The Musicals & Theatre Podcast

The Musicals and Theatre podcast is back for 2020 with a new season! This week Alice is joined in the studio by Matt Henry, they chatted about his reprisal of his Olivier Winning Role in Kinky Boots which was filmed for cinema release, how he is juggling his career with being a Dad and his plans for the future.

This week Alice was joined in the studio by actor, strictly winner and fellow Mellow Magic presenter Tom Chambers. They chatted about his career, what it was like to win Strictly Come Dancing and the new play he is about to go on tour with Dial M for Murder.

Tickets for the UK tour of Dial M for Murder are on sale now.

This week on the Musicals and Theatre Podcast Alice was joined in the studio by Michael Brandon who is currently starring in White Christmas at London’s Dominion Theatre. They chatted about his vast and varied career including performing on Broadway with Al Pacino and his famous role in Dempsey and Makepeace.

White Christmas is on at the Dominion Theatre until the 4th of January.

A few weeks ago Ball and Boe popped into our studio to record a special show with Alice. They chatted about their new album Back Together, what happens when they go on tour and finally performing together in Les Misérables. This podcast is made up of parts of the show plus some bonus bits that got cut out.

This week’s podcast is a special show Alice recorded for Mellow Magic with Luke Evans. This is a special extended version of that show with bonus bits that didn’t go on the radio. They chatted about his new album, his career on the stage and how playing Gaston in the Beauty and the Beast now get’s him stopped in the street.

This week Alice is backstage at the Piccadilly Theatre currently home to Death of Salesman. She popped into Wendell Pierce’s dressing room to chat to him about the play, his time in London and his career. Then she wondered over to Sharon D Clarke’s dressing room where they chatted about her role in Death of A Salesman, her time on Holby City and reprising her Olivier winning role in Caroline or Change on Broadway next year.

Death of Salesman is on at the Piccadilly Theatre until 4th of January

This week on the Musicals and Theatre Podcast Alice is in the bar at the Shaftsbury Theatre to interview some of the cast of the new Musical &Juliet. She chatted to Cassidy Janson (Anne), Miriam-Teak Lee (Juliet), Melanie La Barrie (Nurse) and Oliver Tompsett (Shakespeare). They chatted about this brilliant new musical that tells an alternative story to the Romeo and Juliet we all know and is set to music of the legendary writer Max Martin.

&Juliet is currently on at the Shaftsbury Theatre.

This week Alice is joined in the studio by star of Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42 Meera Syal. As well as talking about her very extensive career they also chat about the comedy play she is currently starring in ‘Noises is Off’ at the Garrick Theatre.

This week Alice is chatting to the Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre Julian Bird who chatted about what to see at the Theatre this winter, from new musicals like Mary Poppins and Dear Evan Hanson to this year’s Panto at the Palladium, Goldie Locks and the Three Bears – it’s set in a circus apparently. They covered a mountain of great shows so there is something for everyone in there! Information about everything that is going on can be found on the Society of London Theatre website.

This week Alice is back stage at the Trafalgar studios chatting to the cast of A Day In The Death of Joe Egg. She sat down with Storme Toolis, Claire Skinner, Toby Stephens and Patricia Hodge to talk about Peter Nichols’ challenging but funny and brave play.

A Day In The Death of Joe Egg is currently on at the Trafalgar Studios until the end of November.