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You're listening to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast. My name is Dr. James Lovelock and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry. In this episode we are joined by Georgina Coram and Lucy Mackay from the cast of the Sheffield-based musical Gwenda's Garage. The musical is based on the stories of queer women who were involved in the real Gwenda's Garage in the 1980s and follows the characters through the political upheaval of Margaret Thatcher's Britain, including the enacting of Section 28 and the fight for the rights of queer people to adopt children. As always you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform and don't forget to share this episode on social media.   Links Tickets for Gwenda's Garage at the Southwark Playhouse   Georgina Coram on Instagram Lucy Mackay on Instagram Dr James Lovelock on Instagram Queermusicals on Instagram and website  

to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.   My name is Dr. James Lovelock, and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.   My guests today are West End leading man Zheng Xi Yong and West End leading they-dy Jo Foster, who have just finished starring in Fourplay at the Kings Head’s Theatre.   In this episode, we discuss queer, Asian and non-binary representation in Your Lie in April and Why Am I So Single, and start an entirely unsubstantiated rumour that Jason Robert Brown is planning a musical adaptation of the CBeebies show In The Night Garden.   As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.   Links Jo's instagram Zheng Xi's instagram James's instagram  Represent podcast instagram and website   New work Why Am I So Single? website, instagram, Spotify and Apple Music Your Lie In April instagram Spotify and Apple Music Fourplay instagram  

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast. My name is Dr. James Lovelock and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry. Today's guests are the iconic Gracie McGonigal and the extraordinary Ashley Goh, who met during a production of the new musical The Phase at the Vaults Festival. Since then, Gracie has wowed us with her performances as Lily in Fangirls at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and Ashley has imparted her wisdom as Alex in Babies at the Other Palace. We discuss the importance of queer spaces, the joys of workshopping, and our hopes for the future of musical theatre.   As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.   Links Gracie's instagram Ashley's instagram James Lovelock's instagram  Represent podcast instagram and website   New Work The Phase - website instagram  Fangirls - website instagram Spotify Apple Music Babies - website instagram Spotify Apple Music Shipton: A New British Folk Musical Instagram MT Spotlights Asian Pirate Musical - website instagram Spotify Apple Music Weird - website instagram  

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.   My name is Dr James Lovelock, and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.   This week we are talking to the genius writer that is Yve Blake, and the genius performer that is Mary Malone.   Mary appeared as Jules in Yve's musical Fangirls at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre last year, and recently workshopped Yve's news show Mackenzie, which is a retelling of Macbeth as a child television star.   In this episode, we discuss female, queer, and trans representation in musical theatre, and explore how to make a welcoming creative space for queer performers.   As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.   Links Yve's instagram Mary's instagram James Lovelock's instagram  Represent podcast instagram and website   New Work Fangirls - website instagram Spotify Apple Music A Transgender Woman On The Internet Crying - Spotify Apple Music Mel and Sam (writers of Doof) - Podcast Tiktok Gillian Cosgriff (writer of The Fig Tree) - instagram  piss/CARNATION - Instagram Fox Hunt - Royal Court 

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.   My name is Dr. James Lovelock, and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.   Our guests today are the effervescent Joshian Angelo Omaña and the fabulous Finton Flynn, who both appeared in the UK tour of Everybody's Talking About Jamie in 2024.   We explore Joshian and Finton's experiences in the industry, including Joshian's performance as a fridge, a double-denim-wearing museum curator, and a bee in Why Am I So Single, and Finton's concert appearances as one of Lola's angels in Kinky Boots, and as a porn star in Shooting Star, a new musical.   As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.   Links Joshian's instagram Finton's instagram James Lovelock's instagram  Represent podcast instagram and website   New Musicals Everybody's Talking About Jamie website Spotify Apple Music Why Am I So Single? website, instagram, Spotify and Apple Music The Parent Agency website Shooting Star website  excerpts

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast. My name is Dr. James Lovelock and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry. Our guest today is the wonderful and versatile actor, dancer and superstar swing Owen McHugh, who recently appeared in the fabulous Why Am I So Single? at the Garrick Theatre. We discussed what the show means to us and how it created an inclusive space for its sparkling ensemble and we also explore some of Owen's other projects including But I'm a Cheerleader and Like a Rat. There's also a very detailed analysis of how to gender bins and curtains when rehearsing for a West End show. As always you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform and don't forget to share this episode on social media.   Links Owen McHugh's instagram James Lovelock's instagram  Represent podcast instagram and website   New musicals Why Am I So Single? website, instagram, Spotify and Apple Music But I'm A Cheerleader instagram and YouTube channel 'Wrestling' from But I'm A Cheerleader Like A Rat - workshop promo   Television Shows What It Feels Like For A Girl on BBC3 Love and Rage: Munroe Bergdof on Apple TV  

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast. My name is Dr. James Lovelock, and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry. My guests today are the amazing Jordan Cambridge-Taylor and the fabulous Olivia O'Connor from the recent production of Why Am I So Single at the Garrick Theatre. We discuss the casting process for the show, find out what made the rehearsal room so welcoming, and explore why this show means so much to its audiences. We also look at non-binary and plus-size representation in musical theatre, as well as finding out about what the Pineapple Studios' Lost Property box contains for emergency audition situations.   Links Jordan Cambridge-Taylor's instagram Olivia O'Connor's instagram and TikTok Dr James Lovelock's instagram Podcast instagram and website   2008 Stuttgart production of Wicked 'For Good' - Willemijn Verkaik and Jana Stelley 'Popular' - Jana Stelley

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.   My name is Dr James Lovelock and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry. My guests today are the fabulous writer and director Robyn Grant and her astoundingly versatile collaborator Allie Dart, who is currently appearing in the comedy about spies at the Noel Coward Theatre. Robyn and Allie are the Victoria Wood and Julie Walters of our time, appearing together in the hit musical parodies Unfortunate, The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch and Wolverine, among many other productions. Today we discuss the art of collaboration, creating inspiring rehearsal rooms and Robyn's current project, Medusa.   Links Robyn Grant's Instagram and website Allie Dart's Instagram Dr James Lovelock's Instagram Series Instagram and website   New Musicals Unfortunate the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch - a musical parody Trailer Instagram Spotify Apple Music Shipton: A New British Folk Musical Instagram MT Spotlights   Tickets Buy tickets for Unfortunate the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch - a musical parody at the Lowry Theatre in December Find out more about The Comedy About Spies.  

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.   My name is Dr. James Lovelock and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.   My guest today is the iconic River Medway, star of RuPaul's Drag Race season three in the UK, and more recently a leading lady as Ariel in the outrageous musical parody Unfortunate, the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch. We discuss River's unique pathway to representing their authentic self in musical theatre and talk about their upcoming role as Jem in Here and Now, the Steps musical.   Links River Medway's Instagram Represent - the queer musicals podcast Instagram   New musicals Unfortunate the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch - a musical parody Trailer Instagram Spotify Apple Music House of Cleopatra - Instagram Spotify (original version) Apple Music (original version) Here and Now - The Steps Musical - Trailer Website Instagram   Tickets See River in the UK tour of Here and Now - The Steps Musical See Unfortunate the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch - a musical parody at the Lowry Theatre in December

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast. My name is Dr James Lovelock, and I’m an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.   My guest today is the extraordinary actor and writer Lauryn Redding. Lauryn appeared as Nikki in the gorgeous West End musical Standing At The Sky’s Edge, and was the first writer and performer to open a show at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester after the pandemic with the wonderfully titled Bloody Elle. We discuss Lauryn’s current project Jack, based on the diaries of Anne Lister, and recent television role as Mel in Smoggie Queens, as well as exploring our hopes for female queer representation in musical theatre in the future.   Links Lauryn Redding - Instagram Tiktok  Dr James Lovelock - Instagram Represent the queer musical theatre podcast - Instagram   Lauryn performs 'Open Up Your Door' from Standing at the Sky's Edge  Standing at the Sky's Edge album and script Bloody Elle album, script and 2021 trailer Smoggie Queens on BBC iPlayer Signal Musicals YouTube channel Otherland script and trailer I Kissed A Girl on BBC iPlayer The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs script and trailer      

Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast. My name is Dr James Lovelock, and I’m an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry. My guests today are the extraordinary writer Chris Bush and the fabulous actor and workshop queen Beth Hinton-Lever. Beth recently appeared in Chris’ play Otherland at the Almeida Theatre, which follows the post break-up relationship between Harry, who has recently come out as a trans woman, and Jo, who is preparing to be a mother. We talk about trans, queer and disability representation as well as exploring Chris’ beautiful musical Standing At The Sky’s Edge, Beth’s West End debut in Hadestown and an epic community musical called The Doncastrian Chalk Circle.   Links Chris Bush's instagram Beth Hinton-Lever's instagram James Lovelock's instagram    Standing at the Sky's Edge website Buy the Standing at the Sky's Edge script from Nick Hern Books 'As the Dawn Breaks' and 'Tonight the Streets Are Ours' from Standing At The Sky's Edge (press preview) Listen to the Standing at the Sky's Edge soundtrack on Spotify or Apple Music   Otherland website Buy the Otherland script from Nick Hern Books   The Doncastrian Chalk Circle website   Other new LGBTQ+ theatre / musical theatre discussed in this episode After the Act website Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2018 production of Oklahoma! - website One of Them Ones website One of Them Ones script  

In this week's episode from Podstream Studios in New York, Dr James Lovelock talks to actors Evan Kinnane and Ben Jackson Walker about LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway and beyond. We talk about Evan's role as Marc Hall in the 2020 production of The Louder We Get at Theatre Calgary in Canada, and about Ben's current role as Romeo in & Juliet as well as our hopes and dreams for queer musical theatre in the future. Follow Evan on Instagram here. Follow Ben on Instagram here. Follow James on Instagram here.   'This Dance Is For You' from The Louder We Get   www.queermusicals.com   This episode was recorded at Podstream Studio in New York and engineered by Desta Wondirad (thanks Desta!)

In this episode, Dr James Lovelock is joined by Oliver Houser, the writer of XY and She Reached For Heaven. We talk about intersex representation in musical theatre, and the writing and development process of XY as a queer musical. Oliver's website is here and you can follow him on Instagram here. You can follow James on instagram here.   www.queermusicals.com   This episode was recorded at Podstream Studio in New York and engineered by Desta Wondirad (thanks Desta!)

This week's episode comes from New York's Podstream Studios, where James Lovelock chats with the amazing L Morgan Lee about her recent performance as Nina-Mae in A Complicated Woman at Goodspeed Musicals and her involvement in workshopping the new musical version of The Danish Girl.   You can find out more about L Morgan on her website and her instagram page. James Lovelock's instagram page is here.   www.queermusicals.com   This episode was recorded at Podstream Studio in New York and engineered by Desta Wondirad (thanks Desta!)

In this episode, Dr James Lovelock chats to Jessica Aubrey and Joshua Clemetson from Wicked about their experiences as queer people in the musical theatre industry. We discuss Jessica's work on But I'm A Cheerleader and Joshua's ambition to be the first octagenerian Lola in Kinky Boots. TW: Conversion therapy You can follow Jessica on Instagram here. You can follow Joshua on Instagram here. You can follow James on Instagram here.   www.queermusicals.com   This episode was funded by the University of Wolverhampton.