Pop Queers

This week we’re joined by two of the queens from the Australian and New Zealand cast of Six The Musical, Kala Gare and Kiana Daniele, but only one can take home the crown!

Kala Gare is a performer and director who’s previously starred in Rent and Twelfth Night and directed shows such as Songs for Swinging Lovers and Legally Blonde Junior. She is currently taking to the stage as Anne Boleyn in Six The Musical.

Kiana Daniele is a performer who made her professional debut in the 2018 production of The Boy from Oz before going on to play Baby in Dirty Dancing on stage. She is currently starring alongside Kala as Anna of Cleves in Six The Musical.

Six The Musical will be in Melbourne until the 21st of August before heading over to New Zealand and Brisbane. Tickets are available now!

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It’s a family battle this week on Pop Queers as author Peter Leslie takes on his nephew Paul Leslie!

Peter Leslie is a travel and performance photographer and the author of the Keegan James adventure series. With five books currently released and a sixth just over the horizon, you can find the series of gripping young adult adventure novels available for purchase on the official website.

Taking on his uncle is Paul Leslie, an avid cycler and reader who will be hoping that his passion for donuts and dick will be enough to get him over the line in this week’s quiz.

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It’s the Annual Community Cup Pop Queers Challenge ahead of the Reclink Community Cup this Sunday, 19th June!

The Reclink Community Cup is an annual charity football match between musicians, team Rockdogs, and media industry staff, the Megahertz! The match will feature live commentary, live music, and plenty of great food. Funds raised from the event support Reclink Australia who promote the accessibility of arts and culture.

Representing the Rockdogs is their coach Kylie Auldist! Auldist is the lead singer of the The Bamboos and a hugely successful solo artist. Stick around until the end of the show to listen to her hit single Is It Fun remixed by Richard Earnshaw.

Representing the Megahertz is Bobby Macumber! Macumber is a stand-up comedian and veteran of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, who has played both Cricket and AFL at the state and national level. You can catch Macumber live on 3RRR for Breakfasters, 6-9am, Monday to Friday.

Keeping the scores this week is special guest, and host of Afterglow on PBS 106.7FM, Lyndelle Wilkinson! Wilkinson will be joining the action this Sunday as the official live caller of the Reclink Community Cup.

Also making a special appearance is Mega Mum and host of Radio Marinara on 3RRR, Bron Burton!

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Prepare yourself because this week on Pop Queers things could get cruel… as we’re joined by the stars of Cruel Intentions: The Musical, Euan Fistrovic Doidge and Kelsey Halge!

Kelsey has appeared in Nowhere Boys and Please Like Me and is now starring in her breakout role as Annette Hargrove in Cruel Intentions: The Musical.

Euan has starred in A Chorus Line, MTC’s Fun Home, and many other hit stage shows and is now joining Kelsey on stage as Blaine Tuttle.

Cruel Intentions is playing at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne until the 25th of June, before they take the show on the road to Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra. Tickets are available now!

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This week on Pop Queers world famous soprano Ali McGregor takes on returning guest and comedy musician Tina Del Twist!

Ali McGregor has performed as a principle soprano with Opera Australia and starred in the hit show La Clique. She is also a former artistic director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and has been hosting Late Night Variety Night Night at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for 15 years!

Tina Del Twist received the comics’ choice Piece of Wood Award for her fabulous show Caravan in the Sky at this year’s comedy festival. She is returning for an encore performance of the show at Comedy Republic Melbourne until Saturday before taking the show on the road at Edinburgh Fringe.

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This week on Pop Queers it’s a battle of on-stage sisters!

We’re joined by the hugely talented performers behind Eliza and Angelica Schuyler from the Australian production of Hamilton, Chloé Zuel and Akina Edmonds!

Both Akina and Chloé have long lists of previous blockbuster shows including Beautiful: A Carole King Musical and Hairspray among many many others.

Hamilton is currently playing 8 shows a week at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne with bookings open through to August.

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Jude Perl takes on Janet McLeod!

Jude Perl is a singer, songwriter, and comedian whose hilarious new album Participation Award is out now! Having finished up a successful run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival they’re now taking their latest hits on tour around Australia this month!

Janet McLeod is a performer, producer, writer, and talent coordinator with a rich history of over 25 years in Melbourne’s comedy industry. She co-hosts Cinema Fiasco giving live commentary to bad movies and is programmer and producer for Local Laughs!

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This week on Pop Queers it’s a battle of the comedians as Scout Boxall and Chris Parker go head to head to see who will take home the Beard Apron!

A nominee for Best Newcomer at last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Scout Boxall returned this year with their new show Buck Wild and took the festival by storm! For Sydney listers, Scout is taking the show up for another run at the Sydney Comedy Festival starting May 7th.

Having become a familiar face on New Zealand TV through shows like Have You Been Paying Attention NZ and Celebrity Treasure Island, Chris Parker has also just finished up a successful run of his show Gentle Man at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Chris will be joining Scout in making his way up to Sydney for another run of his show starting May 19th.

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In Episode 80 of Pop Queers Reuben Kaye is taking on Charlie Lewin!

Reuben Kaye is an international comedy cabaret performer with a unique gender bending performance style. His latest show The Butch is Back was a huge hit at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and he is now taking it all the way up to Brisbane for the Brisbane Comedy Festival!

Charlie Lewin is a stand-up writer and theatre maker. Having won Best Newcomer at last year’s Melbourne Comedy Festival, he returned this year with a new hit show It’s Giving Char. For those that missed out or those desperate for more, he is also co-host of the podcast PopGays: A Pop Culture Podcast for Postmodern Queers!

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This week on Pop Queers it’s sister against sister with our very special guests Flo & Joan!

Flo & Joan is an English musical comedy duo comprised of the amazingly talented sisters, Rosie and Nicola Dempsey.

They are currently performing their show Sweet Release at the Spiegeltent as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival until April 24th! But if you miss out or are desperate for more, you can check out their special Alive on Stage streaming on Amazon!

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