The Musicals & Theatre Podcast

Society of London Theatre’s Julian Bird joins Alice this week to talk about what’s coming up in musicals and theatre for the Summer 2017 season.

Alice is joined by the brilliant Miranda Hart to discuss her starring role in Annie, and her future in musical theatre!

In talking to Melanie C about her formative years in performing arts school, through to her roles in theatre and Jesus Christ Superstar, Alice finds out there’s more to Melanie than the Spice Girls!

Alice talks to Carrie Hope Fletcher about the Addams Family Musical… but also about being an author and YouTube sensation!

Part 2 of our Magic at the Musicals special features even more backstage interviews from the night!

This week Alice is backstage at the Royal Albert Hall for Magic at the Musicals – our celebration of the best of musical theatre. In Part 1 you’ll hear interviews with Matt Henry for Kinky Boots, Rachel Tucker, who performed songs from Wicked, Dean Chisnall and Lyn Paul from Blood Brothers, Marisha Wallace for Dream Girls, Jon Robyns and Cassie Compton from The Wedding Singer and Rufus Hound, who stars in Wind in the Willows.

This week Alice is backstage at the Royal Albert Hall for Magic at the Musicals – our celebration of the best of musical theatre. In Part 1 you’ll hear interviews with Matt Henry for Kinky Boots, Rachel Tucker, who performed songs from Wicked, Dean Chisnall and Lyn Paul from Blood Brothers, Marisha Wallace for Dream Girls, Jon Robyns and Cassie Compton from The Wedding Singer and Rufus Hound, who stars in Wind in the Willows.

Alice chats with David Baddiel about his Olivier-nominated one-man show My Family: Not The Sitcom.

Alice chats to actress, singer, director and former EastEnders star Samantha Womack about her career and her role in the upcoming UK production of the Addams Family musical.

The Olivier Awards 2017 have wrapped up, the orchestra have gone home, and some people are preparing to reinforce their mantelpieces. Alice chats to Julian Bird to get the final word on this year’s awards.