This is Call To Stage, the podcast from Amber Davies, where musical theatre takes centre stage. From unforgettable backstage stories to exclusive news and insights, each week musical theatre and Dancing On Ice star Amber is joined by stars of the stage (and sometimes just fans of it!) to chat, laugh… and maybe even sing. If one thing’s for sure, Amber and her guests will be leaving it all on the mic. New episodes every Wednesday.
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This is Call To Stage, the podcast from Amber Davies, where musical theatre takes centre stage. From unforgettable backstage stories to exclusive news and insights, each week musical theatre and Dancing On Ice star Amber is joined by stars of the stage (and sometimes just fans of it!) to chat, laugh… and maybe even sing. If one thing’s for sure, Amber and her guests will be leaving it all on the mic. New episodes every Wednesday.
86 - David Thaxton on Sunset Boulevard, Olivier Awards & Broadway
Call To Stage with Amber Davies
42 minutes
1 month ago
86 - David Thaxton on Sunset Boulevard, Olivier Awards & Broadway
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We're joined by one of Wales' finest on this episode of Call To Stage as Amber sits with the Olivier Award-winning David Thaxton!
David’s career spans two decades of West End highlights - from his breakthrough in Les Misérables (playing Enjolras and Javert), to originating Giorgio in Passion at the Donmar Warehouse (winning him the Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical) and starring as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.
He’s also been seen in Love Never Dies, Candide, Come From Away, Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park, and most recently as Max von Mayerling in Jamie Lloyd’s record-breaking Sunset Boulevard alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis — both in the West End and on Broadway.
On this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and David talk about his path from Wales to the West End, the unexpected audition that led him to Les Mis and and the challenges of balancing family life with an international career.
David also shares a masterclass in Jamie Lloyd’s unique “grid” directing style and shares what it’s really like transferring a production to Broadway.
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Call To Stage with Amber Davies
This is Call To Stage, the podcast from Amber Davies, where musical theatre takes centre stage. From unforgettable backstage stories to exclusive news and insights, each week musical theatre and Dancing On Ice star Amber is joined by stars of the stage (and sometimes just fans of it!) to chat, laugh… and maybe even sing. If one thing’s for sure, Amber and her guests will be leaving it all on the mic. New episodes every Wednesday.
