Tyson geeks out over A Chorus Line orchestrations. We revisit the strengths and challenges of Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George, and discuss our love of the orchestra and performers Alexander Lewis, Nancye Hayes and Lyall Brooks in the recent Victorian Opera production. Additional Show Notes Tyson’s precious nerd … Continued

We talk Jason Robert Brown‘s The Last Five Years, including a chat about the recent Melbourne show by Tall Trees Productions. Then we talk about the Melbourne Theatre Company’s recent production of Solomon and Marion by Lara Foot. Then it’s time for another new category, this … Continued

We talk about the musical Gypsy and Tyson reports back on The Production Company’s recent production starring the redoubtable Caroline O’Connor. We discuss methods for shushing noisy audience members which segues nicely into a chat about Helen Mirren in The Audience for NT Live. We finish up with a review … Continued

This week it’s an all-out lovefest for the exceptional talent of Tony Award-Winning Broadway composer and member of music theatre royalty, Adam Guettel. We talk about our experiences at his recent Melbourne Cabaret Festival show, and why we adore The Light in … Continued

This week, author Lili Wilkinson joins us to discuss Idina Menzel‘s Melbourne concert. We muse on the awesomeness of conductor Vanessa Scammell (is she a Terminator?) and talk about why Wicked means so much to girls. Tyson relates his experiences watching the ‘risky’ Melbourne Theatre Company production … Continued

It’s a party atmosphere on the podcast this week, as some guests join us to chat about the recent Paris production  of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George. One thing we’re all sure of is that Julian Ovenden, who plays George, … Continued

In this podcast, we talk about the new King Kong music theatre event in Melbourne. Jelly has a love/hate relationship with the show. Tyson is feeling a little more hate/hate. But everyone agrees that the giant ape puppet is amazing. And we … Continued

Tony Awards Special! Neil Patrick Harris’ amazing opening number, All the ace ladies who won, Cyndi Lauper’s sweet acceptance speech, In Memoriam number and her perhaps inconsiderate hair height, Jane Lynch killing it as Miss Hannigan in Annie,  Is Matilda overhyped? How do … Continued

This week, we talk about: Nilaja Sun’s one-woman play No Child, recently performed at Theatreworks, and the National Theatre’s touring production of One Man, Two Guvnors, which was part of the Melbourne Theatre Company season. We discuss whether shows that fake a ‘spontaneous’ breaking of the fourth wall … Continued

The Australian production of Legally Blonde, and luckily the dog trainer from the show has her own official blog, We also talk about Victorian Opera’s Nixon in China, and here’s director Rodger Hodgman talking about the Victorian Opera’s production of Nixon in China. (you … Continued