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0649: Aladdin is Less Miserable Dec 17, 2019

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Join David as he talks to the cast of the Blackburn Empire Theatre's Festive Pantomime, Aladdin, in his latest fascinating audioblog! Oh yes, he does! And then catch Thos in conversation with Sue Ellerby, the creator of the Edinburgh Fringe Smash Hit, Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical – Less Miserable – a clever retelling of the perennial megamusical with songs from the Savoy Operas and a topsy turvey Gilbertian twist which makes the original…..er…..less miserable! It's unmodified rapture!

0648: Robot Teammate and Pockets Dec 10, 2019

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Mike sits down with Chris Bramante, Molly Dworsky, Branson NeJame, Kat Primeau, and Dave Reynolds — a.k.a. Robot Teammate — to discuss the Off-Broadway run of their Hollywood Fringe hit musical Pockets.

David's Audio Blog (Part Two): "Aladdin" at the Blackburn Empire Theatre Dec 05, 2019

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David Herzog and the rest of the cast and crew begin rehearsals for the traditional pantomime and chat backstage about characters and preparing for opening night.

0647: The Boy in the Dress Dec 04, 2019

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Join Nick and Robert as they travel to the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon to see The Boy in the Dress - their first big new musical since Matilda opened there 10 years ago. How does it compare?

0646: Mary Poppins, Aladdin & Juliet. Nov 26, 2019

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In this three parter episode - Nick talks to Andrew Keating about &Juliet, David Herzog gives us the first instalment of his panto blog from Aladdin and Nick talks to Jonathan Cohen about Mary Poppins!

0645: Enigma Nov 19, 2019

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Join Thos as he talks to Hedda Rustad Carlsen, composer and lyricist of Enigma, a new musical which tells the unrecognised story of female code breakers in America during the Second World War. With songs and music from the score, you'll learn about an amazing band of unfairly forgotten women who played a significant role in one of the world's biggest conflicts – and who had to live with the consequences.

0644: Barely Thirteen Nov 12, 2019

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Join Thos, Mike and Ellen for a look at student favourite, Bare – the Musical, a modern high school take on Romeo and Juliet, before Thos surveys Jason Robert Brown's Thirteen, one of the many musicals charting the life changing transformations experienced by thirteen year olds.

0643: Paradise Lodge Nov 05, 2019

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Join Thos as he speaks to the people behind Paradise Lodge, the musical comedy based on writer Steve Cooper's experience of caring for his mother-in-law as she lived with dementia. You'll hear about accessibility in the theatre and in the community and how to take a sad subject and make it a relatable and compassionate show that creates an immediate connection with everyone. Comes with added ukeleles!

0642: BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen Oct 26, 2019

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Episode 642: BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen: It's an early Christmas present for all fans of the musical! As the BFI's extended celebration of musical films begins across the United Kingdom, Thos chats to Robin Baker, the Head Curator of the BFI National Archive and programmer of the BFI Musicals Season in a wide ranging conversation full of insight and anecdotes about some of the greatest musical films ever filmed in technicolor whilst shining a light on some of the stranger and more obscure! It's time to put on your undulating undies with the marabou frills!

0641: Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area Oct 22, 2019

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With a run of this popular Edinburgh Festival Fringe show about to open in Cambridge, Thos sits down with Laurence T-Stannard to discuss his score for this supermarket based musical comedy. And we learn about Cole Porter's thoughts on song writing, and hear about the Frank Loesser rarity, Where's Charley?

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