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0590: The Rise of the House of Edgar Oct 30, 2018

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The MusicalTalk Pick of the Fringe 2018: MusicalTalk continues its odyssey into the best of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 2018 with this funny and playful interview with two of the stars of The House of Edgar, Eoin McAndrew and Sarah Dean. In this bumper episode, you'll get insights into the craft of acting and how different roles demand different approaches, as well as hear songs from this intense and impressive score. A wonderful conversation about a wonderful show!

0589: Good Company in the House of Edgar Oct 23, 2018

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In this week's episode - Nick shares his thoughts on Company now playing at the Gielgud Theatre and Michael Gordon Shapiro talks to Thomas F Arnold and Ben Philipp about their musical - The House Of Edgar - that was this year's Pick of the Fringe.

0588: A Gallant Life Oct 16, 2018

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Episode 588: A Gallant Life is a historically-inspired musical about the career of Muriel Thompson, a racecar champion from the early days of automobiles who went on to drive ambulances for the Allied forces in WW1. Deep in the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe, Mike Shapiro chats with show author/director Kate Stephenson and cast member Jessy Roberts.

0587: The King and I Revisit The Rink and The Little Shop of Horrors: Oct 09, 2018

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Nick, Robert and Olaf sit down to re-visit The Rink and Little Shop of Horrors - two musicals that create a different area whilst written in the 1980s! They then discuss The King and I, directorial choices all whilst relating it back to audience attitudes over the last 60 years.

0586: Mike and Antonia Talking about Jamie Oct 02, 2018

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In this week's episode - Mike Shapiro (on his recent trip to the UK) joined Antonia to see Everybody's Talking About Jamie - playing at the Apollo Theatre in London).

0585: Hamilton - Young, Scrappy and... Flawed? Sep 25, 2018

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Is Hamilton the second-coming of musical theatre as so many people claim it to be or is it a bit flawed beneath the surface?

Whatever your views on the piece may be - it certainly has its positive but there may be some negatives there too.

Listen to find out...

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0584: Original Cast Album! Paul Garred and Henry Carpenter on the Record Sep 18, 2018

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To mark the launch of the amazing Quentin Dentin Show original cast album, Thos talks to the people behind the recording - writer, Henry Carpenter, and music producer, Paul Garred, one of the founding members of the Kooks, about "directing" a recording and making it a work of art in its own right. It's a fabulous in-depth conversation with two of the most exciting talents in current British musical theatre today. Music to your ears!

0583: Original Cast Album! Quentin Dentin on the Record Sep 11, 2018

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Thos joins Luke Lane, the star of the brand new Quentin Dentin Show original cast album on making a musical theatre recording. Learn how it differs from a stage show and is a production in its own right as well as the different approach an actor has to make when recording a show score without an audience present. A musical masterclass!

0582: Original Cast Album! Luke Lane on the Record Sep 04, 2018

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Cast albums are such a big part of most musical theatre fans' lives, so what better way to celebrate the launch of the Quentin Dentin Show original cast album than an in-depth look at how they come about. In the first of a three episode series, we talk to star of the new album, Luke Lane, on his career and how he became the eponymous character in this most exciting of new British musicals in an hour of bottled charisma!

0581: Little Shop of Horrors at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Aug 28, 2018

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As avid fans of Little Shop of Horrors, it was a pleasure to be able to interview the three mysterious chorus girls (played beautifully by Reneé Lamb, Christina Modestou and Seyi Omooba) and hear their thoughts on playing the roles in this amazingly unique setting amongst the trees and plants of the open air theatre in Regent's Park! Nick then discusses the show with Andrew and it didn't disappoint! What happens when a musical famous for puppetry does away with for a majority of it? Find out! Remember - don't feed your plants! Andrew also touches briefly on seeing the Muppets' stage show at the O2... but it's all linked!

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