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0688: A Grease-y Boyfriend History. Oct 13, 2020

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Join Nick, Mike Dixon and Dominic McChesney for a fun discussion about Grease, its origins, the cut songs, the re-written songs and the songs not many people know! Hear tales from Mike's work on the Dominion Theatre production as arranger that opened in 1993 and learn how it's somewhat related to the boyfriend.

0687: Gideon and Blundersnorp Oct 06, 2020

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Fancy seeing a new musical for free? Well, you'd best join Thos as he chats to Mike Shapiro about Mike's latest show, Gideon and the Blundersnorp, and how in the absence of this year's Hollywood Fringe, he's taking that old film cliché, and putting on a show! With songs and chat, and plenty of musical theatre references from Peter and the Wolf, Les Miserables and Oliver by way of Sondheim and Blood Brothers, enjoy this in-depth look at this magical new piece, including details about how you can watch its first virtual performance for free! It's not impossible!

0686: Return to the House of Edgar – Disinterring the Past Sep 29, 2020

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Return to the House of Edgar – Disinterring the Past: Having recently heard about the future of the House of Edgar, MusicalTalk's Pick of the Fringe 2018, join Thos as he explores the history of this amazing musical in the company of two of its talented stars, Sarah Dean and Eoin McAndrew, in a laugh-filled interview recorded during the show's run in 2018: It's all about Edgar but it's far from po-faced!.

0685: Return to the House of Edgar – Divining the Future Sep 22, 2020

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Divining the Future: Thos chats with composer Thomas F Arnold, writer of The House of Edgar, MusicalTalk's Pick of the Fringe 2018, about the future of the show and how you develop a fringe production further. And you can also enjoy their light hearted conversation sharing their wider Edinburgh Festival Fringe experiences – and it's not just all about the weather!

0684: #VirtualEdFringe2020: How To Use A Washing Machine Sep 15, 2020

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Join Thos as he talks to the people behind this unusual and appealing original musical, featuring a live string quartet, which follows two siblings called back to their childhood home to pack up for one last time, and who find that more is unleashed than can be stored away.

0683: #VirtualEdFringe2020: The Fear Sep 08, 2020

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Join Thos as he talks to the creators of one of the great new musicals from the Edinburgh Fringe of the last few years, The Fear, which follows the lives of three students as they attempt to navigate their way through the ups and downs of their final year of university whilst struggling to cope with deadlines, drink and distractions. Discover how this rip-roaring musical comedy is a nostalgia ride for all those who have been through the university experience!

0682: Zoomsical Theatre and Other Plot Twists of the Pandemic Sep 01, 2020

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How do you get your showtune fix when venues are closed and performers are quarantined? Tonia and Mike discuss ways to enjoy or create musical theatre (sort of) while staying safely at home.

0681: #VirtualEdFringe2020: Dreams of Peace and Freedom Redux Aug 25, 2020

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MusicalTalk's Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe continues with an in-depth look at Sue Casson's magnificent multi-platform song cycle about the life of one of the architects of the modern world, David Maxwell Fyfe, and how his work helped to rebuild and remodel society after the Second World War. With stops on the way to talk about Rupert Brooke, Harry Lauder, the Western Brothers, John Buchan and so much more, it's an uplifting story of a man and his humanity changing the world to make it a more humane place. The human is in the telling!

0680: #VirtualEdFringe2020: Nele Needs a Holiday – The Musical Aug 18, 2020

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MusicalTalk's Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe continues with this exclusive interview with Nele Van den Broeck, star of the eponymous Nele Needs A Holiday – The Musical, the wonderful 2018 autobiographical show about trying to make it big in Britain, after already being big in Belgium. Join Thos as he explores the creation of the show and its terrific and varied score, all orchestrated to allow a cast of three to sing with the tongues firmly in their cheeks!

0679: MusicalTalk's Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe Aug 11, 2020

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Missing the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe? Then fret no longer and join us as we serve up a bumper double-length episode launching the MusicalTalk Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Tuck into a veritable hotch-potch of songs, interviews, reviews, analysis and conversation about the shows you can see this year – online! We've found over forty Edfringe musicals (and counting) you can watch on streaming video websites so come along with us over the next few weeks and months as we bring you the best in fringe fun, all from the comfort of your own living room (note: other rooms are available).

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