StageDoorCast
A weekly chat about the state of the Musical Theatre Business both Pro and Amateur, and quite a lot of laughs along the way. Join Cliff, Richard and Special Guests and join in by emailing mail@stagedoorcast.co.uk Send us details of your show and we will try and mention them on air.
Episodes
31 episodes
Season 2 is Upon Us!
Finally ! and not before time we hear you say we launch Season 2 of StageDoorCast. Well we have been waiting for things to perk up and today we talk Carousel at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, South Pacific at Chichester Festi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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39:38
Episode 33 Tiers of a Clown!
It's our Christmas Show! And the official end of Season 1.No show reviews this time but a discussion about how we can restart our lives after the Pandemic and how our beloved Musical Theatre comes back to us. Richard ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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30:22
Episode 32 The Streaming Sessions
We're half way through "Lockdown Two The Sequel", so we turn our attention to what is available as streamed content and review three recent offerings and we have suggestions for more. We think about the possibilities that may come if an effecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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32:52
Episode 31 One Tier or Two?
Richard and Cliff are thinking about tiers this week and talking about allocation of much needed funds to artistic organisations. They look back at the long life of Herbert Kretzmer acclaimed songwriter, and best known perhaps as the lyricist f...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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31:50
Episode 30 Our Relaunch with Susie Winkworth
We are back with a bang and we are delighted to welcome as our special guest Susie Winkworth. Susie is a professional Cellist and Arranger whose tweet streams over the past couple of weeks @winkmusicuk have garnered more t...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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37:19
Episode 27 We welcome a Special Guest
We are still in lockdown, well mostly, so we present another special and yes eagle eyed listeners will notice that Episode 26 appears to have gone missing in action but in truth we started production on that a few weeks ago and couldn't get log...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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46:21
Episode 25 The Lockdown Sessions
So while you are socially distancing and responsibly going out for your daily exercise may we present just about thirty minutes for your listening pleasure.We talk about the challenges that are facing the theatre world both now and in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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26:28
Episode 24 It's the Lockdown Update!
We're in lockdown so from our respective locations we bring you a quick news update. And we need your help. We want to do a special show next time and we need a good subject being as news and reviews are currently non existent....
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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7:11
Episode 23 Keep Calm and Wash your Hands!
As you can imagine things are now a bit different here at StageDoorCast HQ but we are doing our best to bring you a show with news, views and something hopefully to take your mind off the troubles that we are all currently facing. So with appro...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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34:22
Episode 22 And we're finally getting serious!
Normally when I write these show notes I try and find a silly joke for the title but this really is a serious reflection on the state of UK Musical Theatre. Richard brings us several reviews, we talk about the sad demise of what was meant to me...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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44:41
Episode 21 The Juke Box Jury is out!
Despite the possibility of Richard's Coffee machine intruding onto our recording, we return fearless as ever with a true miscellany of news and view and a couple of reviews for your listening pleasure. We travel to Wembley Park for "The Wedding...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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48:35
Episode 20 It's Freaky Friday and We're Accident Prone!
It's been a funny old fortnight but we struggle on for your listening pleasure. Cliff discusses 'Cats" the Movie which he has finally been to see, is it puurfect! or pawfull?Richard brings us a veritable feast of reviews including ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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48:42
Episode 19 "Happy New Year"!
Happy New Year! In this Episode we discuss our Christmas Presents or lack of them! Richard shares some invaluable tips for keeping on top of your sock collection, and we head off down memory lane with a collection of old TV themes...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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46:04
It's the Big Christmas Special!
We are of course up to our elbows in Christmas prep but we have time to look at our favourite picks of Musical Shows on TV, catch a quick review of Curtains in its London home and ponder the early and mixed reviews for Cats the Movie. We also h...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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38:33
Episode 17 An Election Free Zone, and Unexpected Wind!
OK let's be honest, we did record this on the day before the General Election but, as we couldn't release it until Saturday eve, let's put all of that behind us and consider "Dear Evan Hansen", "My Best Friends Wedding the Musical", "Be More Ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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40:21
Episode 16 It's the Broadway Special !
Cliff returns from the heart of New York's Theatreland with our first, and we did trail it! Musical Theatre inspired Restaurant review! He also reviews "Come from Away", spoiler alert, we really like it!Richard brings us two and a half revi...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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51:02
Episode 15 Taps, Claps and "You can't see the join!"
Just one week later another action packed show full of Theatrical goodness! Cliff has an effusive review already trailed for Green Room's "42nd Street". Richard tells of his love for "I Do I Do" upstairs at The Gatehouse which...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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46:00
Episode 14 Big Bangs and Big Ovations !
There's lot's going on this week with the usual mix of News and Reviews and a lot of audience interaction as we bring you a batch of one word reviews. Lots of show news pre Christmas, "The Hoff" makes a return and we discuss something that to s...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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43:41
Episode 13 We're Making Whoopie with our Bakers Dozen Show!
It's our Thirteenth Episode! I know who would have thought it, and despite illness striking Richard down as he returns from another nautical adventure we struggle on, with a packed show of news and views. Cliff reviews "Curtains" at the Palace ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:31
Episode 12 "It's all Glitter and Balls Darling!"
OK, we've held off the Strictly references until now but there is a good reason as you will hear. Richard reviews Les Miserables, the concert version at the Gielgud and Assassins at Newbury's Watermill Theatre. Cliff tells us why he think...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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37:46
Episode 11, And now the Weather!
Michael Fish is nowhere to be seen but it's bucketing down at StageDoorCast Central and Cliff is preparing to be Father of the Bride in real life! Richard revisits Falsettos with his original cast and passes on their comments. He also giv...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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36:46
Episode 10 Double Figures and it's Jam Packed!!
It's a huge News and Reviews show today and again rambling is kept to a minimum. Richard reviews Preludes and Falsettos, and Cliff talks about the live screening of Fleabag this week. After some sad news about early show closures in the last fe...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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39:52
Episode 9 Phew it's a Scorcher!!
It's hot in the studio as we look at lots of news from the last two weeks including the development of a new show about legendary Magician Harry Houdini, ticket sales at the Fringe and we embroil ourselves in a debate about "correct casting"&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:24
Episode 8 Hal Prince, Ball and Boe, Proms and Jesus Christ Superstar again!
We start in reflective mood as we consider the passing of Hal Prince and his contribution to Musical Theatre worldwide. News and views follow and Richard reviews recent shows including Evita and his admission that he finally gets Jesus Christ S...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:25
Episode 7 It's a Lord Lloyd Webber Fest!
The heat must be getting to the boys this week as the "ramble on factor" is high. Despite that quite a lot of news items are chewed over digested and possibly spat out! Richard takes us on a very Biblical set of reviews and we look forward to s...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:33