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Sister Act Review Aug 09, 2022

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Nick and Andrew share their thoughts on the utterly fabulous Sister Act playing at the Hammersmith Apollo in London starring Beverley Knight, Jennifer Saunders and Lesley Joseph!

0766: Oklahoma in Depth - Book and Score Aug 09, 2022

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Join us once more time as Colm and Thos conclude their epic chat about the Young Vic production of Oklahoma with a close analysis of the book and score. Has it been misunderstood for nearly 80 years and is Curly a villain hiding in plain sight? Or is that just a scandal and an outrage? It's certainly make your chicks and ducks and geese scurry!

0765: Oklahoma in Depth - Tradition and Revision Aug 02, 2022

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Episode 2: Oklahoma in Depth - Tradition and Revision: Join Colm and Thos for the second part of their in-depth conversation about all things Oklahoma, and find out what they thought of the recent re-interpretation of this evergreen musical which was on at the Yong Vic. Are Curly and Jud simply two sides of the same character? Can ballets in musicals ever avoid obviousness or pretension? And it is a breath of fresh air or pure heresy? It's all er nuthin'!

0764: Oklahoma in Depth - The Writers Jul 26, 2022

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With all London seemingly talking about the recent Young Vic production of Daniel Fish's reinterpretation of Oklahoma, join Thos and Colm for the first part of a in-depth discussion about the legendary 20th Century musical, Oklahoma. In this first episode, we look at the myth surrounding the show, it's legacy and the people behind it: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Have they gone about as fer as they could go? Find out in this interesting episode.

0763: Operation Four Plays... or musicals. Jul 19, 2022

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Join Nick and Thos (plus friends) for a discussion on Operation Mincemeat, Beauty and the Beast, The Drifters Girl and The Rise and fall of Little Voice!

0762: Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera Review Jun 21, 2022

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Nick Hutson talks to Jonathan Cohen about his thoughts on the new satirical musical from Steve Brown and Harry Hill telling the story of Tony Blair - now playing at the Park Theatre in London.

0761: Turn Around and Take A Bow with Mike Dixon Jun 14, 2022

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This week we welcome back Mike Dixon to discuss his new autobiography - Turn Around and Take A Bow - which explores over 40 years of stories, anecdotes and life lessons from Mike!

0760: Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera Interview with Steve Brown Jun 07, 2022

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Nick sits down with composer/lyricist Steve Brown to discuss the proper art of songwriting when it comes to his previous projects including I Can't Sing, Spend Spend Spend, Spitting Image and his new musical - TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera.

0759: Defending the Jukebox Musical May 31, 2022

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Nick is joined by blogger and self confessed "defender of the Jukebox Musical" - Rebecca - to discuss thoughts on the genre, its history and highlights!

0758: I Love You, Big Horse! May 24, 2022

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It's an unparalleled Troy Story in this weeks episode as we join Thos as the talks to Mike about the 2015 musical, Horseplay – The Troy Musical. And there's a chance to hear a vintage recording of Kit Hesketh-Harvey in conversation with Thos about his recent new English translation of Offenbach's La Belle Helene, renamed Troy Boy. Time to say Hi to the High Kings of Troy.

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