"I gave up Mary Poppins tickets to be here" Surely there's more to Musical Theatre than Phantom, Hamilton and Les Miserables. What about the lesser known (i.e. off, off Broadway) under represented musicals that should have - nay deserve to have our attention! Luckily director, actor, committee member, graphic designer, musical theatre lover and perennial audience member, Kenney Ogilvie, has come to the rescue. Kenney discusses his highly subjective top 5 lesser known musicals that we need to know about. FANTASTIX BITS IN THE INTERVIEW

• How many shows Kenney see's each year
• The furthest he has travelled to see community theatre
• The not disgusting enough show of 2018
• Listening trivia night epic fail
• An awesome hangover song (flash back to last episode #004)
• The writers that grew up with Disney
• Directing wish list for the show with 5 part male harmonies
• Story time with Kenney (Deserves it's own jingle...)
• A Big HINT to committees on behalf of Craig Stewart
• An inspiring, wordy musical and a cautionary tale told by ghosts
• The time Kenney went Swedish Chef on stage

TOP 5 – Kenney

• 5 – Next Thing You Know
• 4 –Burnt Part Boys
• 3- Toxic Avenger
• 2- I SING!
• 1 – Whisper House

THINGS TO CHECK OUT AFTER THIS EPISODE (SHOW NOTES)

• Get tickets to see You're A Good Man Charlie Brown with Bankstown Theatre Co
• Listen to some of the songs we play on our Spotify play list
• Join the conversation in our Fantastix Cast & Crew Community Group on Facebook
• Community Theatre Christmas Party chat with Kenney
• Matinee Cafe Marrickville
• Kenney Designs in the Fantastix Production Essentials Directory

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"I use antlers in all of my decorating" Drinking songs are a staple in musical theatre. Large ensemble songs involving clinking glasses and stumbling around are great fun. Who better than a craft beer connoisseur, Paul Adderley, and a micro brewery owner, Paul, to discuss the best musical theatre drinking songs. Raise a glass and CHEERS!! FANTASTIX BITS IN THE INTERVIEW

• Inner West the centre of the beer world
• Paul's musical theatre origins
• Characteristics of a good drinking tune
• 'drinking' ensembles
• Drunken ballads and typecasting
• Musical theatre fathers
• Eurobeat 2020 Campaign
• Les Mis drinking game
• A blooper with a sausage
• And only 1 dad joke (I promise)

PAUL ADDERLEY'S TOP 5

• 5 – Pour oh Pour the Pirate Sherry (Pirates of Penzance)
• 4 – Oom-Pah-Pah (Oliver) with Old Speckled Hen by Morland Brewery/Greene King
• 3- Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) with Kronenbourg 1664 by Carlsberg
• 2- Keep on Loving You (Rock of Ages)
• 1 – L'Chiam (Fiddler on the Roof) with Baltika 6 Porter by Baltika Brewery

PAUL MORRISON'S TOP 5

• 5 – Drink with Me (Les Miserable) Gavroche by Sylvestre
• 4- Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
• 3- Drinking Song (The Student Prince) Paulaner Wheat Beer
• 2- Oom-Pah-Pah (Oliver)
• 1 – L'Chaim (Fiddler on the Roof)

Honourable Mentions

• Wild Wild Party (Wild Party)
• I'll Have Another Beer (Eurobeat)
• Well Did You Ever (High Society)

THINGS TO CHECK OUT AFTER THIS EPISODE (SHOW NOTES)

• Spotify
• Ladies in Black – Strathfield Musical Society
• Tarzan – Canterbury Musical Society
• Les Miserable Drinking Game
• Temperance Society Summer Hill
• Quarryman Hotel Pyrmont
• Wayward Brewing Co

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Shooting guns, battling spiders, costume changes in the wings! All in a day's work for Michele Lansdown. Michele is a mainstay of Sydney musical theatre and has played many, many of the iconic female roles. She joined Paul on the Fantastic Fantastix Podcast and discussed her Top 5 favourite Female roles for the more mature performer. FANTASTIX BITS IN THE INTERVIEW

• Making bold audition choices
• Politically correct terminology
• The mechanics of 1970's wardrobe and fast costume changes
• Sondheim melodies and morals
• Discovering the future Matilda
• Self-care for psychotic roles (spoiler alert)
• Props training for handling guns
• Bucket list roles and missing out on a role
• Games nights and art classes
• Jurassic spiders

MICHELE'S TOP 5

• 5 – Dolly Levi (Hello Dolly)
• 4 – The Chaperone (The Drowsy Chaperone)
• 3 - The Witch (Into the Woods)
• 2 - Mame (Mame)
• 1 – Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevarde)

Honourable Mentions

• Phyllis (Follies)
• Joanne (Company)
• Miss Hannigan (Annie)

PAUL'S TOP 5

• 5 – Miss Hannigan (Annie)
• 4- Madame Morrible (Wicked)
• 3- Mame (Mame)
• 2- Dolly Levi (Hello Dolly)
• 1 – Mama Rose (Gypsy)

THINGS TO CHECK OUT AFTER THIS EPISODE (SHOW NOTES)

• Spotify
• Find HeyMish PR in the Fantastix Production Essentials Directory
• Bentspoke Brewing Company
• Tickets for Into the Woods with Bloom Creative Productions
• School Spectacular
• Squabbalogic

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Never work with children or animals...unless they are in one of the top 5 musicals for children to be in! Paul is joined by Emily McKnight to discuss being a children's entertainer and educator, the no-filter environment of performing for children, the benefits of having children participate in the performing arts. Being a musical theatre lover Emily will discuss her top 5 musicals for children to be in. FANTASTIX BITS IN THE INTERVIEW

• How Emily Who the character came about
• The challenges performing for children
• Educational nature of the songs in Sound of Music
• Mary Poppins Returns
• The song everyone should sing
• How musicals encourage kids to read
• Earworms
• Benefits of music and performance for children
• Friendship through musicals
• Emily's dream role

EMILY'S TOP 5

• 5 -Wizard of Oz
• 4 - Sound of Music
• 3 - Mary Poppins
• 2 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• 1 - Matilda

Honourable Mention

• Les Miserable

PAUL'S TOP 5

• 5 - Peter Pan
• 4 - Annie
• 3 - Sound of Music
• 2 - Seussical
• 1 -Matilda

Honourable Mention

• Oliver

THINGS TO CHECK OUT AFTER THIS EPISODE (SHOW NOTES)

• Emily Who – Spotify and YouTube
• Jays Jungle
• Emma Watson's book club - Our Shared Shelf
• Join the conversation in our Fantastix Cast & Crew Community Group on Facebook

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Welcome to Fantastic Fantastix - the musical theatre podcast that really counts.

You love musical theatre. I love musical theatre. Let's talk about musical theatre together...

Passionate for podcasts? Can't go past a good countdown? Hold onto your hat because Fantastic Fantastix has hit the airwaves.

A 360 degree look at musical theatre delivered as a Top 5 countdown on a wide range of topics from onstage, backstage, front of house and all the other aspects of putting on a production.

Here are our Top 5 Reasons you should check the podcast out

This short introductory episode looks at why we have made Fantastic Fantastix. If you love musical theatre then this podcast is for you!