Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre features exclusive previews of new musical theatre, curated and hosted by director Alex Jackson and The Other Palace Programme Manager, Kiki Stevenson.
Each episode will feature music and exclusive interviews with the writers and creatives of two new musicals at varying stages of development.
Formerly All That Scratch, the podcast returns in a new format and new name to delve deeper into the creative processes of writing a new musical. Previous shows featured have since premiered in the West End, and had extensive productions off West End, regionally and internationally.
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Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre features exclusive previews of new musical theatre, curated and hosted by director Alex Jackson and The Other Palace Programme Manager, Kiki Stevenson.
Each episode will feature music and exclusive interviews with the writers and creatives of two new musicals at varying stages of development.
Formerly All That Scratch, the podcast returns in a new format and new name to delve deeper into the creative processes of writing a new musical. Previous shows featured have since premiered in the West End, and had extensive productions off West End, regionally and internationally.
Subscribe to the podcast to be the first to hear new episodes!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A special live recorded episode as part of London Podcast Festival, King’s Place.
Raising Gays is an original 90-minute musical inspired by interviews with parents of queer people. In the Somerset town of Little Malden, Jenny Bennet’s world shifts when her thirty-year-old son comes out of the closet. Finding google rather lacking (absolutely terrifying), she’s determined to support him and help others, so she launches a support group for local parents also navigating their own journeys of acceptance. Told through the parents' eyes, ‘Raising Gays’ captures the struggle (and the desire) to understand from the outside. It’s a musical for anyone who’s ever had a kid (or a parent).
Featuring songs ‘Get This Right’ and ‘Please Don't Stop Coming Home’ performed by Jordan Paul Clarke.
Jordan Paul Clarke (he/him) Music & Lyrics
Jordan Paul Clarke is an award-winning writer, composer, musical director and improviser. He's a musical director of Olivier Award Winning Showstopper: The Improvised Musical ["incredible... defies belief" The Telegraph], and has toured with multi-award winning Mischief Theatre (Olivier-Nominated Mischief Movie Night). Other MD Credits include Broken Wings (Assistant MD, Dubai Opera House), AIDS Baby (Barbican), Animal Farm(National Youth Theatre), Ride (Garrick Theatre), Cinderella (Newbury Corn Exchange) and music supervisor of British Youth Music Theatre. As writer and composer, original musicals include: Happy at Waterloo Vaults and The Kings Head ["profound, modern theatre at its best" Boyz], Building Paulus (UK Tour), Friday Night Sinner at Soho Theatre ["would do Mel Brooks proud" Chortle] ["flawless music" Musical Theatre Review], and Angry Salmon at Theatre Royal Plymouth [“is it really all about salmon?” Claude-Michel Schönberg] and currently in development Raising Gays. With writing partnership ‘Forristal and Clarke’ - P.S. I’m a Terrible Person (currently in development, shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Award, Pleasance Theatre, and the Stiles and Drewe Mentorship Award 2021), and Public Domain (Vaudeville Theatre) ★★★★★ Everything Theatre ★★★★★ GScene - The Times' Pick of the Week [The Times Hotlist, 2021]; featured on BBC RADIO 2 [“INNOVATIVE" The Daily Telegraph, “ORIGINAL AND EDGY" The Guardian] for which they were nominated for The Stage Debut Awards 2022 for best composer, lyricist and book writer.
Instagram: Jordanpaulclarke
Micha Mirto (she/her) Book & Director
Micha Mirto is a director and writer making predominantly new work ('Plenty of vision, never a dull moment' Time for theatre). She's worked on large immersive projects with Penguin Random House, Disney and The NHS. She's the Artistic Director of Dolls In Amber - a queer female lead theatre company exploring real world issues through genre/sci-fi and spectacle on stage. Most recently DiA's play Beard was awarded funding for a two week exploratory R&D at the Arcola. She's also currently writing The Tell Tale Hound with composer/lyricist Louis Barabbas (The Bedlam Six). Rep: Jethro Thompson @ Curtis Brown.
Special credits: Suzanna Rosenthal, for Suzanna Rosenthal Productions. Workshop cast: Sarah Ingram, Michael Matus, Alex Young, Damian Humbley, Debbie Kurup, and Melanie La Barrie.
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Are you writing a new musical in the UK? Consider submitting your show for the podcast:
https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/
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