Musical Theatre
Unsung Heroes performing around Aotearoa
A musical troupe has been travelling around telling the stories of infamous characters for the last seven years or so. The show is called called Unsung Heroes: Villain, Vagabonds and Heroines. Audio
Playing Favourites with musician Rutene Spooner
Rising musical theatre star Rutene Spooner is getting ready to hit the road with his show Thoroughly Modern Maui, in which the tricky demigod gets a modern-day makeover. Spooner wrote and performs in… Video, Audio
Little Andromeda rises again
Little Andromeda is a Christchurch venue that plays host to all sorts of events from live music to fringe theatre. Since it was set up it’s had to change location twice, each time starting from… Audio
From small town NZ to Broadway's bright lights
Hayden Tee is one of New Zealand’s most successful musical theatre exports. He's just released a new album and is back home to perform in Les Miserables. The humble, and entertaining leading man talks… Video, Audio
Live session: Double Forte
What do you get if you combine a Juilliard trained musician who works with some of the best orchestras on Broadway with one of New Zealand’s leading musical theatre men? Double Forte who came to… Audio
School of Rock rocks Auckland
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit Broadway musical School of Rock opened at the Civic in Auckland last week. A couple of the stars pop by to explain why the musical is rocking Auckland. Audio
Keeping it Kiwi for Musical Theatre Unleashed
This weekend Kiwi voices singing Kiwi tunes takes centre stage for Musical Theatre Unleashed. Audio
West Side Story comes to Wellington
Opera Australia's West Side Story is coming to Wellington this week, with two New Zealanders making their mark with the Jets and the Sharks. Audio
Identity and diversity at the core of punk-rock musical
It was a big risk for The Court Theatre to stage something as flamboyant, fabulous and confronting as Hedwig and The Angry Inch, but it’s what Christchurch, and New Zealand, needs right now. Audio
APO gets revolting with Rhymes
The work of Roald Dahl is being given an orchestral twist by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this weekend. Revolting Rhymes and music from Matilda will be performed by Elise McCann. She answers a… Video
Cat arrives early for curtain call at concert hall
Mittens, a Wellington celebrity, has turned up two days early for Cats at the Michael Fowler Centre.
Lloyd Scott’s five faves
Former RNZ presenter, actor and all round good-guy Lloyd Scott drops by to choose a few favourite tunes and tells us about new musical film Upstage. Video, Audio
Circa celebrates with Sondheim
Side by Side by Sondheim comes to Circa, marking 40 years since it first showed. Audio
Musical Theatre
We very privileged to have Mark Dorrell with us to talk about Musicals today. Mark is the Classical Performance Accompaniment Coordinator at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University. Audio
Not all Razzle-Dazzle for kiwi musical thespians
It’s theatre month, and musical theatre week. While crowds are flocking to see the international production of Chicago in Wellington this week, Kiwis trying to make a living in the industry are… Video
NZ musical film Upstage wins international award
Upstage, a New Zealand made musical film, has won a top prize at the first Creation International Film Festival in Canada. Video
Hadlow treads the boards for Shortland Street - The Musical
Mark Hadlow is one of New Zealand's most well-known and prominent actors, having performed in over 150 plays, including musical theatre, Shakespeare, and one-man shows. He has appeared in dozens of… Audio
Grunge, classical music and Leonard Bernstein
NZSO guest conductor Brett Mitchell explains what classical music, grunge, and musical theatre have in common and what composer Leonard Bernstein has to do with it. Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 8 May
We discover that young people do like classical music, we meet two rising stars in opera, we mark NZ Sign Language week by exploring the intricacies of interpreting music into NZSL and we continue…
The conversations (not) being had about sex
A shockingly contemporary musical addressing many aspects of sex including consent, rape, sexual identity, mental well being, virginity and relationships comes to Wellington. Audio