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? 

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0734: Back to The Future

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 17th and 18th 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 about another of his one man musicals - this time named after D’Urfey’s famous book, Wit and Mirth. 

0733:  A Century of Song with David William Hughes – Part 2

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 Stuart monarchs and helped give rise to the Beggar’s Opera, one of the foundations of modern musical theatre.

0732:  A Century of Song with David William Hughes – Part 1

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

0731: Charles Brunton on the Bedknobs and Broomsticks' UK Tour

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

0730: Some Enchanted Matinee

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.  

0729: Directing The Last 5 Years with Jonathan O'Boyle

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 variation in their approaches to putting on a show.

0728: EdFringe 2021 - The Formats of the Fringe

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 arts festival, Thos and Colm sit down to talk, not about any particular shows, but about the feeling, atmosphere and intoxication of the EdFringe as a thing in itself.  It’s time to put out the bunting…

0727: EdFringe 2021 - The Feeling of the Fringe

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!

0726: Adam Cooper Interview

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!  

0725: Double Talking with David Zippel

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

0724: Singin' in the Rain

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. 

0723: Anything Goes... metaphorically and literally!

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 everything from orchestrations, poster design, to livestreaming each performance for global viewing!

0722: Gideon at the Hollywood Fringe

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.  

0721: Getting Hairspray at The Tuck Shop

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 production in the age of Covid-19 restrictions in a wonderful, wide ranging and hugely enthusiastic conversation which is bound to delight any lover of musical theatre.

0720: A Grand Night For Singing with Kim Criswell

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