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560:The Hamilton Hype Balderdash (A Culled Collation of Conversation with Dick, Nick, Thos and Annie!) Mar 06, 2018

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Nick and Thos discuss last year's Dick Whittington (for the last time!) and then delve deep into the perhaps overhyped attitude of Hamilton, and then analyse Annie and work out why it's an under-appreciated masterpiece... all returning back to pantomime via Cole Porter!

559: Sondheim, Allegro and Forbidden Fruit Feb 27, 2018

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Thos sits down with up-and-coming composer and lyricist, Colm Molloy, to discuss the intricacies of Sondheim, the eccentricities of Rogers and Hammerstein's Allegro and complexities of being a modern composer writing for the theatre. You'll touch on creative manifestos, windy parks, female suffrage, and much much more, in this delightful conversation about musical theatre in its widest sense

558: HG Wells' Time Machine Feb 20, 2018

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Music! Mystery! Morlocks! It's 1959, the golden age of science fiction, and a mysterious man arrives at Radio Woking to present a thrilling musical adaptation of HG Wells' classic story, the Time Machine. So join Thos as he talks to writers and performers, Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman, about this show which was one of the hits of last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It's a musical adventure from 800,000 years in the future – in just under an hour!

557: I Have A Bad Feeling About This Feb 13, 2018

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Thos sits down with award winning cabaret duo, The House of Blakewell, alias Alice Keedwell and Harry Blake to discuss their latest cabaret musical, I Have A Bad Feeling About This, which premieres soon at the Vault Festival in Waterloo as well as their new fully-fledged musical, Thor + Loki. So what's the difference between musical theatre and cabaret narrative? Well, find out in this song filled episode!

556: It Shoulda Been You! Feb 06, 2018

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And for Thos, it was! It's time to learn more about this wonderful American musical which deserves to be much better well known world-wide as Thos talks to the director of a recent excellent Fringe production. Its title might lose points for bad English usage, but it wins them all back again with a top notch book and score. And if you've ever wondered what Americans do with panini at weddings, then this is the podcast for you!

555: Making Noise with Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Jan 26, 2018

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The writer-composer team — a.k.a. Noisemaker — discuss, with Michael Gordon Shapiro, their musical "Atlantic: A Scottish Story", their collaborative process, and the fulfillment-versus-security tradeoff of the creative life.

554: Hamilton: The Greatest Show, man Jan 15, 2018

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In this week's episode we discuss two musicals that use modern music to tell the story of historical figures. First Nick and David talk The Greatest Showman (a pop musical that focuses on Barnum) and then Nick, Tonia and Mike discuss their views on Hamilton in detail; is it the greatest show ever? Find out!

553: Everybody's Talking About 2017 Jan 09, 2018

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Robert tells Nick of his highlights for 2017 including Follies, The Grinning Man, Everybody's Talking about Jamie - with light touches on The Greatest Showman and Dick Whittington.

552: Merry Quizmas and a Happy New Earful 2018 Jan 01, 2018

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It's time to see in the new year with the now obligatory MusicalTalk festive period quiz – a merry mix of quirky questions and superb songs, all helpfully hosted by that ignorant idiot, thoolish (sic) Thos! If the rest of the year proves this much fun, we are all in for a wonderful twelve months. (small print: past fun in quizzes is no guide to future enjoyment)

551: Shows for 2018... and how to see them for cheap! Dec 26, 2017

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Tonia and Nick delve into some of 2018's new shows in London and Broadway. Nick then shares his tips for ensuring you don't always have to pay staggering amounts of money for shows. Then we look into how we'd like to see tech influence the ticket purchasing process a bit more! Contains strong language.

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