Adam Carrington in The CW television series Dynasty, a reboot of the 1980s series of the same name.When this podcast was recorded, he was playing the title role of Holly Martins in the brand new musical production of The Third Man directed by Trevor Nunn at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

Get ready for a royal riot of laughter in this week's episode! The Crown Jewels boasts an all-star line-up that's nothing short of spectacular. With the "King of Comedy" himself, Al Murray, and the incomparable Mel Giedroyc, who's been hailed as being "at her comedy peak," this outrageous production will have you in stitches, as attested by The Stage. The audience's laughter rings loud, a fact not lost on the Daily Express.But that's just the beginning – this side-splitting show features an ensemble cast that reads like a who's who of comedic talent. Joe Thomas, Neil Morrissey, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Aidan McArdle, Adonis Siddique, and Tanvi Virmani share the stage, their performances brilliantly interwoven by the BAFTA award-winning mastermind behind The Durrells and Men Behaving Badly, Simon Nye. Under the deft direction of multi-Olivier Award winner Sean Foley(known for Upstart Crow and The Ladykillers), this uproarious royal spectacle promises an evening of entertainment you can't afford to miss.Steering the ship toward musical territory, we delve into the enthralling world of Graham Greene's iconic tale, The Third Man. Once a celebrated film and novella, it now takes centre stage as a captivating musical. The creative forces of Don Black and Christopher Hampton have masterfully crafted the book and lyrics, while George Fenton's music sets the scene. Guided by the renowned Trevor Nunn, this production breathes new life into a classic narrative.As our final treat, we've secured an exclusive Back to the Future the Musical interview with none other than Cory English who plays the masterful Doc in the show. This special glimpse into the musical sensation gives you an insider's view of the creative process and the magic behind the scenes.With laughter, drama, and exclusive insights, this episode is a rollercoaster of theatrical excitement that'll keep you on the edge of your seat. Tune in and let the show begin!

Tenemos uno de esos musicales que permanece casi escondido para el gran público y que encierra un mensaje y unas canciones perfectamente integradas con la historia: “The baker’s wife”. Basado en la película "LA FEMME DU BOULANGER" de 1938, convertida en musical por Stephen Schwartz, el famoso compositor de “Godspell”, “Pippin” o “Wicked” que la llevó de gira por Estados Unidos, con un reparto que tuvo entre otros a Topol como el panadero y a Patti LuPone como su esposa Genevieve. El musical nunca se ha estrenado en Broadway y fue una apuesta de Trevor Nunn, el famoso director inglés de “Cats”, “Les Miserables” o “Chess”, que en 1989, sorprendido ante el gran número de jóvenes que acudían a los castings llevando como canción el tema “Meadowlark”, se decidió a investigar y a estrenarlo en el West End, siendo nominado al Olivier como mejor musical, pero la escasa venta de entradas anticipadas, les obligó a cerrar tras 56 funciones. Para el podcast hemos elegido el reparto que la estrenó en Londres y que tiene la versión más completa del musical, con Alun Armstrong, como Aimable, el panadero, Sharon Lee Hill como Geneviève, la mujer del panadero y Drue Williams como Dominique. 00h 00’00” Proud lady 00h 03’25” Presentación 00h 05’05” Cabecera 00h 06’10” Inicio 00h 06’45” Chanson 00h 11’10” If it wasn’t for you 00h 15’37” Merci, Madame 00h 21’53” Bread 00h 29’10” Gifts of love 00h 34’10” Proud lady 00h 37’57” Look for that woman 00h 41’09” Chanson – Serenade 00h 46’14” Meadowlark 00h 54’39” Buzz-a-buzz 01h 00’37” Any day now 01h 07’49” The luckiest man in the world 01h 10’07” Feminine companion 01h 13’45” If I have to live alone 01h 19’35” Romance 01h 26’06” Where is the warmth? 01h 31’31” Scene 01h 34’02” Gifts of love 01h 35’35” Chanson (Finale) 01h 38’09” Curiosidades y anécdotas 01h 39’52” Endless delight – Patti LuPone & Kurt Peterson 01h 44’33” Bread 01h 47’42” Perfect every time 01h 49’34” What’s a man to do 01h 53’03” A little taste of Heaven 01h 58’02” Not in the market 02h 01’13” Plain and simple 02h 07’06” Where is the warmth?

Work on season 5 continues and we promise it will be out in early 2023. But in the meantime, for the next few works we have something special. Enjoy listening to some of the musical themed episodes of 'The Cup' which are from our host and producer Mackenzie's other theatrical venture, Cup of Hemlock Theatre. For this week we have Review episode where we cover the 1998 West End revival of Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, directed by Trevor Nunn, choreographed by Susan Stroman, and starring Hugh Jackman in the role of Curly McLain. Enjoy as Mackenzie and his fellow panelists examine the star turning performance of Hugh Jackman and they work through their thoughts on the perplexing and mix toned climax of this iconic musical. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode and stay tuned for upcoming announcements on season 5! To watch the video version here's the link...https://youtu.be/WFrbIqB6jRY To subscribe to the podcast here's the link...https://apple.co/3OYiejt Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages. Facebook Instagram Twitter

Shuler Hensley is a multi-award winning star of film, television, who is currently starring on Broadway in the hit musical, The Music Man. Beginning his career in the Theatre, Shuler was cast by Susan Stroman and Trevor Nunn as Jud Fry in London in the National Theatre's revival of Oklahoma!. Shuler wowed critics and theatre-goers alike for his haunting interpretation of Jud, and he received the coveted Olivier Award–London theatre's equivalent of the Tony–for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. Shuler subsequently made his Broadway debut in November 2000 portraying the relentless Inspector Javert in Les Misérables. In February 2002, the Trevor Nunn version of Oklahoma! was transferred to Broadway, and with it the opportunity for Shuler to reprise his critically acclaimed performance of Jud Fry. Shuler again became a proud award winner, this time of Broadway's “Triple Crown”--the Tony, the Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics' Circle.

Mary Illes has had a storied Broadway, touring and international acting career. Her Broadway performances include The Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man revival (with more than 80 performances as Marian, I might add), The Scarlet Pimpernel, Steel Pier, and She Loves Me.  Internationally, she was in the original Toronto company of Sunset Boulevard with Diahann Carroll, directed by Trevor Nunn, and she played the Gumbie Cat and Griddlebone in Cats/Paris in French, and Cats/Vienna in German. Mary was also an original company member in the Anastasia 1st National Tour in 2019, where she understudied and performed the role of the Dowager Empress. Select Off Broadway credits include: Fidler Afn Dakh at National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, directed by acclaimed actor/director Joel Grey, Noel Cowards' After the Ball at Irish Rep, and four shows for New York City Center's Encore Series.  When not performing, she teaches voice in New York, and is a founding teacher for the Joffrey Ballet Summer Musical Theater Workshop. Check out her work at www.maryilles.net

In this week's episode of the High-Performance Teams Podcast, I am joined by Gaurav Krapalani, who shares his long journey leading  Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), the way he leads creative teams and some of his learnings.Gaurav continues his 25-year involvement with SRT, nineteen of which have been as its Artistic Director. During that time, SRT became the first Singaporean theatre company on Broadway in 1998 as Associate Producer on Golden Child, earning three Tony Award nominations. SRT has presented work by several renowned artists, including Peter Brook, Yukio Ninagawa, Simon McBurney, Yael Farber and Trevor Nunn. Gaurav served as the Vice-Chair of the International Society of Performing Arts and on the Board of Trustees for Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London. From 2018 to 2021, Gaurav helmed the Singapore International Festival of Arts as its Festival Director.Some of the topics covered during the conversation:✅ One of the essential ingredients to create a high-performance team?✅ How to manage the team's morale when things don't go according to plan.✅ How do you identify talent?✅ What can we learn from the military about leadership?More about Gaurav:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-kripalani-55a8019/https://www.srt.com.sg/More about Rodrigo and Something Bigger:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigocanelasInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodrigocanelasTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rodrigo_canelasWeb: https://www.somethingbigger.com

In this interview I talk to David Weston, who spent a very long career in Shakespeare's plays. He was Ian McKellen's understudy in a world tour of King Lear. He kept a diary during that time which was published as Covering McKellen, which he followed up with Covering Shakespeare. I do some fangirling, and we chat about his career. Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos

The Playcast is back!We bring you an interview with Stiles and Drewe. Stiles and Drewe are the minds behind the music and lyrics of our new show Identical which plays at Nottingham Playhouse Tue 26 Jul – Sun 14 AugGet your tickets hereStiles and Drewe are multi award-winning writers George Stiles & Anthony Drewe. Shows include: Identical, Becoming Nancy, Mary Poppins, Half A Sixpence, Wind in the Willows, Honk!IdenticalThis classic tale tells the story of twin girls separated at birth and reunited by chance at a summer camp ten years later. To get to know their parents and reconcile the two halves of their family, they decide to swap places and live each other's lives.Best known for the ever-popular Disney movies which made stars of Hayley Mills in1961 and Lindsay Lohan in 1998. This world premiere is directed by Trevor Nunn responsible for some of the world's greatest musicals (Les Misérables, Starlight Express, Cats and Sunset Boulevard) and comes from the producer of Top Hat, The Play That Goes Wrong and the international hit musical Six.Identical has music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the multi award-winning writers of the West End hit  Honk! who also created a new score for the international smash-hit Cameron Mackintosh/Disney production of Mary Poppins, and a book by Stuart Paterson.Identical is the must-see musical of the summer.Support the show

Philip Quast graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1979 and began his career with State Theatre Company of South Australia debuting as Adam in The Mystery Plays of Wakefield. He went on to appear in numerous productions with the company including On The Wallaby, A Hard God, No End of Blame and The Threepenny Opera. His first musical was in the title role of Nimrod Theatre Company's Candide. Philip also began appearing as a presenter on the Australian children's show Play School, a program he would continue to present for 17 years.He shot to prominence in 1987 when he appeared as Javert in the original Australian production of Les Misérables. This performance won him a Sydney Critic Award and in 1989, he travelled to London to play Javert on the West End and eventually in Les Misérables: The Dream Cast at The Royal Albert Hall.Philip's stage success continued as he won the coveted role of Georges Seurat in the original London production of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George at the National Theatre where he also performed in David Hare's Stuff Happens, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum, South Pacific and most recently the award winning Follies (which screened live around the world.)He has won three Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor in a Musical; Sunday in the Park with George, South Pacific and The Fix.He has appeared with the Sydney Theatre Company in Coriolanus, Sondheim's Into the Woods,The Cherry Orchard, Democracy and the much-lauded production of Waiting For Godot. Most recently with Death of a Salesman.Philip has been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company's seasons in London and Stratford Upon Avon with The White Devil, Macbeth, Troilus and Cressida and The Secret Garden.His other innumerable roles include Juan Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2006 production of Evita at the Adelphi Theatre, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd at London's Royal Festival Hall, The Lincoln Centre in New York and for The English National Opera. He played Georges in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles in the West End.His many film and television appearances include; Midsomer Murders, Morse, UltraViolet, Brides of Christ, The Damnation of Harvey McCue,Truth, Hacksaw Ridge,The Devil's Double and Picnic At Hanging Rock.Philip can be heard in over 15 cast recordings. He now devotes much of his time to directing, writing and teaching.Philip will be performing at this year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival with Moments In The Woods – Songs & Stories of Sondheim, directed by Mitchell Butel. Moments In The Woods also features Geraldine Turner, Queenie van de Zandt, Josie Lane and Mitchell Butel. The show plays June 23rd at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Whooshkaa, Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Our time with King Lear has come to an end! This week, we will be discussing two major film adaptations and whether or not we feel they are worth watching: Trevor Nunn's 2008 film adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production, starring Ian McKellen, and Richard Eyre's 2018 film produced for Amazon Studios, starring Antony Hopkins. We'll also talk a little about a few other significant productions and adaptations.    Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Bickley, Pamela, and Jennifer Stevens. “8. King Lear.” Studying Shakespeare Adaptation: From Restoration Theatre to YouTube, The Arden Shakespeare, London, 2021, pp. 145–163. Eyre, Richard, director. King Lear. Performance by Antony Hopkins, Amazon Studios, 2018. Nunn, Trevor, director. King Lear. Performance by Ian McKellen, Richard Price TV Associates Ltd., 2008.    

LES MISERABLES COMPOSER: Claude-Michel Schonberg LYRICIST: Herbert Kretzmer BOOK: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michele Schonberg, Jean-Marc Natel SOURCE: Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables (1862) DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn and John Caird CHOREOGRAPHER: Trevor Nunn and John Caird PRINCIPLE CAST: Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean) OPENING DATE: Mar 12, 1987 CLOSING DATE: May 18, 2003 PERFORMANCES: 6,680 SYNOPSIS: Jean Valjean is a convicted thief who attempts to rebuild his life with a new family while being mercilessly hunted by the pious Inspector Javert. As these two men battle for their souls, the Paris streets are littered with a political revolution that will forever alter the lives of these two men.  Robert Meffe traces the development of Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, and Herbert Kretzmer's epic mega-musical, Les Misérables through inception and how it created the template for musicals that would successfully fuse their scores with popular musical forms. Significantly, the creative team of Trevor Nunn and John Napier struggled to adapt the French novel's storyline in a way that would resonate with a contemporary British audience both in pacing and the application of universal themes. The show's success inspired a fleet of musicals whose plots waxed epic including The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, and Titanic. Robert Meffe- Broadway: Associate Conductor of Little Women and the last six years of Les Misérables, keyboards for Evita (2012 revival), Newsies, The Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q, Spelling Bee, Grey Gardens and Bombay Dreams.  National Tours: Music Director of Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Associate Conductor of Les Misérables, Sunday in the Park with George. Off-Broadway: Myths & Hymns, Violet, The Prince and the Pauper, and Gutenberg! The Musical!.  TV: Encore! (Disney+), Earth to America (TBS), Renee Fleming-Live at Lincoln Center (PBS). Mr. Meffe is currently the Head of the MFA Musical Theatre Program at San Diego State University.   SOURCES Les Miserables, Original London Cast Recording. First Night Records (1985) Les Miserables starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe, directed by Tom Hooper, NBC Universal (2012) Les Miserables: The Dream Cast In Concert starring Lea Salonga and Colm Wilkinson, directed by Gavin Taylor, Sony Pictures (1998) The Complete Book of Les Miserables by Edward Behr, published by Arcade (2016) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CATS COMPOSER: Andrew Lloyd Webber LYRICIST: TS Eliot BOOK: N/A SOURCE: T.S. Eliot's book of poetry Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn CHOREOGRAPHER: Gillian Lynne PRINCIPLE CAST: Betty Buckley (Grizabella), Terrence Mann (Rum Tum Tugger), Ken Page (Old Deuteronomy),  OPENING DATE: Oct 07, 1982 CLOSING DATE: Sept 10, 2000 PERFORMANCES: 7,485 SYNOPSIS: This evening is the momentous occasion when one Jellicle Cats will be selected to go to the “heavyside layer,” where they will be given a new body and be returned to Earth.  In this episode, member of the original Broadway cast, Stephen Hanan, analyzes the marketing genius of Sir Cameron Macintosh, the artistic originality of Trevor Nunn, and the indelible literary capability of T.S. Eliot which led to the lasting success of Cats. A breakdown of branding and merchandising efforts highlights the ways Cats created a market for the international mega-musical. Hanan details the rigors of the unconventional process the actors and designers engaged in as the musical transferred from London's West End to Broadway, including his collaboration with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Stephen Mo Hanan has worked in theater as both a performer and playwright. For creating Asparagus/Growltiger in CATS he was a Tony Award nominee, and his account of rehearsing that original production was published as A CAT'S DIARY. His Broadway debut was opposite Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and he later starred as Captain Hook opposite Cathy Rigby. He was co-author and starred as Al Jolson in two off-Broadway productions of JOLSON & COMPANY. Between engagements, he wrote and published the novel SCARPIA'S KISS   SOURCES Cats: The Book Of Musical by T.S. Eliot, published by Harvest Books (1983) Cats, Original Cast Recording, Polydor (1981) Cats starring John Mills and Elaine Paige, directed by David Mallet. Universal Pictures (1972) Cats starring James Corden and Judi Dench, directed by Tom Hooper. Working Title Pictures (2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa chats with veteran actor Phil Rodriguez about his origins in NYC, his journey to Hollywood, and the life lessons learned along the way.  A true family man with a heart of gold and faith that humanity will prevail, Phil talks about his most important role as a father to his young son and pays homage  to his own dad and the positive influence he had in his life.Philip Anthony Rodriguez was voted as one of LATINA Magazine's 25 Most Beautiful Latino Men. He is an accomplished and versatile performer, host and coach from Brooklyn, NY.He has joined the casts of many Hit TV series. Including: “The Morning Show” on AppleTV- executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, NBC's popular Grimm as sinister royal henchman, Marcus Rispoli, CBS's Tommy,  hit CBS All Access show, “Why Women Kill”, starring Lucy Liu, Freeform's hit “The Secret Life Of an American Teenager” as Ruben Enriquez and CBS' Seal Team as CIA Operative Greg Smith. Other credits include Modern Family, S.W.A.T. Magnum P.I., Shameless, 9-1-1, Good Trouble, The Mentalist, Madame Secretary, Queen of the South, ”24”, NCIS: New Orleans. He's also the voice of Sith Inquisitor Fifth Brother in Disney's popular animated series, Star Wars: Rebels, for which he's ALSO proud to be an action figure!Philip made his Broadway debut as Ritchie Valens in “BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY” for which he was honored by the New York Drama League. He returned to Broadway in Tennessee Williams “NOT ABOUT NIGHTINGALES” directed by Tony Award winner Trevor Nunn. He has numerous voice over campaigns--including: UFC, Lincoln Motor Co, Gatorade & Ralph Lauren as well as many popular video games. He is the Spanish speaking & singing voices of ELMO and TELLY MONSTER on Sesame Street Beginnings.@philAnthonyRodSupport the show

OKLAHOMA COMPOSER: Richard Rodgers LYRICIST: Oscar Hammerstein II BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II SOURCE: Lynn Riggs play Green Grow The Lilacs (1930) DIRECTOR: Rouben Mamoulian CHOREOGRAPHER: Agnes DeMille PRINCIPLE CAST: Howard DaSilva (Jud), Alfred Drake (Curly), Celeste Holm (Ado Annie), Joan Roberts (Laurey) OPENING DATE: Mar 31, 1943 CLOSING DATE: May 29, 1948 PERFORMANCES: 2,218 SYNOPSIS: Laurey, a young girl living in the Oklahoma territory, must choose between two men to accompany her to the box social: Curly, an attractive cowboy and Jud, a sinister farmhand, whose emotional instability might lead to Curly's death.  Building on the earlier success of Show Boat, Oklahoma! furthered the storytelling capabilities of a book musical, shocking audiences with its commonplace opening, fusing the narrative with a dream ballet, and unifying all elements to tell one story. The musical is also significant as the first artistic collaboration between composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Kevin David Thomas explores how the musical was not predicted for success, the contributions of choreographer Anges DeMille and director Rouben Mamoulian, the importance of Decca Records documenting its original cast through an audio recording, and the legacy of the musical in the national discourse.  Kevin David Thomas is an actor, music director, broadway coach, and co-host of the acclaimed podcast, ‘Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends'. He has been on faculty at the Professional Conservatory of Musical Theater at NYFA for 10 years. Kevin performed in the Broadway revivals of A Little Night Music (cast recording) and Les Misérables. As a music director/musician specializing in new works: A Tale of Two Cities (Broadway; asst to MD), Little House on the Prairie (Nat'l Tour; Asst Music Sup), Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On (world premiere; cast recording). He is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University. SOURCES Oklahoma, Original Cast Recording, Decca (1943) Oklahoma!: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical by Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers, published by Applause Libretto Library (2010) Oklahoma starring Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae, directed by Fred Zinnemann, RKO Radio (1955) Oklahoma starring Josefina Gabrielle and Hugh Jackman, directed by Trevor Nunn, Image Entertainment (1999) OK! The Story of Oklahoma!: A Celebration of America's Most Beloved Musical by Max Wilk, published by Applause Books (2002) Oklahoma: The Making of An American Musical by Tim Carter, published by Yale University Press (2007) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Lloyd Webber es un músico bien conocido por los seguidores de nuestra página y nuestros podcasts ya que hemos dedicado monográficos a sus musicales “Sunset Boulevard” y “Jesucristo Superstar”, además de recopilatorios de sus temas más conocidos. En esta ocasión queremos dedicarle un par de programas con suites sinfónicas de sus trabajos, para apreciar mejor la solidez de su música. En este primer programa os ofrecemos suites de sus musicales con Tim Rice: “Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat” (1968), “Jesucristo Superstar” (1970), “Evita” (1978) y “Cats” (1981) que marcaría su mayor éxito hasta el momento y a la vez su distanciamiento de Tim Rice, al escoger la letra para “Memory” que había escrito Trevor Nunn, en vez de la escrita por Tim Rice. 00h 00’00” Presentación 00h 01’11” Cabecera 00h 01’46” JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT 00h 20’22” JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 00h 38’21” EVITA 01h 02’22” CATS

Florence Hall is a actor who stars in AcornTV's “Queens of Mystery” and the massive Netflix series “The Princess Switch" alongside Vanessa Hudgens and Sam Palladio. She graduated from the Drama Centre London in 2009 and since then has worked for the BBC on Jonathan Creek, Holby City, Doctors and Mayday. She is also an experienced stage actor and her theatre work includes "You May Go Now" at the Finborough Theatre, "The Importance of Being Earnest" and the Library Theatre, Manchester and "Birdsong", at the Comedy Theatre, directed by Trevor Nunn. She spoke to Giles and Jim about her acting journey, having a second job alongside creative endeavours, and watching chiropractor videos on YouTube to relax. PLUS we have extra content for our Patreons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Liam Deacy, Vicki. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy instagram.com/florence_olivia_hall blankpodcast2018@gmail.com

In one of the most famously torrid love affairs of all time, defined by extramarital cheating, lavish outfits, histrionics, and the shadow of collapsing empires, this episode's main characters define obsession and the insanity of passion. No, not Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton! Antony and Cleopatra! Picking up where “Julius Caesar” left off, Shakespeare cranks up the operatic dialogue and battle scenes as Rome tears itself asunder. Will and James discuss why Cleopatra is one of the most fascinating women in Shakespeare, the amazing language throughout the play, and whether their relationship represents puppy love or a clichéd midlife crisis.CreditsIntro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous)Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous)Illustrative Excerpts: “Cleopatra,” dir. Joseph Mankiewicz (1963); “Antony & Cleopatra,” dir. Iqbal Khan, Royal Shakespeare Company (2017); “Antony & Cleopatra,” dir. Trevor Nunn, Royal Shakespeare Company, (1974); “Casablanca,” dir. Michael Curtiz (1942); “Antony and Cleopatra,” dir. Lawrence Carra (1984); “Antony and Cleopatra,” dirs. Gary Griffin/Barry Avrich, Stratford Festival (2015)

Is Taylor Swift the same kind of poet as T. S. Eliot? Clio considers Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Trevor Nunn's lyrics to "Memory," T. S. Eliot's "Rhapsody on a Windy Night, " and Taylor Swift's lyrics to "Beautiful Ghosts." Get in touch with comments, questions, or just to say hi at studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.Music: "Happy Strummin" by Audionautix. Cover art by Finley Doyle. See more of Finley's work at https://tangelofin.wordpress.com/. 

Increasing Your Visibility with Florence Andrews  Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:  Discover the powerful practices and mindsets Florence has used to bring her best to the theatres in the West End and the big screen.  Learn how to rewire our brain from fear to our spark and excitement that will give us our edge.  Hear Florence's behind the scenes experience of filming a huge Ridley Scott film in Italy during a COVID lockdown.    Resources:  My first book, Relationship Ready: How I Stopped Fucking Randos and Started Cupcaking My Soulmate, is available on Amazon and Audible.  Grab your copy now!  Subscribe to my mailing list on my website.  Visit my website to learn about my coaching programs.  Visit Florence's  website┃Instagram┃Facebook     Episode Highlights  Born for the Stage  Florence grew up in a lively bohemian household surrounded by actors, artists, and musicians.  She felt called to performance and the arts while her family and community encouraged her.   Her father showed them old MGM classics like The King and Carousel.  Florence performed throughout her years in school and her first professional performance was Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn.  Internal Tug of War  As Florence began her professional career in musical theatre, mindset blocks started popping up.  Though she knew what she was capable of and loved the work, self-sabotage in the forms of second guessing and stage fright tug at her.  Florence made the decision to work through her blocks by reading everything she could on mindset work, manifestation, and performance psychology.  Enter the Pandemic   When COVID hit, theatres closed and everyone was sent home to quarantine.  Florence couldn't perform but saw a need that brought together her long experience in the theatre and her passion for mindset work.  Her own personal work and success in mindset and theatre made her uniquely qualified to be a visibility and success coach.  Embrace Our ‘Inner Weirdo'  Instead of hiding behind quotes, memes, and graphics, Florence wanted to support powerful business women by helping them give permission to themselves to be seen, to make themselves visible.  Many of us are subconsciously and automatically driven to ‘dial it down' or dim our lights because we've been shamed in the past for shining out.  We carry that shame and story with us.   However, it's often that very spark or uniqueness that we dim that sets us apart, is a part of our gift or offering, and will lead us to our personal success.    “It is absolutely liberating to reconnect with that spark… and give yourself permission to shine out without shame.  3 Tips for Increasing Visibility  Reframe our fear as excitement.  When we are sitting in fear, instead of trying to calm ourselves and dispel the fear, attach the physical sensations to excitement rather than fear.  We can redefine the knots in our stomach or weak knees as excitement. WHen our brain begins to think of it as excitement, it can stop the sabotaging thoughts and behaviors.  The fear and adrenaline can then turn from sabotage to giving us our edge.  It is helpful to press your thumb and forefinger together when creating the anti-thought.    Dance with fear instead of running from it.  Fear isn't going anywhere, but we can see it as a badge of honor, as a marker of us getting out of our comfort zone and into growth.  Acknowledge that it is trying to be useful, that it can and will be present, but it is not in control.    Remember to turn the light outwards rather than inwards.  Focus the light on the thing we are putting out into the world rather than the inward things we worry about.  People are looking for the value of the thing we are offering and not the mistakes or gaps we may perceive.    BONUS tip:  Draw a vertical line with 0 on the left end 100 on the right end.  Think of the particular thing you are worried about and how much of it, out of 100, that you feel confident about.  Mark that point.  If it's 70%, mark that point on the horizontal line.  Draw a vertical through that mark.  On the left, between 0 and 70, make bullet points of all the things that give you confidence around it.  On the right, between 70 and 100, write all the things that make you feel uncertain or timid.  Cross out the right side and focus on everything on the left.  Make that 70% of the thing, 100% of what you focus on.    House of Gucci  About a year before COVID, Florence had taken a year off to be with her son.  She returned to work but after 3 days back, everyone was told to go home and the theatres closed due to COVID  Florence had been in theatre in the West End for 14 years and in recent years desired to do screen work, too.  It was a challenge to transition to screen as she was so well known for her theatre work.     In January of 2021, she was doing some screen work mostly in ads, and she was told to send in a self taped audition for a Ridley Scott movie.  Florence thought they would likely go with an actor with a bigger name but she sent in her tape which included her singing Italian opera.  It was her first time filming a movie and most everyone's first time filming a movie in Italy during a COVID lockdown with it's many restrictions. Unless the actors were running a scene, all the actors were in their trailers.  They all had very little contact with each other outside of actual filming.    She admired and appreciated Ridley Scott's dynamic and ego-less directing style.  When something wasn't working, he was willing to let go of his original vision and reset.   Florence had a surprising moment in which Ridley Scott asked for an unplanned closeup.  It was a moment that maybe in the past, she would have shrunk a bit from, but she gave herself permission to show off and take up space.  She let herself “be the persons they clearly trusted you to be by giving you the job”.    Daily Non Negotiables… that don't always happen  Have a cut off time in the evening.  “Yes, I could keep going, but it's not worth it.  Rest is part of productivity.  Protecting her energy.  Florence makes boundaries around replying to people.  For example, sometimes she replies for 20 minutes in the morning, then 20 minutes in the afternoon.  If we don't create these types of boundaries, we could spend the whole morning replying or be distracted throughout the day to reply right away.  Journaling.  Florence has been journaling since she was 10 years old.  It is her saving grace, safe space, and the practice that serves her the most. Though she loves writing prompts, she more often starts free flowing the things that are in her mind.  She gets the things that are ricocheting in her mind out onto paper.  When she enters a flow state, she notices that her higher self takes over.  When Florence finds her mind in a space lack or scarcity, jornaling brings her back.    About Florence  Florence Andrews is Hollywood and West End Lead actress whose credits include School of Rock, Miss Atomic Bomb, Once, Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, The Mikado, Annie Get Your Gund, A Little Night Music, and, most recently, Ridley Scott's feature film House of Gucci.      Florence is also a success and visibility mindset coach who lives in London with her two sons and many chickens.  She loves films, chocolate, and anything that has to do with mindset and peak performance psychology.  Florence sees the parallels in her experience as an actor and as entrepreneur, both requiring grit, courage, and being unapologetically visible.     Enjoy the Podcast?  If you enjoyed today's episode of The Heidi B Show, then hit subscribe, and share it with your friends!  Post a review and share it!  If you enjoyed tuning into this podcast, then do not hesitate to write a review.  You can also share this episode with your womenpreneur family and friends, so they can get closer to owning their power and upgrading their lives.   Have any questions?  You can contact me through email (heidi@heidibcoaching.com) or find me on Instagram or Facebook.  Thanks for listening!  For more updates and episodes, visit my website.  You may also tune in on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.  To pursuing our passions and building our businesses,  Heidi B 

Kathy Voytko made her Broadway debut in the original cast of the 2002 revival of Oklahoma! directed by Trevor Nunn and she was in the Tony Award-winning Nine starring Antonio Banderas and Chita Rivera. She originated the role of Ariadne in Stephen Sondheim's The Frogs opposite Nathan Lane at Lincoln Center and her other Broadway credits include The Pirate Queen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next To Normal, the 2014 Tony Award-winner for best musical A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder and the original Broadway cast of Tuck Everlasting. Kathy toured the United States as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera and as Eva Peron in the 25th anniversary tour of Evita, working with legendary director/producer Hal Prince on both projects. She is often a soloist for symphonies and concerts around the world and she has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Royal Albert Hall in London as well as in Mexico and Canada.    Kathy has also played leading roles at various regional theatres across the country including Clara in Passion, Fantine in Les Miserables, Fiona in Brigadoon, Polly in Crazy For You and Francesca in The Bridges of Madison County.  She is a two-time recipient of Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She received a BFA in Music/Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory.  She will be appearing next in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man, where she will be performing in the ensemble, and understudying Sutton Foster.

Savannah is starring as Marmee in the London premiere of Little Women at the Park Theatre.Produced by Aria Entertainment, Hope Mill Theatre and Knockhardy Productions in association with Park Theatre, the musical is based on the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women ran on Broadway in 2005 starring Sutton Foster. Savannah starred as Glinda in the West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre for three years between 2013 and 2016. During her tenure, Savannah performed opposite Willemijn Verkaik, Kerry Ellis, Jennifer DiNoia and Emma Hatton as Elphaba.Just a few of Savannah's other credits include understudying Mary & Mrs Banks in the original production of Mary Poppins (Bristol & West End), understudy Scarlett in Trevor Nunn's production of Gone With The Wind (West End), Young Sally in Follies (Northampton Royal), Cinderella in Simply Cinderella (Leicester Curve), Martha in The Secret Garden (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Aspects of Love (Menier Chocolate Factory), Sybil in Chariots Of Fire (Hampstead & West End) and Guenevere in Camelot (London Palladium). Savannah has also participated in many workshops and regularly works on screen.In this episode, Savannah discusses the excitement surrounding Little Women's London premiere, the decisions she has made throughout her career and how it feels to be returning to theatre for the first time since becoming a mum.Little Women runs at the Park Theatre 11th November - 19th December. Visit www.parktheatre.co.uk for info and tickets.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @Andrew_Tomlins Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.ukVisit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. 

In our first episode Marina described her artistic life growing up, and the audition that changed her life. She scored the lead role of Mabel in the 1983 production of The Pirates of Penzance, alongside Jon English, Simon Gallaher, David Atkins and June Bronhill.In Part 2 of STAGES conversation, we launch into further story and reflection of a life in the theatre, working on iconic shows like Cats, Les Mis and the Phantom of the Opera in an insightful instalment - celebrating the magnificent career of a dynamic leading lady - Marina Prior.Marina has played leading roles in over thirty productions including The Pirates of Penzance, Cats, Les Miserables, Die Fledermaus, Anything Goes, West Side Story, The Secret Garden, Showboat, The Merry Widow, The Witches of Eastwick, Noises Off, Harp on the Willow, Annie Get Your Gun, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Hypocrite, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,Guys & Dolls, Mary Poppins, Promises Promises, The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Hay Fever, Fun Home and Dream Lover.Marina's recordings include Leading Lady (which reached platinum status), Aspects of Andrew Lloyd Webber (which reached gold status and for which she was nominated for an ARIA award), Somewhere – the Songs of Sondheim and Bernstein and, more recently, Both Sides Now, Encore and Christmas Candlelight.In 2006, she was honoured with induction into Australia's 100 Entertainers of the Century.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

"She would definitely be a rhythmic gymnast." This episode features Hannah Kenna Thomas who was Victoria on the 2012 West End Revival and is currently in the 2019 Vienna Revival. Hear Hannah talk about her obsession with the show growing up, the story of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn seeing the UK tour to bring to the West End, and her defense for Grizabella as a Jellicle choice. Plus, Mike works very hard to influence Hannah's Vienna Victoria performance to play Grizabella as her mother. Check out Hannah on Twitter & Instagram: @hannahkenna Produced by: Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network Instagram & Twitter: @TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For nearly 40 years, Jenna Russell has been tackling hard-hitting roles on stage and on screen that speak to audiences today. Moreover, she has established herself as a prime interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, taking on roles in 'Into the Woods', 'Merrily We Roll Along' and winning an Olivier Award for playing Dot/Marie in 'Sunday in the Park with George'.  Alongside her impressive repertoire of Sondheim works, Jenna has also played leading roles in 'Fun Home', 'The Bridges of Madison County' and most recently played the eponymous character in 'Piaf'.  On screen, her work also extends through to 'Doctor Who' and 'Eastenders', always playing compelling women with interesting stories to tell. As well as this, she is also a doting mum and partner to fellow actor Raymond Coulthard. Today, Jenna remains one of the most acclaimed and revered actresses on the West End and on Broadway and it seems she has no plans on pausing her career any time soon.As Jenna Russell continues plans for her upcoming solo concert at Cadogan Hall, she took some time to talk to us about what she hopes to bring for her first solo show. Despite living away from London, she tells us about how much she still loves going to watch theatre shows and remains committed to being a theatre actress. In this interview, we also reflect on the past year and how restrictions have impacted the industry that she values so dearly. We look back at her most recent work and we see Jenna reminisce about working with some of her most respected peers in the industry including fellow actress Sally Ann Triplet as well as multi-award winning director Trevor Nunn, and of course beloved composer Stephen Sondheim. It's an endearing conversation and we hope after listening, it makes you love Jenna Russell even more than we already do.

Dan and Joshua spend A Weekend in the Country at the Armfeldt residence, living the lavish European life (liaisons and all) discussing Sondheim's 1973 triumph A Little Night Music. Despite the change of pace offered by director Trevor Nunn's re-envisioning our hosts still have much to go on about, such as Sondheim's use of triplicates, the oft under-appreciated importance of The Miller's Son, and what makes this Dan's favorite musical of all time. Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from November 10th 2010! Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

Welcome back to the 29th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 29th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the 1998 West End revival of Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, directed by Trevor Nunn, choreographed by Susan Stroman, and starring Hugh Jackman in the role of Curly McLain. You can watch this production here: https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AW7NNQK8SYI49LFJHEPc?display=poster. CONTENT WARNING: Oklahoma! contains plot-points that deal with sexual assault and suicide. As a result, this review, likewise, speaks directly to these themes. If you are struggling with these issues, we highly encourage you to seek help, using the resources below (the last one is a book, that many have found helpful): https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones https://www.betterhelp.com/ https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/ https://www.scribd.com/book/239499360/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-Brain-Mind-and-Body-in-the-Healing-of-Trauma? utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google_search&utm_campaign=Google_DSA_NB_Other&utm_device=m&gclid=CjwKCAiAnIT9BRAmEiwANaoE1YGsSU91vqfCPbsUQ3q9uto-5yjfvPNsPsSaKcl-Z7b4PSLQo3T5KhoChD0QAvD_BwE Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Katie Miller – Instagram: merciermiller Andrew Pawarroo – Instagram: pawarroo13 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

In this episode, we talked about gender and sexuality in three recent stage productions of Twelfth Night, and what happens when you look for queer history in a play from the 1600s. We discussed the 2012 Globe production, the 2017 Globe production, and the 2017 National Theatre production, as well as the 1996 film directed by Trevor Nunn. Find Eleanor on Twitter @elaffleck The Brutus/Cassius Beauty and the Beast fanvid Historical Friction is a podcast about storytelling, pop culture, the past, and why we reenact it. Also sometimes bad wigs. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/historicalfriction Follow the show on Twitter @historyfriction Follow Alice on Twitter @aaprocter

Caitlin McWethy and Darnell Benjamin join us to discuss Niamh's favorite Shakespeare onscreen-although Jeremy doesn't necessarily agree!

Today on The Neil Haley Show, The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Philip Winchester of NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU. Philip Winchester reprises his role as Peter Stone on Wolf Films/Universal Television's “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” now in its 19th season.  Winchester originated the role on the 2017 NBC drama “Chicago Justice.”  Growing up in Montana with an American father and British mother, Winchester has a place in his heart for both sides of the Atlantic. As a teenager, he decided to devote himself to acting and moved to the U.K. to train in his craft. He was accepted to the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, all the while helping with his grandmother's bed and breakfast inn outside London. After graduation, he quickly landed two key roles. The first was in the sci-fi adventure “Thunderbirds,” starring Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards and Ben Kingsley and directed by Jonathan Frakes. In 2007, he played villainous Edmund in the Royal Shakespeare Company's “King Lear,” in the seminal production by Trevor Nunn and starring Ian McKellen. Winchester was cast in the title role of NBC's miniseries “Crusoe” in 2008, based on Daniel Defoe's novel. In 2010, he was cast in an extended arc on “Fringe” as a scientist and love interest of Anna Torv's character. In 2011, Winchester starred as King Arthur's trusted friend Leontes in the series “Camelot,” with Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green and Jamie Campbell Bower. In 2015, he wrapped filming five seasons overseas as one of the leads in the Emmy Award-nominated drama-action series “Strike Back,” which was Cinemax's first original primetime series in more than 15 years.     

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will intreview Philip Winchester of NBC's Chicago Justice. Philip Winchester plays Peter Stone, Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau in the Cook County State's Attorney's office, on the NBC drama “Chicago Justice.”  After graduation, he quickly landed two key roles.  The first was in a sci-fi adventure “Thunderbirds” starring Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards and Ben Kingsley and directed by Jonathan Frakes.  In 2007, he played villainous Edmund in the Royal Shakespeare Company's “King Lear,” in the seminal production by Trevor Nunn and starring Ian McKellen. Winchester was cast in the title role of NBC's miniseries “Crusoe” in 2008, based on Daniel Defoe's novel.  In 2010 he was cast in an extended arc on “Fringe” as Frank Stanton, a scientist and love interest of Anna Torv's character. In 2011 Winchester starred as Leontes, King Arthur's trusted friend, in the series “Camelot” with Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green and Jamie Campbell Bower. In 2015, he wrapped filming five seasons overseas as lead actor in the Emmy-nominated drama-action series “Strike Back,” which was Cinemax's first original primetime series in more than 15 years. In 2016, Winchester starred in the role of Alex Kane in the NBC drama series, "The Player." 

John Wilson talks to Sir Trevor Nunn, as he returns to his hometown of Ipswich to direct A Midsummer Night's Dream. With this new production Nunn will have directed all of Shakespeare's 37 plays. Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg talks about his third album, On My One, and plays his new song The Love We're Hoping For live in the studio. Natasha Walter, known for her non-fiction books The New Feminism and Living Dolls, discusses her first novel, A Quiet Life, inspired by the wife of Cambridge spy Donald Maclean.

This week we visit with another designer from across the pond, it's Tony nominated Scenic and Costume Designer, David Farley! David was in town finally bringing 'Daddy Long Legs' to New York after playing around the globe for 6 years. He tells us about the evolution of the design and the process of modifying the set to fit different theatres. David and Cory dig into the artistic, practical and economical differences of being a designer in the US vs the UK and they chat about David's award winning work on 'Sunday in the Park...', why designing Josh Groban's tour was more difficult than you would think, designing in the Festival Theatre at Stratford and the qualities he loves in his frequent collaborators John Caird, Trevor Nunn, and John Doyle. But David isn't all work…he also shares insight into being a designer on the road with an infant back home and why he's passionate about his garden. It's a great show, but mainly because of how adorably he pronounces ‘aluminum.' Grab a seat in the stalls, raise the gauze and enjoy this week's panto!