Sweeney Todd (with Trevor Ashley)
Every Musical Ever
In the final episode of this season, it's an often-requested show: Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD (The Demon Barber of Fleet Street). Richard is joined by Trevor Ashley to talk through the many iconic productions of this classic musical, the stunning songs, and every Mrs Lovett we have Mrs Lovedd from Angela Lansbury to Patti Lupone to Imelda Staunton to Emma Thompson and beyond.
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The Producers (with Hannah Reilly)
Every Musical Ever
On this episode, Hannah Reilly joins Richard to discuss THE PRODUCERS. From cult Mel Brooks movie to record-breaking, award-winning Broadway smash... where did it go right?
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The Wizard of Oz (with Cameron Mitchell)
Every Musical Ever
This episode is on perhaps the greatest movie musical of all time. Choreographer & director Cameron Mitchell joins Richard to talk about THE WIZARD OF OZ. They dig into all the wild rumours about the making of the movie (the true, the false, and the somewhere in between), its incredible longevity, and the various stage versions over the years.
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The Boy Friend (with Sarah-Louise Young)
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Come join us for a conversation about days gone by on the French Riviera. as British cabaret star Sarah Louise Young joins Richard Carroll to talk about THE BOY FRIEND. They discuss the Broadway debut of Julie Andrews in the show, the production Richard appeared in as a teenager, and the bizarre Ken Russell movie, for which the phrase 'takes liberties with the source material' is truly insufficient.
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Week off
Every Musical Ever
It's a week off the podcast this week, but we'll be back next Monday.
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Week off
Every Musical Ever
It's a week off the podcast this week, but we'll be back next Monday.
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Sweet Charity (with Andrea Demetriades)
Every Musical Ever
We look at another musical of Broadway's golden age on this episode as actor Andrea Demetriades (Janet King, Seven Types of Ambiguity) joins Richard to talk about Sweet Charity. They discuss Fosse's innovation, Gwen Verdon's genius, Shirley Maclaine's star quality, and the dark psychological underpinnings of the script (based on Fellini's movie Nights of Cabiria). And the award-winning 2014 production that opened the Hayes Theatre in Sydney gets a mention too.
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Company encore (with Tom Sharah)
Every Musical Ever
Tom and Richard had so much to say about Company, that here's a cheeky little extra slice where they go through each of the productions over the years, including the original Broadway production (and the documentary about the cast recording), the Adrian Lester, the Raul Esparza, the Neil Patrick Harris, the latest West End / Broadway gender-swapped version - and more!
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Company (with Tom Sharah)
Every Musical Ever
We finally go full Sondheim on the podcast, as Richard discusses COMPANY with regular guest Tom Sharah. Make sure you also listen to the encore episode (in your feed now), where Richard and Tom go through the various productions of the show over the years.
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My Fair Lady (with Eliza Reilly)
Every Musical Ever
It's a Golden Age episode as we talk My Fair Lady with the suitably-named Eliza Reilly (Sheilas, Growing Up Gracefully). This was Eliza's favourite movie as a child, and after revisiting it as a grown-ass woman ahead of our recording, she has some questions. We discuss Audrey Hepburn's accent, Julie Andrews done wrong, the secret love story between Higgins and Pickering, what we'd like to change about the ending, and why Higgins has so many songs in this musical when Eliza is clearly the protagonist.
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Theme music composed and performed by Brent Hill
Alternative versions performed by Sheridan Harbridge
Artwork by Mils Achi
Introduction, content warning and outroduction read by Leo Campbell
Supported by City of Sydney
Copyright One Eyed Man Productions 2021