"Imagine there is a huge asteroid hurtling towards our beautiful blue planet and before life as we know it comes to end, we can magically click our fingers so you are able to see any theatrical production you want. What would you choose to see for your Last Show on Earth?"
West End and Broadway stars John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer ask this question of friends and colleagues from the West End, Broadway and beyond - and the answers are often intriguing, usually funny and sometimes bizarre...
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"Imagine there is a huge asteroid hurtling towards our beautiful blue planet and before life as we know it comes to end, we can magically click our fingers so you are able to see any theatrical production you want. What would you choose to see for your Last Show on Earth?"
West End and Broadway stars John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer ask this question of friends and colleagues from the West End, Broadway and beyond - and the answers are often intriguing, usually funny and sometimes bizarre...
New episodes every month!
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Its the second season finale AND Xmas special of The Last Show on Earth!!
If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guest for this special episode is Bertie Carvel.
Destined to be remembered as one of the great actors of our time, Bertie Carvel is a force of nature and has had a meteoric rise to greatness winning numerous Tonys and Oliviers for musicals and plays and his career has seen triumph after triumph on screen and stage at the highest level. Known to musical theatre fans primarily for his incredible award winning performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda he has an impressive body of work with highlights including Parade, Macbeth, Ink, The 47th, Pygmalion, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Babylon, The Crown, Doctor Foster and detective show Dalgliesh - on which the lucky fella got the chance to work with Alistair Brammer!
Links:
Interview
Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Carvel
Trunchbull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64YS9vXI8V0
Ink Olivier win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o91ISVkyQ4
Matilda Olivier win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUBE3CqDg0
Recording Matilda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdolAes-_A
On playing Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWdCd12RWE
The 47th review
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our penultimate guest this season is Sam Wilmott
Now unless you are an Instagram carpentry fan then you may not know who Sam is but you’ll very likely have seen some of his work as he has appeared in many West End shows including War Horse, Oliver, Wicked, Stomp and Lord of the Rings the musical and films like Nowhere Boy and the Harry Potter movie series
He gave up on his varied acting career of nearly 25 years to pursue his passion for carpentry and now has way over a quarter of a million followers on his Instagram under the username @monkeyboysworkshop. Go check him out!
Links:
Monkey Boy website
https://www.monkeyboysworkshop.com
Monkey Boy Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/monkeyboysworkshop
Monkey Boy Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/monkeyboysworkshop/?hl=en
War Horse puppeteers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbWEonptVo
Movie trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYLAGAwcpSQ
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is the legendary Philip Quast
To theatre fans, Philip Quast needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway. He is a multi award winning and hugely influential hero to many musical actors – ourselves included – and has graced stage and screen for nearly 5 decades. During this time he has won Mo Awards, Helpmann Awards, three Olivier Awards and was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2022 for significant services to the arts. Most musical fans first heard of him when he played Javert in the 10th Anniversary concert and ever since then, seeing his name on a cast list is enough to make any theatre fan go weak at the knees!
Links:
Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Quast
Guardian interview
Javert at the 10th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxk4mveLCw
Sunday in the Park with George documentary 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av4M2Gzy4W0
Pretty Women with Bryn terfel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJjQo_YbFsE
Tomorrow and Tomorrow speech analysis with McKellen and Nunn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZCgHQ9m8
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Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed, or indeed, bothered to ask.
Our guest this week is Matt Doyle
Matt Doyle is an American singer/songwriter and actor who trained at LAMDA in London before starring in shows like The Book of Mormon, War Horse, Bye Bye Birdie, Spring Awakening and Sweeney Todd (with previous Last Show guest Norm Lewis). He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in the gender-swapped production of Company in 2021 and also won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk award for the same role. He is currently working on and helping develop a biographical musical about Frank Sinatra in which he plays the title role called Sinatra: the Musical.
He is a popular Twitch streamer and has written a hugely popular internet comic called Dents with childhood friend, actress Beth Behrs.
He lives in New Jersey with his fiancé Max Clayton, who is also an actor.
Links:
Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doyle_(actor)
Not Getting Married at 54 below with his partner Max
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzQjSCdmQ2g
Revisting roles interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwfUpAu1Tek
Matt’s Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/isthatmattdoyle
Webcomic “Dents”
https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/dents/list?title_no=671
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Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Norm Lewis
Norm is known primarily for being the first black actor to play the Phantom on Broadway and for playing Inspector Javert in the 25th anniversary Les Miz concert but he’s done way way more than just those two roles, including screen appearances in Scandal, Law and Order, Blue Bloods, Sex and the City, Da 5 Bloods, Gotham and leading theatre roles in Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ragtime, Tommy, Side Show, The Wild Party, The Little Mermaid and Porgy and Bess for which he received a Tony nomination!
Apologies for the slightly annoying background noises (ie the humming noise and the clicks) but it was a hot day in New York and Norm had his aircon on during the recording session...Soz.
Links:
Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Lewis
Norm as Phantom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCAdkACAH78
Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57QiQDenG0k
Website
Tickets for Norm's 54 Below Xmas shows
https://54below.org/events/norm-lewis-the-best-of-christmas/
Norm merch!
https://thebeyondnormlshop.com
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Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guest this time is Kerry Ellis
Kerry has had a very successful award winning career in musical theatre with leading roles in West End shows My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Cats, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Chess, The War of the Worlds, Rent, and more. She was the first British actress to play the role of Elphaba in Wicked and created the role of Meat in the original London cast of We Will Rock You where she first met legendary Queen guitarist Brian May - with whom she has collaborated many times. She is also a published author and has released four solo albums with a 5th scheduled for realease in 2025.
Links:
Website
Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Ellis
Online course
https://kerryellis1.systeme.io/optin
Book
https://www.awaywithmedia.com/buy-books/kerryellis
Defying Gravity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIjSFPh2j3Q
Anything Goes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxZ6WCiCiLw
Somebody to Love with Brian May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGr1cHepPU4
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Welcome to another episode of The Last Show on Earth!
If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guest this time around is award winning playwright and director Terry Johnson.
Terry began his theatre career as an actor before becoming a dramatist and a director and has written many very successful plays including Hysteria, Insignificance, Unsuitable for Adults, Hitchcock Blonde, Prism and Dead Funny and has directed shows such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Death of a Salesman, Oh What A Lovely War and Uncle Vanya. He has also worked in television and film and has won numerous awards for his work including Evening Standard Awards, Critic’s Circle Awards, several Oliviers and he even bagged a Tony for Best Director in 2010 for La Cage Aux Folles!
His Last Show choice is unexpected and truly epic...
Links:
Scofield speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kiITHGEM8
Interview
https://theartsdesk.com/theatre/bald-blondes-what-makes-terry-johnson-tick
Jerusalem Review
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/15/jerusalem-by-alan-moore-review
Jerusalem wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_(Moore_novel)
Alan Moore wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore
Ken Campbell wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Campbell
Game for a Laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPIlUNu9x0
Jefferey Bernard is Unwell - full show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cYbZe1WYU
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Music written by John Owen-Jones & Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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Welcome back to a brand new season of The Last Show on Earth!!
If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guests for our first episode this season are theatre power couple Michael Jibson and Caroline Sheen.
Posh and Becks. Will and Kate. Brangelina. Bennifer. And now Jibson and Sheen (Jibsheen?)
Their combined acting credits are too extensive to list here so you may want to look at their Wikipedia pages (links below) but in a nutshell they are both award winners, have done loads of theatre, TV and film and are married with one daughter.
In a first for this podcast we have two guests on one episode...Double the fun!
Enjoy the last shows (plural) of Mike Jibson and Caroline Sheen
JIBSHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!
Links:
Mike Jibson:
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jibson
Our House Full show!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bap8r-UZgE
King George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RR47ije-7M
Olivier win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDCr_kgVSr4
Caroline Sheen:
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Sheen
Solo album
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raise-Curtain-Caroline-Sheen/dp/B003907BEQ
Spoonful at West End Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8MndeEEpE
Light in the Piazza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2QqgAye6nU
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Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Killian Donnelly
Originally from Ireland, Olivier nominated Killian Donnelly has worked extensively in theatre playing leading roles in shows such as Kinky Boots (a show which gave him his Broadway debut in 2016), Billy Elliott, The Commitments, Memphis, Les Miserables, The Phantom the Opera and Fun Home.
He met Alistair when they worked together in the West End production of Les Miserables (subsequently working together on the Les Miz movie), and he first worked with John when he played Raoul opposite John's Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. This was when the legendary and much missed viral online video series John vs Killian was born - in which John and Killian competed against each other in increasingly absurd challenges backstage.
He lives with his wife and two children in Dublin but is currently spending most of his time in London where he has returned to the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre.
Links:
Killian sings Bring Him Home on The Late Late Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQlXagXzoc
Made in Dagenham in Concert tickets https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/made-in-dagenham-10/
John vs Killian - Guitar Hero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQvXxF91H4Q
John vs Killian - Twister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJWUoNdG_Ow
Happy Christmas and thanks for listening!
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Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris OBE FRSL is an award winning bestselling English-French author, who is probably best known for her novel Chocolat which was made into an Oscar-nominated movie starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche. She became an author after teaching for 15 years and has written over 20 novels (which are published in more than 50 countries and almost all of which made the Sunday Times Bestsellers list) as well as numerous novellas, video game scripts, short stories, opera libretti, screenplays, and a stage musical with composer Howard Goodall.
As well as championing trans rights, she is a passionate advocate for authors’ rights (she is currently the Chair of the Society of Authors and member of the Board of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society) and is a patron of charities Médecins Sans Frontières and Plan UK. She lives in Almondbury, Yorkshire with her husband Kevin, where she writes all her works in a shed in her garden. Somehow she also finds time to both sing and play flute in the same band she joined when she was 16 years old.
She loves musicals and goes to theatre as often as possible with her son Fred.
Links:
Official Website: https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/
Joanne on Desert Island Discs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011bx7
Clip of Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in Sweeney Todd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF2rt0hQiM
Castellana Caves info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellana_Caves
Bonus link: JOJ and Gina Beck in Phantom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNl70pCXqA
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Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is George Blagden
George Blagden is an English actor who has enjoyed a successful career in theatre, film who also enjoys a nice sideline in voiceovers and audiobooks.
He is married to fellow actor Laura Pitt-Pulford and they have a young son called Arlo. He is best known for his role as Louis XIV in the French-produced television series drama Versailles as Grantaire in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables and Athelstan in the television series Vikings. He has narrated many audiobooks including the Penguin Classics audiobook version of Homer’s The Odyssey and an immersive audiovisual tour for the Circus Maximus in Rome written by Margaret George for the BARDEUM mobile app. (We don't know what this is either). Theatre credits include Tartuffe, Into the Woods and the role of PJ in the 2018 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy, Company, at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End.
(Disclaimer - Due to the nature of the George's Last Show choice this episode does feature some very fruity language...apologies. If you are easily offended by the F word, please send your complaints to us and they will be duly ignored).
Links:
George's Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Blagden
Clips of George in Versailles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncAdzmaYgUw
Trailer for the 2018 production of Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-vAv1VZuMg
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Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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A 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Lee Mead
Lee Mead is an actor and singer who became a household name in 2007 when he won BBC TV talent competition Any Dream Will Do, which led to him playing the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for two years at London's Adelphi Theatre. He recently played Khashoggi in the West End revival of We Will Rock You and has played roles in other shows such as Wicked, Legally Blonde The Musical, The Phantom of The Opera, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon and Chicago. Lee has also enjoyed a successful music career, releasing four solo albums - the first of which was certified double Gold - and will release a new recording this year.
Between 2014 and 2019, Lee enjoyed a long stint on BBC TV as regular character Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern in hospital dramas 'Casualty' and 'Holby City' and over the course of his career Lee has won several awards - including Rear of the Year in 2007!
(Disclaimer - When you listen to the episode please be aware that our German translation skills aren't that good...)
Links:
The Lee Mead Official Website (including 2023 tour dates) https://www.leemead.co.uk/live
Lee as Joseph singing Any Dream Will Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQha2sta24
Lee and Alistair Brammer appearing together in Casualty https://x.com/holbytvofficial/status/1480152331614359558?s=20
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Trevor goes into detail about his Ben Folds Five musical
Trevor's listen along Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sKxuHOnWxE6WvOzoKmU0L?si=378db1ac6a8a443e
(NOTE: The Ben Folds cover version of Songs of Love by The Divine Comedy IS the theme tune to Father Ted...)
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Trevor Dion Nicholas
Originally from West Virginia in the United States, Trevor came to London in 2016 to play the Genie in the original West End production of Disney's Aladdin. He has since become a permanent UK resident and his skills as an actor, singer and voiceover artist are much in demand. He played George Washingtom in Hamilton for the last three years and is currently starring in Next to Normal at The Donmar Warehouse, whilst also recording voiceover roles in numerous TV shows and movies. He has been a judge on ITV show All Star Musicals and is the first guest on this podcast to earn a two-part episode!
We talked to Trevor for so long and in such great detail that we had to split the chat into two parts. This is the main episode but we have also released a very special bonus episode where he goes into great detail about his Last Show choice that you can listen to separately at your leisure.
NOTE: regular listeners will notice that this episode does NOT contain the debut of "War Horse Whistles"!
Links:
Trevor on All Star Musicals https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/star-musicals-trevor-dion-nicholas-26532601
Trevor talks to Lin Manuel Miranda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4O77kCyTEQ
Trevor as the Genie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMzPEeg4KNY
The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unstoppable_Yellow_Yeti
Moley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moley
Popeye - I'm Mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOhp1L9enr4
Next to Normal https://booking.donmarwarehouse.com/events/9601AVDDJDNPPDCBTDGNSVVJSTBLBSPNQ
Trevor's Spotify playlist :
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sKxuHOnWxE6WvOzoKmU0L?si=6c6646e30c964d94
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Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed, or indeed, bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Mark Shenton
A true champion and lover of theatre who has seen a billion shows (probably), Mark Shenton originally read Law at Cambridge University but has been a full-time freelance London-based theatre critic and journalist since 2002. He has variously (and sometimes simultaneously) been chief theatre critic for the Sunday Express, The Stage, WhatsOnStage, What’s On in London magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk, and also written for The Guardian, The Observer, Time Out and the Independent on Sunday during this time. He has taught at ArtsEd London in Chiswick on musical theatre history since 2012, as well as on the BA Acting course. He was until recently President of the Critics’ Circle, and is also on the board of Mercury Musical Developments and the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF).
Links:
Official website https://shentonstage.com/
Twitter @ShentonStage
Instagram @shentonstage
Liz Callaway performing https://youtu.be/TePrYSTxkQI
Guys and Dolls (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJI5S_u9q5g
Westway Diner https://www.westwaydiner.com/
Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Danny Mac
Danny is probably best known for playing the role of Dodger Savage in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2011 to 2015 winning numerous TV awards for his performance and has even won the Sexiest Male Award an incredible nine times. Neither John Owen-Jones or Alistair Brammer have been nominated for any Sexiest Male Awards. Ever.
He began his acting career at an early age when he played Gavroche in the UK tour of Les Miserables (with John Owen-Jones as Jean Valjean!) and then in the West End in the mid nineties. Elswhere in theatre, he has appeared in leading roles in Wicked, On The Town, The Mouse Trap, Legally Blonde, White Christmas, Amelie, Sunset Boulevard, Pretty Woman and Assassins and has been seen on TV in shows such as Midsommer Murders, Doctors, Trollied and hugely popular celebrity TV dance contest Strictly Come Dancing - where he was runner up in the 2016 series and was the first person in the show's history to earn 40 points from all four judges.
Links:
Danny doing promo for Assassins: https://www.westendtheatre.com/171855/news/show-photos/videos/video-sondheims-assassins-starring-danny-mac-cast-medley-released/
Danny dancing the samba on BBC's Strictly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CABJfSW6MXE
Danny singing Sunset Boulevard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGKDQqWxGgk
Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask.
Our guest this episode is Samantha Barks
Samantha Barks is an award winning actress and singer who rose to fame in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008 and achieved global fame after making her film debut as Éponine in Les Miserables in 2012 (a role she also played in the West End and at the 25th Anniversary Concert in 2010). She is currently starring as Elsa in Frozen the Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and has played leading roles in shows such as Chess, Cabaret, Oliver Chicago, City Of Angels, Amelie and Pretty Woman both in the West End and on Broadway. Originally from the Isle Of Man, she now divides her time between the UK and the USA and performs all over the world. She has released three studio albums: Looking in Your Eyes (2007), Samantha Barks (2016), and Into the Unknown (2021) and can be seen as a judge on TV shows 'All Star Musicals' and 'Mamma Mia I Have A Dream'
Links:
Official Website https://samanthabarks.global/
Sam performing Into The Unknown on All Star Musicals https://youtu.be/ZP5eH1lVFPY
Sam as Eponine in the Les Miserables movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LktcIXxJ1pc
Sam with Ant and Dec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC_f9c318Lo
Listen to Samantha's music on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gOl5m9dY7IGAipqpul7GZ?si=h5IuE3fSRRGPReUTtcvE6g
Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask.
If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?
Our guest this episode is Rebecca Caine
Rebecca Caine was born in Toronto and studied at the Guildhall School of Music, London.
Uniquely, her career has been divided between Opera and Musical Theatre, making her West End debut at 19 in the role of Laurey in Oklahoma! She then sang the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady on the National tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in L'incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Miserables. After a successful West End run she joined the original cast of Phantom of the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford. She then returned to Toronto to repeat the role in the Canadian premiere of Phantom of the Opera. During her run in Toronto she joined the Canadian Opera Company to make her highly praised North American debut in the title role of Lulu. She has performed in may different shows ever since, brilliantly switching between musical theatre and opera genres, thrilling people worldwide with her extraordinary voice. This episode was recorded in the winter of 2022.
Links:
Official Website https://www.rebeccacaine.com/index.htm
Abomination tickets https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/classical-music/abomination-dup-opera
Conor Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_Mitchell
The Rite of Spring information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring
The Rite of Spring full performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZmlYgYzG4
Rebecca performing in Phantom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJxMly5Wm4
Rebecca performing in Les Miserables ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aW1ToWOTCE
Article about Garth Drabinsky https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2021/10/28/the-tyrannical-and-abusive-garth-drabinsky-and-his-attempted-return-to-broadway-with-paradise-square-part-1
Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
