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Theatre Audience PodcastThe Habits, Alterations, Weather Girl & Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The MusicalThis week we’re reviewing an exciting array of productions that span genres from comedy and dark drama to thrilling suspense and musical theatre. We’re diving into The Habits, Alterations, and Weather Girl, and we also bring you insights from the media event of Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The Musical. Plus, we sit down with Jennifer Jennings and Phillip McMahon, the Co-Creators/Directors of THISISPOPBABY, to discuss their groundbreaking work and their upcoming hit show WAKE.The HabitsIn The Habits, three friends – Jess, Maryn, and Milo – continue their quest to defeat the Nightmare...2025-03-2641 min
Up Close with Carlos TsengSally Ann Triplett: West End SuperstarSend us a textFor Musical Theatre fans, Sally Ann Triplett is the definition of a West End leading lady having taken on principal roles in Chicago, Mamma Mia! and Billy Elliot. She is now currently playing Fraulein Schneider in the multi-award winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in the Playhouse Theatre. Since the show opened in 2021, various stars have tread the boards at the newly renovated theatre including Jessie Buckley, Cara Delevigne, Fra Fee and Aimee Lou Wood. In the current cast, Sally Ann is starring opposite Rhea Norwood and Layton Williams who...2024-07-2132 min
Theatre Audience PodcastUnveiling the Magic of Cabaret at the Kit Kat ClubIn this exclusive episode, we dive into the mesmerising world of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Set against the backdrop of a world on the brink of change, the Kit Kat Club is a sanctuary where freedom and self-expression reign supreme. Join us as we explore the intimate and electrifying new West End production of one of the most successful musicals of all time, featuring iconic songs such as "Wilkommen," "Don’t Tell Mama," "Mein Herr," "Maybe This Time," "Money," and the unforgettable title number "Cabaret."Cabaret at the Kit Kat ClubWe...2024-07-0936 min
Mysteries of the EuroVerseEP10: The Road to the Grand FinalSally Ann Triplett 18:41
(Prima Donna - Love Enough For Two - UK 1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8fUTTwOp40, Bardo - One Step Further UK 1982 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qy6S7LvtNc)
Tvorchi 31:26
(Heart of Steel- Ukraine 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neIscK1hNxs)
Size Matters With Josh Keating 36:44
In this episode, we talk about a core inequality in Eurovision's system for choosing the acts that make it to the Grand Final-- and how that's a reflection of a difficult balance that m...2024-02-0858 min
MickeyJoTheatreThe Witches (National Theatre, London) - ★★★★ REVIEWTonight marks the opening night for The Witches at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre in London, the new musical adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl novel.The show features an enormous cast including Sally Ann Triplett, Katherine Kingsley, Daniel Rigby, and both an adult and young ensemble. The show has been written by Lucy Kirkwood (book/lyrics) and Dave Malloy (music/lyrics).Check out the review to find out how this show compares to previous Roald Dahl adaptations Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...•About Mickey-Jo:As one of th...2023-11-2230 min
Ivory Tower Boiler Room"Carrie Might Have Saved My Life," Why "Carrie the Musical" Speaks to Those Who Don't Feel Seen (Carrie and Margaret White, Ancient Greek Mythology, It's Not a Broadway Flop!) (Part Two)Welcome back to Part 2 of our "Carrie the Musical" 35th anniversary podcast episode with Erik Champney!
Erik explains how his "Carrie: The Master Cut" film helped Linzi Hateley and others in the cast and the creative team escape 35 years of being haunted by this musical! Right away he counters any notion you have that the 1988 musical was a Broadway Flop! As Erik says, "Why are we still talking about and obsessed with a musical that is a Flop"? Erik and Andrew dig into the complex relationship between Carrie and Margaret White and their abused/abuser relationship...But E...2023-02-2553 min
Ivory Tower Boiler Room"Carrie the Musical" Celebrates 35 Years, Sitting Down with playwright Erik Champney About His Love and Obsession with "Carrie" (Part One)On February 13th, 1988, "Carrie the Musical" premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Stratford, and on April 28th, it would begin previews at the Virginia Theater on Broadway (now the August Wilson). To celebrate 35 years of this enigma powerhouse of a musical, Andrew welcomes Erik Champney, a NYC playwright, screenwriter, and director, who created "Carrie: The Master Cut" which is the first professional cinematic reconstruction of the 1988 musical!
Right away Erik explains his origin story for discovering the Broadway musical, and like Andrew, it all started with their first encounter with Stephen King's powerful novel! Erik explains w...2023-02-131h 09MickeyJoTheatreCabaret (Lido 2 Paris, Paris) - REVIEWA few weeks ago Mickey-Jo was tremendously lucky and got the chance to review the new English language staging of CABARET at the Lido 2 Paris in Paris, France.This production features choreography from Fabian Aloise and stars Samuel Buttery as the Emcee with Lizzy Connolly as Sally Bowles, Oliver Dench as Cliff and Sally Ann Triplett as Fraulein Schneider.Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this revival...•About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new me...2023-01-3124 min
elevenSally Ann TriplettThe Guys and Dolls, Grease and Anything Goes leading lady on fighting to play Mrs. Wilkinson in the new Curve production of Billy Elliot – and why she’d like to see the show return to the West End. Plus, the remarkable career moment of sharing a stage with Dame Julie Walters and the late Victoria Wood CBE in Acorn Antiques: The Musical, being front and centre in the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever and why she hopes the industry remembers her for being one of the good ones. Host: William J ConnollyProdu...2022-07-0740 min
Curve in ConversationCurve in Conversation | Pawlet Brookes MBE, Sally Ann Triplett, Lucy Hind and Billy Elliot Young Company membersLook ahead to this Summer's Made at Curve production of Billy Elliot the Musical in the latest episode of Curve in Conversation, featuring interviews with West End and Broadway legend Sally Ann Triplett (Mrs. Wilkinson) and Choreographer Lucy Hind, as well as our young company members talking about their first rehearsal sessions for the show.Also in this episode, Pawlet Brookes MBE, CEO and Artistic Director of Curve Associate company Serendipity, talks about acclaimed dance festival Let's Dance International Frontiers, which returns to Curve and Leicester from 29 April to 8 May.2022-04-2831 min
Your Manchester ExtraEpisode 42Brandon and Belinda chat to Ben De La Creme, Jinkx Monsoon, Sally Ann Triplett and Chris Harper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-11-2021 minYour ManchesterEpisode 42Brandon and Belinda chat to Ben De La Creme, Jinkx Monsoon, Sally Ann Triplett and Chris Harper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-11-2021 min
In the 'House Seats'Ep 55: Sally Ann Triplett, professional West End and Broadway leading lady and pop star.Send us a textSally Ann Triplett is a British singer and actress and is one of only four singers to have sung for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, first in 1980 as the lead female vocals of the six-piece band Prima Donna and then two years later as part of a double act Bardo.Her first West End appearance was in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Subsequent West End productions include Margie and Young Phylis in Follies at the Shaftesbury, Chess at...2021-05-3049 min
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 10: Someday, someone will know my nameIt’s been quite a journey. Holly and Chris look back at their Carrie adventure and try and answer some burning questions. We ask an expert, author of ‘Flop Musicals of the Twentieth Century’ Stephen Purdy, if Carrie really can be defined as a flop compared to some prominent recent mega-failures.We also find out from writer Peter Michael Marino, creator of the doomed ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ musical, what it’s like to have your new musical trashed (FYI: we saw it twice and had a great time), plus Broadway star Alice Ripley also shares her experienc...2021-03-241h 16
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 7: Are you a Friend of Carrie?With an epic standing ovation on closing night, and urban legends already forming about its turbulent journey to the stage, Carrie the Musical had become an instant cult classic. If you’d missed Carrie’s all-too-brief run on Broadway, you just weren’t ‘in’. But the show was over and - like most flops - it might have slowly faded into oblivion.But, it didn’t. We track down the army of fans determined to keep Carrie alive in the ‘wilderness years’ that followed. We uncover the surprising truth about exactly where those bootleg videos came from, and hear from To...2021-03-0359 min
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 6: Act Two: Sh*t! Look at all these pigs!We continue our deep, deep dive into Broadway’s most infamous flop as we charge head-first into the madness and mayhem of Act Two! And mayhem it really is! Leather outfits! Dead pigs! Is that a medieval sword? A rap! A giant disco ball! Lasers! Oh my!As the audience cracks up at the infamous line ‘it’s a simple little gig, you help me kill a pig, and I’ve got some plans for the blood’, we hear first-hand from the cast about that iconic but tricky blood-soaked finale, not to mention the reaction to Broadway...2021-02-241h 02
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 5: Act One: Cardboard cars and unitardsIn the first of two special episodes, we take a close look at the original 1988 staging of Carrie, examining it song by song and scene by scene to try and work out exactly where things go wrong and why this show became so infamous in Broadway history. We’re re-assessing Carrie from all angles!First up, Act One - and the audience is perplexed to be discover Carrie's high school is represented by an enormous shiny white box. The dancers share some intimate details about 80s microphone technology, we hear the reaction to Linzi Hateley’s big open...2021-02-171h 10
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 4: Broadway: They’ll make fun of you, they will break your heartThe eager Carrie cast arrives in the Big Apple only to discover that very little has been done to address the show’s major problems, and that the show’s set has been lost in transit. But there is one major addition: Betty Buckley, a big-name Broadway star has joined the company.As the team nervously prepares for opening night, will New York audiences and critics be kinder to the show? We follow the journey from previews to press night to the shocking announcement that will shape Broadway history. Join us on our social channels and s...2021-02-101h 16
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 3: Stratford: Doesn't anybody ever get it right?Rehearsals for Carrie the Musical continue in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. But as the show hurtles towards its opening night, the cast soon feel like they’re working on two very different shows, and the frustration of the writing team grows as they’re cut out of the creative process. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing behind the scenes as musical legend Barbara Cook begins to doubt that Carrie is the ideal vehicle for her big Broadway comeback, making her point known with a very un-subtle gift for Director Terry Hands. But is an on-stage accident on opening night enough to call...2021-02-031h 11
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the MusicalChapter 2: Make it like Greece!Holly and Chris’s dreams come true as they chat with members of the original cast of Carrie the Musical over wine, including Charlotte D’Amboise (Chris), Sally Ann Triplett (Sue) and legendary OG Carrie White herself, Linzi Hateley, not to mention several members of the half-British, half-American ensemble and crew.The cast share their audition stories and their first experiences in the rehearsal room - including their memories of navigating the unusual choreographer/director pairing of Debbie Allen and Terry Hands - and describe what happens when you throw together 30 young, sexy musical theatre performers in a qu...2021-01-271h 09
The Wheelie Stagey Podcast#3 Being a "TOSSER", Little Wars, & Falling StarsSend us a textIn the first Wheelie Stagey Podcast of 2021, I take you back through 3 shows that kept me going in the latter part of 2020: Lambert Jackson Productions , Steven Carl McCasland's "Little Wars" and "Falling Stars", a celebration of the 1920s starring Peter Polycarpou & Sally Ann Triplett!Both Little Wars & Falling Stars are available to stream from Feb 1st - 14th 2021. Tickets are available at https://www.stream.theatre/homeBlog: www.wheeliestagey.wordpress.comTwitter/Instagram @wheeliestageyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WheelieStageyBlog/Wheelie Stagey Artwork by...2021-01-1235 min
British Theatre Guide podcastPeter Polycarpou takes online audiences back to the music of the Roaring TwentiesPeter Polycarpou, an actor with a long and distinguished history in musical theatre, was about to revive a production that he had written called Falling Stars at London’s Union Theatre when the second coronavirus lockdown was announced. Rather than cancelling entirely, the production, performed by Peter with Sally Ann Triplett and directed by Michael Strassen, was recorded to be made available online. Peter spoke to BTG Editor David Chadderton a few days before the recording was due to be released about the production, as well as about the effects of the lockdown on him and on th...2020-11-2131 min
Sunday Show TunesSunday Show Tunes - 25th October 2020On this episode we chat with stars of stage and screen Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett who will unite in the new musical, Falling Stars.
A song cycle that's an homage to the composers, collaborators, and publishers of the 1920s, who created some of the greatest music of all time.
Peter and Sally Ann tell about how they've been coping of the past few months, where the idea of Falling Stars came from and how they've been working on the show together.2020-10-2515 min
That Stagey BlogMeets John BarrI chatted to John Barr all about his 43 year career in musical theatre, about recovering from Covid-19 teaching online for Urdang and about his contribution to the new Godspell in Concert Online.
📺 also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2KEYem0aNz4
We also chat about
Godspell
Oliver
Les Miserable
Children of Eden
Bat Boy
Evita
Cats
Hope Mill Theatre
Urdang
International College of Musical Theatre
Abbey Road
Sylvia Young
Queens Theatre Hornchurch
IOKN2BOK
Acting for others
The National AIDS Trust
Roy Hudd
Frances Ruffelle
Nick Berry
Stephen Schwartz
Joseph Stein
Trevor Nunn
Alun Armstrong
Jenna Russel
David Essex
Jeremy Iro...2020-07-221h 01
Lend Me A Tenor The Musical's PodcastLend Me A Wife<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/9e/bc/sampalmer/1400x1400_3336694.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Meet Lend Me A Tenor's Sally Ann Triplett, who plays Tito Merelli's wife, Maria Merlli, in the seventh Lend Me A Tenor Featurette!2010-10-1301 min