Épisodes

  • What are the hits and who are the stars of tomorrow?

    What are the hits and who are the stars of tomorrow?
    Jul 18 2025
    As the Edinburgh Festival approaches Sarah and Alex cast their eye over the listings to see if they can pick the hottest shows and the most promising futures. Plus a WhatsOnPage bonus of their holiday reading lists.

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    45 min
  • Bonus episode: Natasha Hodgson and Alex Young go head-to-head in an Operation Mincemeat special

    Bonus episode: Natasha Hodgson and Alex Young go head-to-head in an Operation Mincemeat special
    Jul 16 2025
    Alex and Sarah will be back on Friday, but in the meantime we’ve dedicated an episode to a British show that continues to conquer both sides of the Atlantic, having been crowned the 2024 Best New Musical at both the WhatsOnStage and Olivier Awards in London and receiving four Tony nominations (winning one) in New York – Operation Mincemeat. We paired up co-creator and original cast member Natasha Hodgson (now performing at the Golden Theatre in NYC) with current West End company member Alex Young, who both play the role of Ewen Montagu (and others) in the SpitLip musical comedy.

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    21 min
  • What's the point of an interval? And why are we spraying vodka backstage?

    What's the point of an interval? And why are we spraying vodka backstage?
    Jul 11 2025

    On this week's episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast, Sarah and Alex plunder the letter bag to tackle some tantalising listener questions – with subjects ranging from cleaning costumes (very topical in the ongoing heatwave!) to the importance of intervals. Finally, they take a trip down memory lane to think about productions they'd love to have seen from years gone by.


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    35 min
  • Bonus episode: What does an actor-musician musical even mean?

    Bonus episode: What does an actor-musician musical even mean?
    Jul 9 2025
    With Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar celebrating a lengthy summer run at the award-winning Watermill Theatre in Newbury, Alex Wood popped into the rehearsal room to find out how the show is being performed by a group of actor-musicians - transplanting the tunes and placing them slap bang in the heart of the action.

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    15 min
  • Rachel Zegler, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more discuss Evita's secrets

    Rachel Zegler, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more discuss Evita's secrets
    Jul 4 2025
    As we put out our main episode two days early (go back and give it a listen!) – here's something to take you through the weekend. In what is our last episode on Evita for a while (we promise), we sit down with star Rachel Zegler and team behind the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita at The London Palladium. They spill the beans on that infamous balcony scene, the chance to revitalise classic musicals for new audiences, that staggering choreography and what the future might hold for the show...

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    18 min
  • Is Evita the show of the summer? And if not, what is?

    Is Evita the show of the summer? And if not, what is?
    Jul 2 2025

    In an excitable episode (fuelled by the heatwave), Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood unite to chew over Jamie Lloyd's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita, starring Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler – now that the embargo has lifted. After that, the pair discuss other shows that have wowed them in recent weeks – including a surprise and special hit in the form of Intimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse.


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    37 min
  • Why seeing a play from the cheap seats can change your life - with special guest playwright Beth Steel

    Why seeing a play from the cheap seats can change your life - with special guest playwright Beth Steel
    Jun 27 2025
    As her brilliant play Till the Stars Come Down transfers to the West End, playwright Beth Steel talks to Sarah about her unexpected discovery of theatre and the mental blocks and financial obstacles that stop working class voices being heard

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    33 min
  • Bonus episode: Special guest Katie Brayben on the magic of returning to a role

    Bonus episode: Special guest Katie Brayben on the magic of returning to a role
    Jun 20 2025
    With this week's main episode coming out two days early, special guest Katie Brayben joins Alex Wood for a Friday chitchat. The two-time Olivier Award-winner will be returning to the role of Elizabeth in the hit Bob Dylan musical Girl from The North Country, now playing once more at the Old Vic in London. Other topics include Brayben's time in Tammy Faye, the state of new musicals and the problems performers face with social media.

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    33 min