Game of Life Podcast

Dan is joined by the one and only, Sheridan Adams who is currently playing Elphaba in the Australian production of Wicked! This was another lovely chat. Such a big fan of Sheridan and loved how open she was at sharing her journey so far. We cover a lot of territory! We chat about Wicked being the hardest and most rewarding working experience in her life, shifting the way you live to perform the ro...

Dan is joined by the incredibly talented musical theatre superstar, Todd Jacobsson! Todd has a massive list of shows under his belt including Book of Mormon, Frozen, West Side Story, and now Wicked. It's was such a pleasure having Todd on the show. He brought so much energy before we even started recording. We chat about the excitement of stage door, working on a cruise ship, Todd's love of workin...

Dan is joined by musical theatre performer, yoga teacher, and host of The Dive podcast, Taylor Scanlan! This is Taylor's first time on the other side of the mic as a guest and it was so much fun We open up the conversation by chatting about Taylor's work on The Dive, helping performers navigate their way through the industry, giving back, the responsibilities of being an interviewer, taking imperf...

Dan is joined by another two musical theatre superstars, Tom Sharah & Jarrod Draper. Absolutely adored this pairing! We chat about Tom's family attachment to Sunset Boulevard, the massive scale production of the show, working with alternate leading ladies, the outer body experience of watching Sarah Brightman stepping into the role of Norma Desmond, the masterful performance of Silvie Paladino...

Dan is joined by two musical theatre superstars, Billy Bourchier & Peter Ho. This episode marks the reintroduction of having duo's on the podcast again since the Groundhog Day series. I had no idea Billy and Peter actually shared a dressing on Sunset Boulevard when I initially invited them onto the podcast. It made for a real fun dynamic! We chat about the rare opportunity to work on a show li...

Dan is joined by the indelible Nigel Huckle while he was back in Australia briefly in between shows of Miss Saigon. We chat about the whopping 15 month tour of Miss Saigon, vocal challenges, the overwhelming experience in Taiwan, the epic force of Miss Saigon, the distinct love of the show in the Philippines, the attention of fans, the show's pending end point, the anticipation of pride & reli...

Dan welcomes to the podcast one of the first performers currently in Miss Saigon, David Duketis! David is an extraordinary actor, not to mention singer and this was such a fun chat. We chat about touring internationally with Miss Saigon, adapting to life on tour, missing home, settling into new cities & countries, being in his longest running contract, the audience reactions to the show in Asi...

Dan is joined by performer extraordinaire, Daniel Raso! This was such a fun chat and Daniel's first podcast! There's an epic audition story in this one! We discuss touring internationally with School of Rock, the audience responses from the Asian countries, the gaps between shows, settling into new cities & countries, getting homesick, balancing the social life, finding the fuel to give the be...

Dan is joined by another musical theatre superstar from the UK, Aaron Elijah Patel, currently in the UK production of Aladdin. We talk about working on Aladdin, covering the role of Aladdin, tricks in dealing with nerves, the occasional blur after having done a show, the initial overwhelming experience at stage door, thinking about the next job, audition season, the mental gymnastics of covering m...

It's the 150th episode so Dan has invited mate, and returning guest Seth who last appeared way back on Episode 7 for a very loose chat! We catch up on life, work, politics, and an engagement! An episode filled with a lot of edit points! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan is joined by a true improv king, Colin Mochrie, from Whose Line Is It Anyway? We chat about about what it's like carrying Brad Sherwood on his back, maintaining energy levels, when shows go off the rails, getting multiple episodes from a single taping, the shallow place of Hollywood, coming to Australia, the rush of not knowing where a show is going, discovering improv, getting the first laugh...

Dan is joined by actor coming all the way from the UK, Nick Blood! We talk about Nick's work in Andor, getting out of the habit of watching yourself, the spinoff pilot from Agents of SHIELD that didn't get picked up to series, getting used to working in an American series as a regular, the process of getting the job on Agents of SHIELD, waiting for someone to give you the thumbs up, the cost it to...

Dan welcomes actor, comedian, writer, and yet another Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alumni, Danny Jolles. We talk about Danny's IMDB credit on our Australian soap opera Neighbours, knowing Rachel Bloom since college, his time on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Hollywood being filled with lies, taking in Radio City Music Hall, wanting to be a dramatic actor, the impossibility of getting auditions, improving as a stand...

Dan is joined by actress, singer, dancer, and another Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alumni on the podcast, Donna Lynne Champlin! We talk about missing her time on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the transfer to network television, taking some time to figure out the world of the show, the initial hesitancy of the female anti-hero, standards & practices, settling into television, Broadway, interactions with fans, br...

Dan is joined by actor, writer, and producer, Dillon Casey. This was such an open and honest chat. Love this one! We chat about Dillon's work on Torchwood, signing a nudity waiver, being a tennis player, putting too much pressure on yourself, freezing up, self doubt, not believing the positive, actively looking for the negative, self doubt, being underutilized on Nikita, becoming addicted to oxyco...

Dan is joined by actor and painter, Mark Jackson. Mark also plays to perfection Isaac on The Orville! We talk about Mark's journey of becoming a painter, finding new creative answers, jumping in the deep end with an exhibition of his art, being accountable only to yourself as a painter, vulnerability in painting, being honest with yourself, chasing tornadoes, acting not being the be all end all, n...

Dan is joined by actress, Michelle Hurd in a lovely and most sunniest of chats I've had on the podcast! We chat about her work as Raffi on Star Trek: Picard, the importance of the world of Star Trek, finding inspiration in Uhura and Nichelle Nichols, the joys of working with Evan Evagora & Isa Briones, saying goodbye to the Season 1 & 2 cast members, being part of the negotiating committee...

Dan is joined by actor, Reed Diamond for an epic chat, so settle in! We talk about Reed's work on 24 and being the last character to die on the series, randomness & luck, working with Gregory Itzin, joining Screen Actor's Guild at 17 years old, being surrounded by show people, positive reinforcement, having a degree of naivety, the downs being essential, failing quickly & publicly, the sha...

Dan is joined by actor and one of the best voices in the business, Rick Worthy. We chat about Rick's appearances in Star Trek, wanting to be a comic book artist, competing in a dance competition on TV, having a great mentor, being free as an actor, seeing others not getting the same opportunities, switching off the acting brain to enjoy entertainment, the pains of the self tape, making an impressi...

Dan is joined by musical theatre superstar, Samuel Routley from the West End! We talk about working on Guys & Dolls, the immersive experience of Guys & Dolls, the lengthy rehearsal process of Guys & Dolls, opening nights, being a determined kid, getting his first job on the Disney movie Disenchanted, working hard on singing, being a last minute emergency replacement cover on Priscilla,...

Dan is joined by performer, Ryan Bondy who played Elder Price for the Australian premiere of Book of Mormon! We chat about the line of people that bought tickets for the opening nights, the life changing experience coming to Australia with Book of Mormon, plans to move back to Australia, meeting his wife, working with Australians, the audiences, adapting to the Australian culture, the physical dem...

Dan is joined by up and coming superstar in the comedy and acting world, Gabbi Bolt! We chat about Gabbi's theatre debut at The Hayes, Murder for Two, venting about the score, not originally considering professional theatre as an option, realising that you're not just one thing, selling your show & self promotion, wanting to be a baker, becoming a muso, the love for stories, crafting memories,...

Dan is joined by yet another Improv genius, Brad Sherwood! Brad doesn't do too many podcasts so this was quite the honour to have him join me for this conversation. We chat about what it's like being an improv king, precociousness, Whose Line being slightly frowned upon, the traps people fall into in improv, openness to seeing where a scene takes you, all life being improvised, working on Whose Li...

Dan is joined by comedian, writer, and improviser, Greg Proops, continuing the improv themed episodes this week. We chat about the success of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the fun group nature of improv, the cross network promotion on the modern day CW version of Whose Line, the hoedowns, performing improv on television vs. performing improv live, the making of the Whose Line TV show, accumulating epi...

Dan is joined by comedian, actor, writer, and improviser, Carlo Ritchie in the first of a string of Improv themed episodes. We chat about Carlo's work on Play School, writing content for kids, getting the gig on Thank God You're Here, dealing with pressure, a love for rocks, the improv Jazz scene, working at a brewery, paying rent in coins, the moment The Bear Pack exploded into success, being see...