MusicalTalk - The UK's Independent Musical Theatre Podcast

Mike and Tonia discuss the recent Amazon Prime adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. What does the stage show gain or lose in the translation to movie form?

In an age of countless listening options, finding new or lesser-known musicals can be a challenge. Mike chats with Jean-Paul Yovanoff, whose MusicalTheatreRadio.com provides round the clock curation of music from great shows.

Nick chats to Elyse (vocalist) and Chris Willis (composer) on their involvement with cresting the parody TV Series exploring the tropes of the 1940s and 50s musicals - Schmigadoon.  We also hear from John Sweeney and Andrew Edwards as they share their thoughts on it!  Chris and Elyse also discuss creating songs and music for the Mickey Mouse shorts on Disney Plus!  Schmigadoon is now streaming on...

Nick is joined by David Herzog to discuss all things Back to The Future - as it's finally blasted its way into the Adelphi Theatre - and then join Nick and his friend Shawn live from the theatre (and the future) to hear their views.  What will two theme park fans make of it? 

It's time to get back inside the MusicalTalk Time Machine to look at the music compiled by Thomas D'urfey in his seminal collection of 17 th and 18 th Century songs.  Thos looks at the connections between D'urfey, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, and a well-known nursery rhyme. There's also a chance to hear a further chat with the multitalented academic and performer, David William Hughes, who talks...

This week, Thos chats to David William Hughes, academic and performer of historic music, as they discuss his one man musical, Elizabethan, featuring Tudor and Jacobean songs and how music underwent a seismic development soon, ushering a musical world we still have today.  They then look forward to next week's episode which leaps forward about a hundred years to look at the comic songs of the later...

Nick talks to actor Charlie Brunton about his starring role of Emelius Browne in the UK Tour of Bedknobs and Broomsticks! 

Nick talks to Jonathan and Stephen about experiencing South Pacific at the Chichester Festival Theatre.   

Nick talks to renowned theatre director Jonathan O'Boyle about his production of THE LAST 5 YEARS that is soon opening at the Garrick Theatre.  

This week, Thos looks at one of the most significant changes to fringe festivals in 2021 – the advent of the virtual productions!  Whilst they've been around for ages, it's only since the pandemic that they really taken off. And with more virtual musicals on offer than live musical productions at this summer's EdFringe, we take a look at two different shows you could have seen this year, and the v...

It's the very welcome return of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – and this year it was somehow both a lot smaller and a lot bigger – with a mixture of physical and virtual shows, giving it more of a global reach than ever.  As always, MusicalTalk will be talking about the pick of the crop of musicals from this year's event but to get the ball rolling, and to mark the return of the world's largest ar...

Andy Edwards talks to the current star of Singin' in the Rain Adam Cooper - discussing everything from Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake to working with Patrick Swayze!

Nick and John talk to award winning lyricist David Zippel about his work for Cinderella, Hercules, Woman in White, City of Angels and other smaller works!  

Nick is joined by Dom as they discuss Singin' in the Rain - currently playing at Sadler's Wells. 

Nick and Andrew discuss a manner of shows and topics including: Anything Goes, Mamma Mia (The Party), Amelie, Carousel, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Comeback and the newly renovated Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. 

Join Mike Shapiro as he updates Thos about his wonderful Hollywood Fringe adventure musical, Gideon and the Blundersnorp, which having been in a successful virtual version last year has now been redeveloped for a real live theatrical production in 2021.  In this bumper episode, you'll hear songs aplenty and entertaining chat about the show's unusual developmental journey as well as discussions on...

Nick talks to Jonathan Cohen about HAIRSPRAY - now playing at the London Coliseum and then sits down with producerr Chris Clegg to discuss Tuck Shop, Death Drop and all things Drag.  

Thos talks to musical theatre royalty, the amazing Kim Criswell, about her new show, the wonderful Rodgers and Hammerstein revue, A Grand Night for Singing, which is being presented at the Edinburgh International Festival this summer and brings together both well known and neglected F&H gems.  Kim shares her thoughts on this great songwriting partnership and the difficulties faced by the productio...

Join Thos and Tim as they look in depth at the reworked version of the 1960s West End and Broadway hit, Half A Sixpence, which came to London in 2016 under the auspices of Julian Fellowes, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Find out if they thought it was a flash in the pan, a banging hit or deserved a wallop!

Nick talks to Ryan and Dylan about three musicals currently playing in the West End: Heathers, Cinderella and Amelie! 

As fans of murder mysteries here - it's nice to see this musical (with songs by Flo and Joan) celebrating drag culture in a mainstream production! Death Drop - A DRAGATha Christie Murder Mystery - featuring Willum and Latrice Royale. 

Nick Hutson chats to Andrew Keating about what it felt like to be back in a theatre seeing a brand new with lockdown starting to ease.  Hear Andrew's thoughts on the new ALW Musical - Cinderella - as well as the COVID Safety precautions and what the future may hold.  Bippity Boppity Boo!

Dom McChesney chats with Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen Mcdonald about the creation of Breathe: A New Musical, which is premiering online - written in real time last year as the pandemic evolved. They also discuss their musical of The Book Thief which was set to open at The Octagon in Bolton just as the pandemic hit last year.

With the World Premiere of the stage production of the evergreen Disney film, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, coming to the United Kingdom this summer, Thos revisits the extended and restored version of the original film in the company of Tim as they pop in a beautiful shiny – but not briny – DVD and enjoy some substitutiary locomotion.  With knobs on!

Episode 713: The Ballad of Anne and Mary – Songs:   Join us for the last part of our special in-depth look at the fantastic free new musical pirate podcast, The Ballad of Anne and Mary. This week we concentrate on the score, discuss lullabies, and question Sondheim's famous axiom about content dictating form.  So don't be a slubberdegullion, come and join the fun!