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0698: Porgy and Bess in London Jan 19, 2021

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Adamant that Porgy and Bess is an opera? Well, it ain't necessarily so as Thos and Colm chat about the recent English National Opera production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess – the is-it-or-isn't-it-an-opera opera! With a soaring score, we look at the fusion of arias and songs, and how this monumental classic holds up in the 21st Century.

0697: Streets Ahead Jan 12, 2021

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We start the new year with another look at 42nd Street, one of the evergreen stories of musicals – with a peek at the original 1932 novel by Bradford Ropes, an in-depth look at the recent London production with Colm and a discussion on the unusual tensions in the show itself which points it in two directions at one: a literal two way street!

0696: Merry Quizmas and a Happy New Earful For 2021 Dec 22, 2020

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It may be a reduced Christmas this year with the pandemic and lockdowns, but that's no reason not to have a good old quiz and songfest here on MusicalTalk. So that can only mean its our traditional MusicalTalk Crimbo Musical Theatre Quiz – a merry mix of quirky questions and superb songs compiled for your diversionary pleasure by Thos who is on totally MAD form (hint: this might be a clue).

0695: Streaming Back to 42nd Street (we wish!) Dec 15, 2020

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Dom and Nick are joined by John from New York to talk about more streaming options available - such as On the 20th Century, Upon a Mattress and 42nd Street - plus whatever else takes our fancy.

0694: Hyde-ing in 42nd Street: Dec 08, 2020

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In this week's bumper episode, we look again at Jekyll Versus Hyde, the frankly brilliant adaptation of the evergreen story by discussing the musical with its creators, Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman and hearing what Thos and Mike thought about its investigation into duality. There's also a chance to hear a ten point review of the recent West End version of 42nd Street which has been made available as a virtual show that you could watch online!

0693: The Toxic Avenger Reassembled Dec 01, 2020

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It's time to get the geek as we join Thos and Tom as they chat some more about another Edinburgh Fringe musical theatre hit of recent years – The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and tuneful musical adaptation of the 1984s film – and a show just packed full of stagey gags! Warning: may contain hot toxic love!

0692: When Timpson (Almost) Met Spiderman Nov 24, 2020

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Thos and Tom chat about two past Edinburgh Fringe comedies – Timpson the Musical, which hilariously imagines the birth of the high street favourite in a bouncy, engaging production, and also Redacted Arachnid, which is that most unusual thing – a show that's not a musical that's all about another show that is!

0691: Taking an Eternity Nov 09, 2020

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With 2013's epic new musical, From Here to Eternity, recently revived on Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Show Must Go On website, listen to Thos and Tim as they talk about the weaknesses and strengths of the original London production, and then, following the sad death of Bobby Ball, of British comedy double act Cannon and Ball, there's a chance to hear Ed's 2009 interview with them both as they talk about their career and appearances in pantomime.

0690: My Chat, It Has Three Corners Oct 27, 2020

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Colm and Thos discuss Drive By Shooting (A Street Art Opera), a brand spanking new ten minute opera that unexpectedly uses the model of the three hundred year old intermezzo they discussed last week, and then keeping it in the eighteenth century, Josh chats with Thos about a recent adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion that uses a modern model of performance but with a score from the late 1700s.

0689: Everything Old is New Again Oct 20, 2020

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Join Thos and Colm as they talk about The Secretary Turned CEO, a radical modern re-interpretation of Pergolesi's seminal comic opera of 1733, The Maid Turned Mistress, before Thos catches up with Danyal Dhondy, the Musical Director of the 2015 EdFringe production who talks about bringing this godparent of modern musical theatre bang up to date with a bawdy new English libretto by Becca Marriott, and his own contemporary guitar-based arrangement of the score. It's a hoot!

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