MusicalTalk - The UK's Independent Musical Theatre Podcast

Join Nick, Mike Dixon and Dominic McChesney for a fun discussion about Grease, its origins, the cut songs, the re-written songs and the songs not many people know! Hear tales from Mike's work on the Dominion Theatre production as arranger that opened in 1993 and learn how it's somewhat related to the boyfriend. 

Fancy seeing a new musical for free? Well, you'd best join Thos as he chats to Mike Shapiro about Mike's latest show, Gideon and the Blundersnorp, and how in the absence of this year's Hollywood Fringe, he's taking that old film cliché, and putting on a show!  With songs and chat, and plenty of musical theatre references from Peter and the Wolf, Les Miserables and Oliver by way of Sondheim and Blo...

Return to the House of Edgar – Disinterring the Past: Having recently heard about the future of the House of Edgar, MusicalTalk's Pick of the Fringe 2018, join Thos as he explores the history of this amazing musical in the company of two of its talented stars, Sarah Dean and Eoin McAndrew, in a laugh-filled interview recorded during the show's run in 2018: It's all about Edgar but it's far from po...

Divining the Future:  Thos chats with composer Thomas F Arnold, writer of The House of Edgar, MusicalTalk's Pick of the Fringe 2018, about the future of the show and how you develop a fringe production further. And you can also enjoy their light hearted conversation sharing their wider Edinburgh Festival Fringe experiences – and it's not just all about the weather! 

Join Thos as he talks to the people behind this unusual and appealing original musical, featuring a live string quartet, which follows two siblings called back to their childhood home to pack up for one last time, and who find that more is unleashed than can be stored away.   

Join Thos as he talks to the creators of one of the great new musicals from the Edinburgh Fringe of the last few years, The Fear, which follows the lives of three students as they attempt to navigate their way through the ups and downs of their final year of university whilst struggling to cope with deadlines, drink and distractions. Discover how this rip-roaring musical comedy is a nostalgia ride...

How do you get your showtune fix when venues are closed and performers are quarantined? Tonia and Mike discuss ways to enjoy or create musical theatre (sort of) while staying safely at home.

MusicalTalk's Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe continues with an in-depth look at Sue Casson's magnificent multi-platform song cycle about the life of one of the architects of the modern world, David Maxwell Fyfe, and how his work helped to rebuild and remodel society after the Second World War.  With stops on the way to talk about Rupert Brooke, Harry Lauder, the Western Brothers, John Buchan an...

MusicalTalk's Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe continues with this exclusive interview with Nele Van den Broeck, star of the eponymous Nele Needs A Holiday – The Musical, the wonderful 2018 autobiographical show about trying to make it big in Britain, after already being big in Belgium.  Join Thos as he explores the creation of the show and its terrific and varied score, all orchestrated to allow...

Missing the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe? Then fret no longer and join us as we serve up a bumper double-length episode launching the MusicalTalk Virtual Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  Tuck into a veritable hotch-potch of songs, interviews, reviews, analysis and conversation about the shows you can see this year – online!  We've found over forty Edfringe musicals (and counting) you can watch on streaming vi...

Andrew Edwards talks to Alton Towers performer Leanne about her new single - MY DAMAGE.  

Join Andrew Edwards as he talks to West End Leading Man - Nic Greenshields - who's performed in Les Mis, Beauty and the Beast, Guys and Dolls, The Beautiful Game, Miss Saigon and many more!

In this information-packed and trivia-full episode, listen to Colm and Thos as they try to detect the golden threads linking three very different MGM musicals – DuBarry Was A Lady, Singin' In the Rain and I Love Melvin, three films featuring not just amazing songs and dances but also American footballs, lace cravats, trampoline beds, roller skates, stepladders - and no less than five Gene Kellys! ...

With online musical theatre available like never before, Thos has been watching a lot of it.  And we do mean a lot!  So, in the first of an occasional series, join him as he shares what he thinks about three big London West End hits in a series of bitesize ten point reviews for 42 nd Street, Curtains and Kinky Boots!   They're certain to sell like hot-takes! 

It's the musical that says exactly what it is, so join Thos as he reviews this most raucous, funny, raw, political, clever and surprisingly touching show by the Graeae Theatre Company – and join in yourself as you can watch it for a limited period on Youtube!  And there's a chance to hear again an interview with Vinnie himself, renowned actor and theatre maker, Stephen Lloyd, who explains how Reas...

Join Thos as he revisits the film that keeps giving – Mae West's 1977 musical, Sextette, featuring songs from 250 years of history including by Thomas Arne, the Beatles and Neil Sedaka – but is it really a triumph?  Hear Thos why he thinks it is, and there's a chance to hear Thos and Tim talk about a previous viewing of this neglected comic musical gem!  As Mae would have observed – goodness has n...

Dom shares a short dedication to Dame Vera Lynn, who died today - 18th June 2020.  

Andrew Lloyd Webber's charming "By Jeeves" recently re-introduced itself to the world via a streamed performance. Dominic McChesney and Mike Shapiro have a spirited and by no means succinct chat about the show's history, story, and music.

Hear from SIX's musical director Katy Richardson as Nick and Mike Dixon talk about the tech in the band, the Olivier Awards and what makes SIX so special.  After that Nick talks to the writers of SIX - Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss with stories of the show's origins, Vogue, Patti LuPone and lots of other stuff in-between!  It's a megasix of guests including six fan Ryan Nixon! Put on your ruffled Tudo...

Join Nick Hutson and Andrew Edwards as they play messages from many people from the industry offering their support, advice, tips, stories and background as to how they're coping with this situation.   Special guests include Kerry Ellis, Mike Dixon, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, Rosemary Ashe, Kaisa Hammarlund Jake Brunger, Pippa Cleary, Katy Richardson, Chris Cox, Demitri Lampra, Victoria Lucie....

Nick hands the mic over to Maryann Wright and Estee Stimler to talk about their fundraising effort - Until the Curtains Rise.  COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on UK theatre artist's futures, and they need our support. Thousands of actors, writers, directors, producers, designers, technicians and administrators' income has been eliminated, with no knowing when theatre will be back. Until The Curtains Ri...

West End conductor and Musical Supervisor Mike Dixon joins Nick to talk about Mike's top 3 personal career highlights! Hear how Arthur Laurents, Shirley Bassey and Sir Brian May all form wonderful memories for Mike!

Thos and Tim ponder that musical theatre monolith, Hamilton, and dissect its status as the "future of musical theatre" and whether or not its cultural resonances work as well in the United Kingdom as they do in its American home.  Everyone knows it's good but will it be remembered, and how many grains of salt do you need to swallow alongside the hype?  He might be a different emperor but we come t...

Nick sits with Preston Nyman to discuss his upbringing in a theatrical household, revolving theatres, theme parks and why a certain little shop is so important to him!

Nick chats to David Herzog about all the wonderful streaming options being offered to us and what it could mean for the future of theatre consumption - featuring Disney+, YouTube, Digital Theatre and BroadwayHD.