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LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU - inside the minds of Musical Theatre ………………………………………….. Theatre News, Reviews, Interviews and more! a regular podcast, part entertainment and part interview, with guests from all areas of the industry telling their stories, reminiscing about their careers and offering personal insight and philosophy behind their craft ………………………………………….. Hosted by: Elizabeth Partridge, who also created the original music, 2D/3D graphic design, photography, interviews, records/edits audio ...
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Academics Write is a podcast for dissertation writers and early career researchers in humanities and social sciences. I host scholars to talk about the joys of academic writing and publishing. My name is Armanc Yildiz and I am a sociocultural anthropologist. I also work as a writing consultant and developmental editor. You may find more about me and what I do on academicswrite.com.
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From the opening night of Neil Simon's play, 'The Odd Couple' (Crossroads Live Australia) at the Theatre Royal Sydney, I was thrilled to have a quick catch up with Shane Jacobson -actor, writer, author, presenter and internationally known for his breakout role as Kenny in the mockumentary film 'Kenny' which he also co-wrote. With a career spanning …
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Live on opening night of CHICAGO (John Frost, Crossroads Live Australia) at the Capitol Theatre Sydney to capture all the excitement on the red carpet. In order of appearance, My guests are: Stefanie Jones (Mary Poppins) and Aaron Tsindos; Glenn A.Baker; Nicholas Hammond (The Sound Of Music); Julian Kuo, Ashton Lash (Hamilton); Richard Reid; Kerri-…
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I was thrilled to speak to Lucy Maunder who stars as Roxie Hart. Maunder most recent credits include Winifred Banks in 'Mary Poppins the musical' Australian revival (Cameron MacIntosh/ Michael Cassel Group/ Disney) and Alison Bechdel in the Australian premiere of Fun Home (MTC/ STC). Hear more about Maunder's character research in finding Roxie Har…
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I was thrilled to have a brief chat to Peter Rowsthorn who stars as Amos Hart in CHICAGO. Peter is a comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster, internationally renowned for his role as Brett Craig in 'Kath & Kim' Australian sitcom show and 'Kath & Kimerella' (2012) movie. Seen lately in many national television shows, his most recent stage credits in…
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CHICAGO the musical has returned to Australia. I was thrilled to speak to Asabi Goodman who stars as Matron 'Mama' Morton. Asabi is an American born-Australian performer who began her career as an Engineer before she made her professional theatrical debut. Asabi's most recent credits include Motormouth Maybelle in the original Broadway production o…
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Our own Olivia Newton-John starred as Sandy in the 1978 film GREASE. The stage musical, which the film is based on has a long history in Australia, from 1972 Broadway to Australia produced by Harry M Miller, Gordon Frost Productions and now Crossroads Live Australia - Producer John Frost (AM) has been at the forefront and this is a lovely in-depth …
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From Sydney's opening night of GREASE the musical (John Frost, Crossroads Live Australia) at the Capitol Theatre, I was thrilled to capture all the excitement on the red carpet. In order of appearance, my guests are: Tsehay Hawkins from The Wiggles; Mark Vincent; Katrina Retallick, Caitlin Berry; Julian Kuo; Tim Minchin and Luke Joslin the Director…
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Opening night of GREASE the musical [John Frost, Crossroads Live] at the Capitol Theatre Sydney, meet your Sandy - Annelise Hall. A brief chat on the red carpet before the show, hear how special the musical is to her and stepping into the iconic character by our own Olivia Newton-John. Watch performances: ~ Sydney opening night 'Grease Megamix' ~ v…
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Opening night of GREASE the musical [John Frost, Crossroads Live] at the Capitol Theatre Sydney, meet your Danny Zuko - Joseph Spanti. A brief chat on the red carpet before the show, the musical returns to Sydney after ten years, hear more about why this musical is special to him. Watch performances: ~ Sydney opening night 'Grease Megamix' ~ video …
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From the media call of GREASE the musical [John Frost, Crossroads Live] at the Capitol Theatre Sydney, meet Rizzo and Kenicki - Mackenzie Dunn and Keanu Gonzalez. The musical returns to Sydney after ten years, so hear more why Grease is the word! Watch performances: ~ Sydney opening night 'Grease Megamix' ~ video podcast interview Follow: Mackenzie…
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From the red carpet opening night of Elvis: a musical revolution at the State Theatre Sydney, I asked guests all things Elvis Presley! The musical returns to Sydney, having debuted in August last year. During the summer break after touring Melbourne, this is a re-imagined production on the life, career and achievements of the King of RocknRoll, wit…
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From the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, I was thrilled to speak to Ben Gerrard (winner, Best Lead actor in an independent musical) for his starring role as Patrick Bateman in An American Psycho and previous podcast guest. Ben collected the 'Best Lead Actor in an Independent production' on behalf of Sheridan Harbinger, starring as Blanche in A Streetca…
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From the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, I was thrilled to speak to Catherine Van-Davies, who was awarded 'Best Performance in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production', starring as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire [Redline Productions] and 'Best Performance in a Mainstream Production' starring as Marianne in Constellations [Sydney Theatre Comp…
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From the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, I was thrilled to speak to Vidya Makan. Her debut musical, The Lucky Country [Hayes Theatre] was nominated for 'Best Ensemble'. Makan composed the music and lyrics. We discuss further plans of her musical and her return to star as Catherine Parr in the Australian production of SIX the musical. Enjoy! Follow: Vid…
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Lucy Durack, Australia’s original Glinda in Wicked, returns to perform at the ‘Woolworths Carols in the Domain’ in Sydney. Hear more about Wicked the musical, her career and why this festive event is so special for her family. Watch broadcast on Channel Seven, Saturday 23 December. Tickets: Wicked musical Stream: 'Woolworths Carols in the Domain', …
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Katelyn E. Knox & Allison Van Deventer talk about their book, The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook, how to reorganize a book draft around book questions and chapter answers, and why it is important to know your evidence well before making an argument. You can find out more about the book and the program they run at dissertationtobook.com.…
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Live from the ‘Woolworths Carols in the Domain’ in Sydney, Shubshri Kandiah stars as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast musical. Hear more about her character, the musical and the Christmas carol she will be performing. Watch broadcast on Channel Seven, Saturday 23 December. Tickets: Disney's Beauty and the Beast musical Stream: 'Woolworths Car…
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Andrew Brandel talks about his book, Moving Words, how he turned his dissertation into a book, and how to find the right press for a monograph.
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Damani Partridge talks about his book, Blackness as a Universal Claim, how Black Power is mobilized by non-Black people of color in Germany, and what this means for Blackness.
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Happy birthday Wicked. The musical marks 20 years on Broadway! Meet fellow Ozians at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, who helped celebrate a very special day seeing the current Australian cast and meeting original cast members Lucy Durack (Glinda) and Amanda Harrison (Elphaba). Visit our socials for the accompanying video and photos of this special event!…
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Laura Murphy is an Actor, singer, writer, composer and lyricist. Following her critically acclaimed work; The Lovers (book, music, lyrics) and The Dismissal (music, lyrics) - Laura has written, ZOMBIE! the musical (book, music, lyrics) which will have its world premiere at the Hayes Theatre in March 2024. I am so excited to speak to Laura again and…
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Rachael Cayley talks about her book, Thriving as a Graduate Writer, what makes graduate students especially vulnerable, and why academic writing should be seen as something to learn.
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Jason Langley is an award-winning director (2016 Green Room Award for Direction, Loving Repeating [Vic Theatre Co], with over thirty years of variously experience as actor, director, dramaturg, mentor and teacher- Directs the Australian premiere of The Hello Girls musical; Hear more of the true story of female telephone operators that helped turn t…
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Katrina Retallick (Come From Away, Anyone Can Whistle) stars as Rona Lisa Peretti in 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' at the Hayes Theatre. I was able to talk to Katrina about her career, also this particular character, which is has been changed for Australian audiences in this new production and its impact. Tickets: Hayestheatre.com.au…
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At the opening night of The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee at the Hayes Theatre Sydney, I spoke to Director (and actor) Dash Kruck after the show. Hear more about his vision for the musical that includes parallels to the Australian schooling system; symbolism of the character Rona (played by Katrina Retallick) and other theatrical devices t…
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Thillified and very grateful to follow WICKED's [Crossroads Live] return to Sydney!! From the 2022 surprise announcement; 2023 cast announcement of Courtney Monsma as Glinda and Sheridan Adams as Elphaba earlier in the year- and now, once again I see Courtney and Sheridan make their debut onstage at the Sydney Lyric Theatre- in Costume!!! I couldn'…
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Adam Murphy (The Mousetrap, Fun Home) stars as Doctor Dillamond in 'Wicked'. The musical returns to Sydney, to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the musical debuting on Broadway. Hear more about Adam's character research, his joy of sharing the moment with his children and more! Tickets: https://wickedthemusical.com.au ~ 'Popular' Wicked Sydne…
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Sezen Ünlüönen talks about how she wrote her dissertation and two novels at the same time during her Ph.D., the importance of being a well-rounded human for writing, and the wonders of the Pomodoro technique for sustaining a writing practice.
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Ben Hall (Neighbours, tv.Love Child) makes his stage return starring as Sam Phillips and Frank Sinatra in the Australian premiere of Elvis; a musical revolution [David Venn Productions]. This is the only musical about Elvis Presley's life authorised by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Hear more about Ben's deep research into the real people and stories i…
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Antoinette Halloran (Wagner's The Ring Cycle, Madam Butterfly) stars as Mrs Lovett in the Victorian Opera's production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. Currently on tour, playing at the Sydney Opera House. Antoinette's been playing Mrs Lovett for 9 years, so this is a special short sit-down. The video podcast …
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Ashley Rubenach (An American in Paris, Cry Baby) stars as Johanna in the Sydney season Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller, 'Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street' [Victorian Opera]. Ashleigh returns to the character that was her first lead role in a musical back in high school. Hear more about how her professional career and how its shape…
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Ben Mingay (Shrek, Carousel, An Officer and a Gentleman) stars in the title role of Sweeney Todd in Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller, 'Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street', a co-production with Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera. The production will finish the final leg it's five year extensive NZ/AUS tour at the Sydney Opera House…
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'Driftwood the musical' is a new Australian work, based on the award-winning memoir of the same name by Eva de Jong-Duldig. I was thrilled to speak to Tania de Jong (Eva's daughter) who also stars in the production, portraying her own grandmother Slava Horowitz-Duldig. 'Driftwood' is an epic saga of a family escaping Europe in WW2, told across thre…
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News of the passing of the great Queen of RocknRoll Tina Turner, has come as a shock to many of us. The Australian premiere of 'Tina, the Tina Turner musical' is currently playing at the Theatre Royal in Sydney- the musical officially had its opening night last week. I was overcome with sadness. A day after the news, I purchased my second ticket to…
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Helen Sword talks about her new book, Writing with Pleasure, why thinking about pleasure in academic writing is important, and how to bring arts and crafts into the writing space. You can find out more about her work and the programs she runs at helensword.com.
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Tina Turner is so beloved by Australians- for over 30 years her hit 'Simply The Best' has been the voice of Rugby League and what many don't know is Tina's Manager Roger Davies is Australian. Matt Verevis (singer, actor, songwriter) and Helpmann Awarded Best Supporting Actor (Beautiful, the Carol King musical) stars as Roger Davies in the Australia…
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Meet the new Glinda and Elphaba!! Courtney Monsma (Glinda) and Sheridan Adams (Elphaba)!! WICKED is returning to Sydney to help celebrate the musical's 20th anniversary on Broadway. Find out more about the Emerald city's newest leading ladies' love of WICKED, their auditions and when they first saw the musical. Tickets: https://www.wickedthemusical…
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Actor, Singer and Writer, Blake Erickson stars as John Carpenter and Martyn Ware in the Australian premiere production of Tina, The Tina Turner Musical, set to debut in May at the Theatre Royal Sydney. Blake received the Sydney Fringe Festival 'Best Actor' award for his one-man show (Pearls Before Swine) and is co-writer of the new Australian music…
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Anand Pandian talks about doing justice to what we write about, experimental modes of writing in ethnography, and how what we write about affects how we write.
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Elizabeth Chin talks about how turning her dissertation into a book mended her relationship with her project, her role as the editor-in-chief of the American Anthropologist, and what early career researchers should not do as they turn a dissertation chapter into a journal article. Follow her on Twitter @LabSpecEth.…
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Writer, director, producer and Helpmann nominated actor Trevor Ashley, stars as The Pharoah in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It's been 30 years since Sydney has seen a professional production of Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. Hear more from Trevor as he recalls the West End and Sydney productions that made him fall in lov…
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From the 2022 Sydney Theatre Awards, I speak to Laura Murphy (actor, singer, writer, lyricist and composer). She wrote the book, lyrics, music to her debut musical The Lovers [Bell Shakespeare] which was nominated for two awards. In August this year (2023), Laura will debut another new musical, The Dismissal: An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy [Sq…
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2023 is looking to be another exciting year! Following on from the previous episode, this is your in-depth guide of what is happening - A calendar list per month of Australian premieres; new productions; beloved musicals celebrating anniversaries; new Australian musicals and closing tours. Musicals and more! As up to date as possible at time of rec…
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Grateful to be back again in 2023. Hear a little summary of the Australian premieres, beloved musicals celebrating anniversaries and new Australian musicals launching. A huge thank you to all the Guests who have given their time to be interviewed and to You, the listeners for your support. Your messages are so wonderful to receive. From Me (and tea…
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Luke Joslin is Resident Director of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, which has landed at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, the final leg of the national tour. Luke is a Greenroom and Helpmann Award winning actor (Avenue Q) and has successfully made the transition from actor to behind the stage, recently earning a Helpmann nomination as Director (In The …
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WICKED is returning to Sydney in 2023! Good news fellow Ozians, a new production is heading exclusively to the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August 2023. Join the excitement and hear the official announcement by the Hon. Ben Franklin, NSW Minister for Tourism and the Arts (who pulled back a curtain for the reveal, the room glowed ‘Wicked’ green and the r…
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Chelsea Plumley stars as Miss Andrew, the evil Nanny brought into the Banks household, in Disney's Mary Poppins the musical. Chelsea talks in detail about her craft and unpacks her acting process into bringing this character to life onstage. Chelsea is a five-time Greenroom Award nominee and has an extensive career across stage and TV, we also talk…
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Gareth Isaac makes his professional debut as Robertson Ay in Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Mary Poppins the musical [Michael Cassel], currently playing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, ahead of its Australian tour. I was thrilled to speak to Gareth about making his professional debut and the magic behind the musical. Enjoy! Ticket…
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With the Mary Poppins musical opening in Sydney, I travelled to Bowral NSW. Over a hundred years ago, the author PL Travers OBE (birthname, Helen Lyndon Goff) lived with her mother and two young sisters, after the death of their father. Extensive research has uncovered Bowral as the birthplace of the character 'Mary Poppins', providing a lot of ins…
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In this episode, Laura Portwood-Stacer talks about the Book Proposal Book, why brilliance cannot be a criterion to write a book, and her work in demystifying the publishing process. You can find out more about her work and the programs she runs at manuscriptworks.com.
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