Musical Theatre
From soap opera to stage
Loved Australian star of long running TV soap Home and Away, Ray Meagher talks to Zoë George about sliding from the silver screen to the stage for the New Zealand season of Priscilla, Queen of the… Video, Audio
The young leader
Zac Johns recently musically directed and conducted the latest season of Evita in Auckland and has assisted in Mamma Mia!, Godspell, Bugsy Malone and the New Zealand premiere of Dogfight and In The… Audio
The cost of a dream
Being part of a musical is a dream for many performers. But that dream comes with sacrifices. Juliette Sivertsen goes behind the curtain at Evita in Auckland to discover the true - financial… Audio
The Art of Etiquette - musical theatre
When is the right time to open a packet of lollies? Can I sing along? When do I say "break a leg"? In the next installment of The Art of Etiquette Musical Theatre actor Matthew Pike - who's playing… Audio
A little birdy told me...
Outrageously fabulous Auckland-based crossover artist Luke Bird on making musical theatre and opera accessible to the younger generation; the importance of performing at Big Gay Out; and where he gets… Audio
Behind the musical theatre curtain
James Cundall is the man behind Lunchbox Productions, a company that brings big blockbuster stage productions like Singin' in the Rain and Priscilla Queen of the Desert to New Zealand with casts from… Audio
Musical theatre as a 'super food'
Musical theatre educator Cindy Ripley tells us about the super food that singing in musicals can be for young minds. She tells Zoe George, also a musical theatre devotee, that music and singing are… Audio
South Pacific
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at the history of Rodgers and Hammerstein's great musical. Audio
Singin' In The Rain
The West End is coming to Wellington and Auckland in the form of musical comedy Singin' In The Rain. Audio
Robert Scott: 'Singin' in the Rain'
Robert Scott is Musical Supervisor for the New Zealand season of 'Singin' in the Rain'. He tells Eva about the stage adaptation. Audio
The Secret Life of Music Collectors
Zac Arnold talks with a range of collectors of musical ephemera. Audio
Alan Palmer: Director
Manager of Whitireia Polytechnic's Wellington Performing Arts Centre and prolific theatre director. Audio
Twang!!
Lionel Bart shot an arrow into the air with his 1965 musical Twang!! The show was based on the story of Robin Hood and has gone down in history as one of the greatest flops ever. Elric Hooper and Des… Audio
Michael Nicholas Williams: Dead Tragic
Writer and Music Director for Circa Theatre's season of Dead Tragic which opens this week in Wellington. Audio
Jesus Christ Superstar in Auckland
In the latest remake of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, Jesus is more parts rock star than preacher. Director Oliver Driver got the Auckland rumour mill churning when he started hunting for a cast… Audio
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Steve Danby escorts us into the toe-tapping world of Irving Berlin Audio
Richard O'Brien
Writer and composer of The Rocky Horror talks about current nz tour where he plays the narrator. Audio