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Stephen Mahy (Grease, The Rocky Horror Show) and Alinta Chidzey (Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess) chat with Leo on the Friday Morning Show about the new Australian musical CROSSxROADS.

Alinta chats about working in both theatre and television and Stephen chats about his time playing Kenickie in Grease.

In CROSSxROADS, Stephen and Alinta play Rick and Amy. The show follows their relationship over a ten year period, exploring those sliding door moments in life where each journey could have taken a different turn,  finding love but losing it again and dealing with those ‘what if’ moments we all face.

CROSSxROADS opens at Chapel Off Chapel on Friday 15 to Sunday 30 April. Tickets are on sale now through the Chapel Off Chapel website.

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In studio photos courtesy Betty Sujecki (JOY Photographer)

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For eight seasons rom 1987 to 1994, Hey Dad was Australia’s highest rating television sitcom.

Robert Hughes played dad, Martin Kelly and Sarah Monahan played his youngest daughter Jennifer Kelly.

In what should have been the time of Sarah’s life quickly turned into a living nightmare for the young star.

In an interview with Woman’s Day in 2010, followed by an interview on A Current Affair, the public learnt the shocking truth that Robert Hughes was a predator and Sarah was a victim of his actions.

Sarah chats with Leo on the Friday Morning Show about her book Allegedly, her early life as a child model, her time on Hey Dad and moving overseas.

Sarah also opens up about the time the truth become public, the media storm that followed and giving evidence in the trial against Robert Hughes which saw him sentenced to ten years and nine month in jail.

Allegedly by Sarah Monahan is available from all good bookstores now through New Holland Publishers.

Visit Sarah’s website and follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

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Theatre star Kurt Phelan is a guest co-host on the Friday Morning Show with Leo.

Kurt talks about growing up in country Queensland, his first role on stage and attending the prestigious performing arts institute NIDA.

Kurt and Leo chat with mega Madonna fan Nat about the Queen Of Pop’s exclusive Melbourne show Tears Of A Clown.

Kurt chats about playing the lead role of Johnny Castle in the stage version of Dirty Dancing (a role made famous by Patrick Swayze in the hit movie), performing the show-stopping lift and getting in to shape for the role.

Kurt also chats about what audiences can expect from his new one man cabaret show Phelan Groovy, which opens at Melbourne’s The Butterfly Club on Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 March 2016.

Buy tickets to Phelan Groovy from The Butterfly Club

Follow Kurt on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Kurt Phelan

Leo with Kurt Phelan in the JOY studios

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Author C.S.Pacat is interviewed by Gordon about her new book Kings Rising.  This is the third and last book in a trilogy.

C.S. Pacat is the author of the Captive Prince trilogy. Born in Australia and educated at the University of Melbourne, she has since lived in a number of cities, including Tokyo and Perugia. She currently resides and writes in Melbourne.

Her first series, the Captive Prince trilogy began its life as an original fiction web serial before being acquired by Penguin USA and published internationally to commercial and critical acclaim.

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Leo chats with Paul Lekakis on the Friday Morning Show.

Paul reflects on the early days of his career as a model and being discovered in an Italian nightclub by Italian music producers.

Paul chats about his debut single Boom Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room), which hit number one in Australia for five weeks, also topping the charts in Japan and South Africa.

Paul also talks about working with hitmakers Stock/Aitken/Waterman on the track The Fruit Machine, the upcoming new single All Around The World and touring Australia for the first time as part of Totally 80’s.

Totally 80’s featuring Paul Lekakis is touring Australia in July 2016, tickets are on sale now.

Visit Paul’s website and Facebook for all the updates and follow Paul on Twitter.

*This podcast contains bonus content previously not aired on JOY 94.9*

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Leo chats with Terri Nunn, from the band Berlin on the Friday Morning Show.

Terri reflects on the early days of Berlin, how the single Sex (I’m A) was banned on radio and what she learnt about the music industry at the start of her career.

Terri also talks about working with producer Giorgio Moroder on No More Words and the huge international hit, Take My Breath Away – from the movie Top Gun.

Terri chats about her last album Animal, new music with Berlin and the upcoming Totally 80’s tour of Australia.

Totally 80s featuring Berlin, is touring Australia in July – tickets on sale now!

Visit the Berlin website and Facebook for all the updates and follow Terri Nunn on Twitter.

This podcast contains extra content not aired on JOY 94.9.

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DJ Piero has been in the music industry for 15 years and he’s one of Melbourne’s best-loved, hardest working and professional DJs.

Piero speaks with Brian Peel about how he sustains his energy, versatility and creativity through his sets plus what it was like collaborating with Sebastian Ivanov (aka Alius) on the brand new single When We Were Young.

Piero has several gigs lined up around Melbourne. Visit his social media links below to find out more, purchase some tickets or pick up a copy of the latest single.

Check out DJ Piero on these social channels >> Twitter, Soundcloud, Facebook and Instagram.

When We Were Young ft. Alius out now via iTunes.

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Rami Khalife and Aymeric Westrich are Aufgang, a critically acclaimed duo from France. Songwriter and pianist Rami joins Brian Peel on the phone from Paris for a chat about their great Aufgang sound and their latest single Summer.

Aufgang are said to have a DIY culture. Their knowledge of urban and electronic sounds blending with piano live drums and techno-inspired electronics set Aufgang aside in a league of its own.

With a very interactive catchy music video for Summer, Aufgang have already started to make an impact on the Aussie music market as the #1 Australian top 20 streamed tracks on MPE. Keep your eye out for more Aufgang in the years to come.

Join Rami and Brian for this special JOY 94.9 interview.

More from Aufgang at www.weareaufgang.com and @aufgangofficial on Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. You can also keep up with Aufgang on Facebook. The hot new single Summer is out now!

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Leo from the Friday Morning Show attends the 2015 Australian Dancesport Championship media call at Hisense Arena in Melbourne.

Leo chats with professional dance duo Sigurdur Thor Sigurdsson (from Iceland), his his Australian dance partner Annalisa Zanetti and Dancing With The Stars professional dancers Aric Yegudkin and Jarryd Byrne about the competition and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Australian Dancesport Championships.

Visit the Australian Dancesport Championship website for all the updates and follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Photos courtesy Betty Sujecki (JOY 94.9 Photographer)

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In this extended podcast exclusive Leo chats with Toby Allen from Human Nature on the Friday Morning Show.

Toby reflects on one of the group’s biggest moments – performing at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he chats about the last album Jukebox and touring Australia earlier this year.

Toby also chats about the group’s success in Las Vegas, the upcoming Christmas, Motown And More show, the new deluxe edition of The Christmas Album, working with Delta Goodrem on Let It Snow, plans for Christmas and what’s in store for Human Nature in 2016.

The deluxe edition of The Christmas Album featuring the new duet with Delta Goodrem is available in store and online now.

Visit the Human Nature website for all the updates and stay connected on Facebook and Twitter.

This podcast contains bonus interview content previously not aired on JOY 94.9.

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