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580: What's On at the Fringe – Musical Heritages and Legacies Aug 21, 2018

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David Herzog gives us the step-by-step and blow-by-blow account of bringing his new show, Chwedl – Fairytales from Wales, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in this fascinating collection of audio blogs that give you a sense of what goes into putting on a show. With excerpts from the development process, and interviews with the people behind the show, it's a unusual insight into the creative process and a must for all devotees of musical theatre! And Thos gives you his run down of recommendations of must see shows you can still catch at the Fringe. A constellation of star studded musical shows!

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579: What's On at the Fringe – Challenging the Norm and the Form Aug 14, 2018

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Thos sits down with Rebecca Humphries to discuss her award winning five-star musical show, Prom Kween, "a riotous musical theatre piece" which is a coming of age story loosely based on real life events - and all set around an American High School.

How could it ever not be a musical?

Remember, jazz hands and sequins are sometimes just not optional!

578: What's On at the Fringe – A Musical World in Progress Aug 07, 2018

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As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 gets underway, MusicalTalk starts its traditional and extensive coverage of just some of the musicals you can see there. In this episode, Thos talks to Colm Molloy about World in Progress, David discusses Chwedl – Fairytales from Wales, and we welcome the return of The House of Edgar: three totally different but thoroughly engaging kinds of musical offering. With interviews, musical clips and song, this bumper edition is just a taster of what you can see at the Fringe right now!

577: Mamma Mia 2 - Here We Go Again! Jul 31, 2018

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Tonia shares her thoughts on the Mamma Mia sequel with Nick.

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576: Songs, Silence and Science Jul 11, 2018

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It's songs galore today as MusicalTalk looks at three very different shows in this bumper episode. Thos chats to the remarkably talented John Hinton about his barnstorming, showstopper of a musical, the Ensonglopedia of Science, and David speaks to Luke Montague about his sensitive new World War Two show, The Silence Between Us. And there's a chance to hear the latest instalment of David Herzog's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 show blog. And what's more, you'll learn something strange about the octopus that Ringo Starr never mentioned...

575: Guy - A New Musical Jun 27, 2018

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Thos sits down with Leoe Mercer and Stephen Hyde, fresh from their success with the Marriage of Kim K, to talk about their latest work, Guy – A New Musical, currently on at the Menier Theatre's new studio space, the Bunker, and about to go on a tour of the Country. Enjoy an honest and wide-ranging conversation about "keeping it real", poetry versus lyrics, live music or pre-recorded scores, the divergence of musicals from pop, and whether the two can ever be bridged again, and a whole lot more. It's "sometimes sexy, always real" - except Thos, of course

574: Paradise Rocks Jun 19, 2018

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Would you Adam and Eve it? Could it be possible for one of the greatest poems in the English Language, John Milton's Paradise Lost – the story of the Garden of Eden - to be converted in a new rock musical based on the template of a 1960s Elvis musical film? You bet your blue suede shoes it could! Join Thos as he sits down with Simon Indelicate and Francesca Brook to talk about their new musical, Paradise Rocks, where Elvis meets Milton, in a playful and fun conversation full of jokes, obscure references and lots and lots of Starlight Express! It might just be the Devil in Disguise!

573: All Trains Lead to Coney Island Jun 05, 2018

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Join Nick and Dom for a whirlwind discussion involving lots of random shows and topics - including On The 20th Century, Girl Crazy, The Woman in White (and Black), Billy Elliot, I had a Ball, Annie, Annie 2, Two By Two and others - all whilst trying to link things back to fairgrounds and theme parks!

572: The Big Show Problem: ENO vs The West End May 29, 2018

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Is the ENO and the Coliseum being used to its full potential? Chess is currently playing at the ENO so Nick shares his thoughts on seeing the show for the first time with Robert and then he and Antonia talk about the state of the ENO and The London Coliseum when it comes to staging musicals, what works and what doesn't and what the problems may be.

571: Biograph Girl May 22, 2018

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Thos meets Jenny Eastop, the director of the first professional revival of Warner Brown and David Heneker's well received 1980 classic British musical, The Biograph Girl, exploring the history of silent films and the ever-present tussle between art and business. With a multi-layered book and score, it's the sound of silents! And there's a chance to hear episode two of David Herzog's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 show blog.

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