Voice of the Musical Podcast
1) VotM #16 Tom Kitt
I’m so very excited to bring you an interview with one of the most hard-working and successful writers around. Composer/lyricist for If/Then, High Fidelity, Bring it On, Almost Famous and of course th...Show More
2) VotM#15 Brunger and Cleary
4.8.23 In this episode I talk to the very talented and long-established writing partners Jake Brunger and Pippa Clearer about their work, which includes The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, and The Great ...Show More
3) Votm #14 BEAM 2023 Special
Something a little different for this episode – a roving report on day two of BEAM 2023, the industry showcase featuring extracts from a host of new musicals. This year BEAM took place at the Oxford P...Show More
4) VotM #13 Darren Clark
19.5.22 Here’s an interview with the fantastic Darren Clark, who at the time of writing is about to open The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Southwark Playhouse. We talk about education in Musi...Show More
5) VotM #12 Nathan Tysen
5.4.20 Hey there – here’s an interview with the wonderful Nathan Tysen, one half of Tysen and Miller, and lyricist of Tuck Everlasting, The Burnt Part Boys and Amélie. Music played on this episode inc...Show More
6) VotM #11 Jeremy Sams
A chat in the time of coronavirus with one of the most knowledgeable and erudite voices in British musical theatre, Jeremy Sams. A director, translator, composer, lyricist, librettist and playwright, ...Show More
7) VotM #10 Jeff Blumenkrantz
Hi there! A “new” interview, recorded in February 2013 (!), lost and recently rediscovered, with the lovely and supremely talented Jeff Blumenkrantz. If you don’t know the wonderful Jeff Blumenkrantz ...Show More
8) VotM #9 Scott Frankel
Voice of the Musical returns after a long delay! It returns however, with a lovely interview with the honey-voiced Scott Frankel, who with his writing partner Michael Korie has been responsible for so...Show More
9) VotM #8 Charles Strouse
Born in 1928, Charles Strouse composed some of the classic musicals of 60’s and 70’s, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and of course, Annie, which at the time of writing is previewing in a James Lapine reviva...Show More
10) VotM #7 Adam Guettel
I hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer. I can’t tell you how excited I am to present this episode to you. I spoke to Adam Guettel while he was in London performing an evening of his songs, with Musi...Show More