MusicalTalk - The UK's Independent Musical Theatre Podcast

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Episode 346: Utopia Limited - Unlimited!: Press regulation! Scandalous newspapers! Tax Avoidance! Corruption! Jun 18, 2013

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Join Thos and Jerry and they explore the penultimate Savoy Opera, Utopia Limited – and find that after 120 years, it's still the most topical show around!

MusicalTalk Mini 36: West End Men Review Jun 05, 2013

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Join Nick and his friend Rosie as they discuss the West End Men in Concert, that they saw at the Vaudeville Theatre. This concert features Lee Mead, Matt Willis, Glenn Carter and DavidThaxton - as well as special guest Kerry Ellis, and features a host of pop and musical theatre

Episode 345: Backbiting the Backbeat Jun 04, 2013

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Did rock'n'roll'n'rampant rhythm send musical theatre packing? When did Hammerstein give way to Hammer time? And when did pop stop light op? Join Tim and Thos as they grapple with all of this and continue the debate on when and what caused pop music and musical theatre to diverge.

Episode 344: Mini Musical Maestro May 30, 2013

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Thos talks to Michael Gordon Shapiro about his mini musical: The Charmed Life.

MusicalTalk Mini 35: Kerry Ellis Interview. May 27, 2013

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Nick talks to Kerry Ellis about The West End Men concert that she's currently in - now playing at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.

Episode 343: Travel From Here to Eternity with Tim Rice May 23, 2013

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Nick and Robert sit down with Tim Rice to discuss his new musical - from Here to Eternity, which opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in October.

Episode 342: Rent a Ghost on a Tour of Shaiman and Whitman's Chocolate Factory. May 14, 2013

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Nick sits down with Andy Edwards and shares his thoughts on the UK tour of Ghost, as well as discussing Rent, with Carys Gray (who was in one of the London casts of the original production) and we also hear from Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman as they discuss the run up to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, that will soon start previews at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Nick, Carys and Andrew also talk about Opera North's Carousel and a unique play called The Complete History of London!

Episode 341: Flutes of Fancy - Part 2 May 07, 2013

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Join Thos and Jonathan as they continue their review of the not-quite-an-opera, not-quite-a-musical, not-quite-an-operetta-or-is-it production of the Magic Flute by Kit Hesketh-Harvey and hear them explore the blurring of lines between the distinctions. Add one cat, and away you go!

MusicalTalk Mini 34: Glona Llor Ew Ylirrem. May 04, 2013

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Nick and Jonathan review Sondheim's backwards musical - Merrily we Roll Along, now playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre, after a successful run at The Menier Chocolate Factory.

Episode 340: Flutes of Fancy - Part 1 Apr 30, 2013

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Join Thos and Jonathan as they review the Merry Opera production of the Magic Flute, currently on a national tour, and then discuss at how some pieces of musical theatre start in one genre and move into another - all this and Jonathan's piano! As someone once said: what's opera, doc?

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