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In this episode of Encore Meets, we're chatting to Paul Taylor-Mills, who is preparing for the second year of MTFestUK - which gives new musical theatre shows a platform to perform.

Eight productions including Soapdish, Tyrell and The Assassination of Katie Hopkins will play during the festival in February 2020 at the new Turbine Theatre in Battersea.

Paul tells us how he selected which shows would feature at the festival, how he's turned an underground tunnel into a theatre space and he helps us choose which show we'd like to see at the festival.

Encore Meets is an Encore Radio podcast series. Go backstage in the West End, Broadway and beyond with Encore Radio’s exclusive theatre interviews. Subscribe to get the latest episodes.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we're chatting to Shelli Epstein, who leads the cast in Cirque du Soleil's incredible production of LUZIA at the Royal Albert Hall.

Through stunning acrobatics, breathtaking visual surprises and musical interludes, the show takes the audience to an imaginary Mexico, with the country's historic and modern culture on display.

Shelli tells us what it's like to be back home in London, how she trains to maintain such a demanding level of performance and which acts in the show still make her gasp at their danger.

Encore Meets is an Encore Radio podcast series. Go backstage in the West End, Broadway and beyond with Encore Radio’s exclusive theatre interviews. Subscribe to get the latest episodes.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we catch up with musical theatre icon Sierra Boggess, who is returning to London with her solo show.

Sierra's performing at Cadogan Hall on February 2nd, performing songs from the shows she's performed in including The Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid and Les Misérables.

Speaking from across the pond in New York City, Sierra tells us what we can expect from her show, and she tells us which production she would return to in a heartbeat.

Encore Meets is an Encore Radio podcast series. Go backstage in the West End, Broadway and beyond with Encore Radio’s exclusive theatre interviews. Subscribe to get the latest episodes.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we sit down with musical theatre composer Joe Iconis, who is bringing his show Be More Chill to the UK.

Be More Chill is the new musical sensation that’s about to invade your brain…in the best way. Featuring a Tony Award®-nominated score, the show is a mind-bendingly fun hit about the competing voices in all of our heads.

According to The New Yorker, “If you fed 'Dear Evan Hansen' and 'Mean Girls' to the 'Little Shop of Horrors' plant, you'd get Be More Chill. It plays at The Other Palace from 12th September 2020.

Encore Meets is an Encore Radio podcast series. Go backstage in the West End, Broadway and beyond with Encore Radio’s exclusive theatre interviews. Subscribe to get the latest episodes.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we catch up with one of the West End’s busiest ladies, Marisha Wallace.

Marisha tells us all about her current role in Waitress, taking on a solo tour across the UK and realising a dream when she becomes Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray later this year.

Encore Meets is an Encore Radio podcast series. Go backstage in the West End, Broadway and beyond with Encore Radio’s exclusive theatre interviews. Subscribe to get the latest episodes.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we meet original Nolan Sister, West End leading lady and Internationally renowned cabaret star Denise Nolan. Denise tells us about her career to date and her upcoming tour The Music Of Judy Garland.

About The Music Of Judy Garland: 

Join original Nolan Sister, West End leading lady and Internationally renowned cabaret star Denise Nolan with her band of West End musicians led by Dave Bintley for an evening of remarkable music.

The show will feature the timeless classic ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ along with other hit songs including ‘The Man That Got Away’, ‘Stormy Weather’ and ‘Zing Went The Strings’.

With anecdotes about Garland’s life and comparisons to her own career that includes performing alongside the late great Frank Sinatra, Nolan brings her own vibrant style and world class vocals to classic Garland hits.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we meet Jamie Muscato and Adriana Ivelisse. Jamie plays Tony and Adriana Ivelisse plays Maria, in the Made at Curve production of West Side Story.

About West Side Story: 

Inspired by Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, a 20-strong company will be bringing West Side Story's timeless score including 'America', 'I Feel Pretty', 'Tonight' and 'Something’s Coming', to magnificent life on-stage with a 15-piece orchestra.

Directed by Nikolai Foster, this Made at Curve musical features brand new choreography by Ellen Kane, with Sarah Travis as Musical Supervisor and set design by Michael Taylor.

In this episode of Encore Meets, we meet Carley Stenson. Carley is currently starring in Curtains, a Tony Award-winning musical from the creators of Cabaret and Chicago.

About Curtains: 

From the Tony Award-winning creators of Cabaret and Chicago, this production tells the story of Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new Broadway-bound musical Robbin Hood, who has been murdered on stage on opening night!

The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi, who just happens to be a huge musical theatre fan. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank has his work cut out trying to find the killer whilst giving the show a lifeline.

In today’s Encore Meets episode, we meet theatre star Helena Blackman. Helena is currently starring in The Snow Queen, a festive new version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic written by Ciaran McConville, at Rose Theatre Kingston.

About The Snow Queen:

Tucked away in a long-forgotten corner of the city is an orphanage. Here Gerda discovers that she is no ordinary teenager, but a Child of Magic, hidden from the reaches of the evil Snow Queen. When she shows her powers to her best friend Kai, she unwittingly reveals their whereabouts. Kai is lured away, and Gerda must journey to the Frozen North into the Queen’s clutches to save him.

Her perilous adventure includes an unlikely pirate captain and a talking reindeer, secretive elves and vicious trolls. As the Snow Queen rallies her forces, Gerda must learn the true nature of her magic powers to save Christmas and rescue Kai.

This Christmas, be enchanted by Hans Christian Andersen’s powerful tale of love, magic and self-realisation. This glittering new adaptation features a wealth of local talent from the Rose Youth Theatre alongside a professional cast.

In today’s Encore Meets episode, we meet Michael Matus.

Michael is currently starring in The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, a new musical at Hope Mill Theatre, with book by Allan Knee and music and lyrics by Andre Catrini.

About The Astonishing Times Of Timothy Cratchit: 

The Astonishing Times Of Timothy Cratchit tells the tale of a young man who sets out to find his place in an expanding and volatile world.

Inspired by the characters of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, the story follows the plight of young Tim from the home of his benefactor, Ebenezer Scrooge, to the theatrical madness of the great comic, Giuseppe Grimaldi.