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0431: The Beautiful Sweeney Todd Mar 31, 2015

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Nick sits with Robert Gordon to share their thoughts on Beautiful - the Carole King musical playing at the Aldwych Theatre, and the most unique (and amazing) production of Sweeney Todd that Nick has ever seen - now playing at Harrington's Pie and Mash on Shaftesbury Avenue. The world's first pop up pie production!

0430: Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray? Mar 24, 2015

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Thos discusses the new immersive musical version of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray with its adapter and director, Dave Spencer – and finds subtext, seduction and symbolism. Add in Icarus, Jekyll and Hyde, Karl Marx and a few painful puns, and you've got an interesting hour in the company of one of Victorian fictions most tantalising characters! And hear an exclusive recording of a song from this stunning new show!

0429: Oh What A Lovely Legacy Mar 17, 2015

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This week MusicalTalk again at Oh What A Lovely War – exploring why it's a household name in the UK but not in America, and why there's no equivalent musical of the show for the Second World War. Added to that, there's a flashback from Philip Headley recounting the original 1963 production and a look at why the show is somehow still controversial today.

0428: Oh What A Lovely Landmark Mar 12, 2015

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Thos and Tim catch the legendary British musical, Oh What A Lovely War, at its original 1963 venue, the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, just as it is about to go on national tour. Find out what they expected, what they got and what they thought of it all as they dissect and review this landmark show.

0427: Bathhouse - The Musical! Interview Mar 03, 2015

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David Herzog returns to chat with Tim McArthur and other creatives involved in this cult American musical theatre piece, now playing at Above the Stag in London.

0426: Happy Ending Feb 24, 2015

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David Kingsmill talks to the wonderful Gillian Kirkpatrick about Happy Ending, a fearless and funny piece addressing the taboos of terminal illness. He also explores how a play with songs like this differs from the more traditional musical and finds out the songs can still serve the narrative in a startlingly effective way.

0425: British Film Musicals Feb 10, 2015

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Thos and Tim travel in time to 1930 and then 1935 to watch two early examples of British musical films, Elstree Calling and Radio Parade of 1935 - and find them partially colourful, splendidly pacey and constantly surprising! Did British musical film emulate the American model or find its own way in that first full decade of talking films? Find out here...

0424: Danielle Hope Interview Feb 04, 2015

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Nick chats to the winner of OVER THE RAINBOW - Danielle Hope - about her hugely established career, her life after Dorothy and her new tour of The Sound of Music, as well as her upcoming new New York show 54 Below.

Episode 423: A Trio with Brio Jan 28, 2015

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Join Eitan and Luis as they discuss three shows that address the "American Dream" in a trio of different ways - Assassins, Urinetown and Made in Dagenham. And Thos explains how one of the most American songs of all is really a 200 year old piece of British musical theatre!

Episode 422: Into The Woods with Rob Marshall and Marc Platt Jan 21, 2015

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Nick sits down with Rob Marshall (Director), John DeLuca (Producer) and Marc Platt (Producer) of Into The Woods - the Stephen Sondheim classic musical that is currently playing in the cinemas! Hear what the filmmakers have to say and hear from Professor Robert Gordon and Nick about their thoughts on the film.

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