The Musicals & Theatre Podcast

It was the Olivier Awards last Sunday and we were there backstage to interview the winners! Including, Kyle Soller, Patsy Ferran, Chriss Wally, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Bailey and Pattie Lupone as well as the producers of Come From Away and Marianne Elliot who directed Company and Chris Harper the producer. Warning today's podcast does contain squeals of delight!

There is no podcast this week as we are at the Olivier Awards! But come back next week for all the backstage gossip and interviews with the winners.

This week Alice is on holiday and has left her podcast in the capable hands of Ruthie Henshall who decided to interview not one person, not two people, but 6 queens!

Yes this week Ruthie Henshall is chatting to Jarneia Richard-Noel, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed, Grace Mouat & Vicki Manser who are the Six wives of Henry VIII in the Olivier nominated musical Six.

Julian Bird is back again for part 2 of his chat with Alice about the Olivier Award nominations. This week they are discussing the nominations in the plays category and Julian gives a sneak peak in what we can expect to see on the night!

With the Olivier awards fast approaching, this week Alice sat down the Julian Bird the Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre to talk about this year's nominations. In In Part 1 this week, they are discussing the nominations in the Musical's and Opera categories.

Ruthie Henshall has been on a trip to New York ,and she took a look at what's happening on Broadway! The first thing she did when she got back was run into Alice's studio to tell her all about it.

On this week's podcast they chat about shows she saw in New York including the Tony winning sensation 'The Band's Visit' and they also chat about the what they have seen recently on the West End in particular the Tony Winning and now Olivier nominated 'Come From Away'.

The award winning comedy play ART is on tour. Stephen Tompkinson and Denis Lawson popped in to chat to Alice Arnold, and talk about the time Denis released a single - yes Alice does make him sing it They also chat about their post show ritual and how to make the perfect martini.

This week Alice is backstage at the Trafalgar Studios with Alex Kingston and Sarah Hadland talking about the play they are both about to star in Admissions.

It's not all play chat though they also discuss Alex Kingston's time in ER, as well Sarah Hadland's terrible attempts to make a cake for Celebrity Great British Bake Off!

Want to know what you should be seeing in London's West End right now? This week's podcast is for you! Julian Bird, Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre and this podcast's 'man in the know' is chatting to Alice about the Olivier Awards: cut-off points for entries, early favourites, and much more.

They then delve into the world of What's On... talking about the new musicals and plays coming to the West End in the next month. Including 'Come From Away', Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical, and the new production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palladium.

This week Alice is chatting to Mark Benton and Nigel Harman about their roles in the tour of Glen Garry Glen Ross. She finds out what goes on while the 'lads' are on tour, and delves into the pair's careers chatting with Nigel about EastEnders and Mark about Waterloo Road. She also helps orgainse a dance lesson for the cast led by Mark, who can finally put the skills he learnt on Strictly Come Dancing to good use.