Curtain Call Podcast

Director Ben Mole has put together an incredible ensemble cast for his latest project, "Code of Silence" - a feature film surrounding the events that led to the arrest and incarceration of the legendary London gangland bosses, the Kray Twins,

Imagine my shock at hearing good friend, the American actor Ronan Summers, was the next to follow in some pretty big footsteps in taking on the role of BOTH…yes, BOTH, of the Kray Twins in the film.

Appearing in this episode

Ronan Summers, Actor.

Ben Mole, Director

John Schwab, Host.

Krays: Code of Silence is on DVD and digital from 27th December (101 Films) 

(Digital includes. iTunes, Amazon, Sky Store and Virgin)

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in our Pioneer series, we’re going to be highlighting the companies that are getting the live events industries back to business and who’ve been supporting the freelancers and professionals that found themselves unable to make a living in the sector due to the pandemic.

Andrew Bishop - of BishopSound - is a fascinating first guest in our Pioneer Series. I do mention in this episode that I could have spoken with him for at least another hour or two. He has amazing stories that only scratch the surface of his experience in the live events sector.

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Alex Parker is a musical director, composer, conductor...you name it, if it has anything to do with music or musicals, Alex is all over it..and now he has his own orchestra, to boot!

Alex is the musical director on a massive concert presentation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical Sunset Boulevard in the iconic Royal Albert Hall. Sunset Boulevard is perhaps on of ALW’s most beloved scores, and in my opinion the most complete musical in his canon. And this concert version promises to be a BLAST with Mazz Murray as Norma Desmond, Ramin Karimloo playing Joe Gillis. And a musical wouldn’t be complete without a Strallen sister, so Zizi steps in to play Betty Shaefer. AND, get this, with a 40...that is right, 40-piece orchestra.

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Andrew Norlen is a New York-based artist and performer, most recently on stage in the national touring company of Broadway’s Kinky Boots. During lockdown, when Andrew was at a loss as to what his performing career was going to look like when things opened up, if indeed they were ever going to open up, and when he’d ever get back to see the people he loved and worked with...he felt he needed to do something to both get creative, express himself and serve as a catharsis to acknowledge and work through the feelings he and his fellow professionals were experiencing.

His book When The Lights Are Bright Again started as a little seed of an idea and grew into a book with stunning photography from Broadway photographer Matthew Murphy and over 200 contributions from theatre veterans, theatregoers, theatre dreamers, ushers, designers, creatives...they’re all in there.

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In July 2012, a gunman opened fire on a cinema audience that had just sat down to watch a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora Colorado killing 12.

Writer/Director Kate Barton, actors Hannah Schunk-Hockings, David Austin Barnes as well as original designer Matthew Jennings take us through the journey of the verbatim play Screen 9 so far, and how they’re looking forward to their run at The Pleasance Theatre in London.

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The Come From Away team didn’t want to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11th 2001, without sitting down with the current West End company and really drilling down into their personal experiences of that day. 

Come From Away tells the story of how the inhabitants of a small, rural community on a Canadian Island came to be involved in a musical that transformed one of the most tragic days in human history into one of the biggest shows in modern times.

In this episode you’ll meet cast members:

Alice Fearn

Kate Graham

Jonathan Andrew Hume.

Gemma Knight Jones

Harry Morrison

Sam Oladeinde

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“Welcome to the Rock!” is a behind the curtain peek of the multi-award winning musical Come From Away - and what it takes to get a show from a seed of an idea all the way to a Broadway hit and beyond. In this episode, meet the real inhabitants of Gander, Newfoundland and the Come From Away’s that you see on stage in the musical, including Captain Beverley Bass, Sheriff Oz Fudge and many more. 

The voices you will hear in this episode:

Oz Fudge - Former Sheriff of Gander

David Hein and Irene Sankoff - Book, Music & Lyrics

Claude Elliot - Gander Mayor

Diane Davis - Teacher at Gander Academy

Beverley Bass - American Airlines Pilot

Kevin T & Kevin J - Passengers / Come From Away’s

Beulah Cooper - Royal Canadian Legion (Gander)

Derm Flynn - Mayor of Appleton

Nick and Diane - The Lovebirds / Come From Away’s

Brian Mosher - Gander Reporter 

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“Welcome to the Rock!” is a behind the curtain look at the musical hit Come From Away. Listen to the incredible real-life story of the passengers from all over the world that were grounded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland in the wake of the events of 9/11. In the first episode, the creative team behind Come From Away discuss their personal experiences on the journey of the musical.

In this episode, the creative team behind Come From Away discuss their personal experiences on the journey of the musical. Among other places, the interview took place at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End the afternoon before the Olivier Awards.

The voices you will hear in this episode are:

David Hein and Irene Sankoff - Book, Music & Lyrics

Christopher Ashley - Director

Ian Eisendrath - Musical Supervisor

Kelly Devine - Musical Staging

Claude Elliot - Former Gander Mayor

Rachel Tucker - Beverley / Annette and others (West End Cast)

David Shannon - Kevin T / Garth and others (West End Cast)

Harry Morrison - Oz and others (West End Cast)

Jenna Boyd - Beulah and others (West End Cast)

Helen Hobson - Diane and others (West End Cast)

Clive Carter - Claude and others (West End Cast)

Nathanael Campbell - Bob and others (West End Cast)

Jonathan Andrew Hume - Kevin J / Ali and others (West End Cast)

Emma Salvo - Janice and others (West End Cast)

Mary Doherty - (West End Cast)

Gareth Owen - Sound Designer

Joseph Smith - Producer

Sue Frost - Producer

CURTAIN UP:

00:00 - 02:10 - Intro

02:15 - 04:40 - The Origin Story

04:45 - 10:00 - Colleges, Workshops & Festivals

10:05 - 17:30 - The Creative Team Comes Together

17:45 - 18:30 - Gander Concert

18:35 - 19:40 - Landing on Broadway

19:45 - 20:45 - NYC Reviews

20:45 - 22:30 - Canadian Embassy, London

22:35 - 25:30 - The Dublin Reaction

25:45 - 26:25 - London Reviews

26:30 - 29:00 - Olivier Awards

29:00 - 29:25 - Wrap up

CURTAIN DOWN

LINKS

Come From Away Tickets

https://comefromaway.com/tickets.php?content=tixbroadway

Broadway Show Page

https://comefromaway.com/

London Show Page

https://comefromawaylondon.co.uk/

Toronto Show Page

https://www.mirvish.com/shows/come-from-away

Australia Show Page

https://comefromaway.com.au/

Shanghai Show Page

https://m.juooo.com/ticket/107774

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Listeners to Broadway Radio’s “Today on Broadway” will recognise Grace, as she has recently joined the line up alongside Matt Tamanini and Ashley Stevens. Grace Aki is an actress, stand up comedienne and podcaster in her own right - you can find her podcast “Tell Me on a Sunday” on all good streaming platforms.

Grace Aki is a powerhouse. The energy she brings to every episode of Today on Broadway is palpable, and when I heard that Grace was performing her one woman show “To Free a Mockingbird”, I wanted to reach out to dig a little deeper on how she arrived at this point in her career.

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This week’s guests are Bristol's The Wardrobe Ensemble - a group of young theatre makers who met whilst studying drama. They create new pieces that explore modern themes through intimate storytelling, with the Wardrobe Ensembles’ nine core members garnering praise up and down the country for their innovative productions.

With their shows cut short because of the COVID pandemic, this group of young enthusiastic creatives decided to put on not only a show, but a whole festival of shows...Theatre on the Downs...and announce a £10,000 commission to devise a new piece for the company.

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Guests: Helena Middleton & James Newton

Host: John Schwab

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