This week, our guest is the sensational Jak Malone, who recently won an Oliver Award for his role in the best reviewed musical in West End History, Operation Mincemeat. We're talking to Jak today because this coming Sunday - the 9th of June - Jak will be one of the special guest judges of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition at the Sondheim Theatre!

SSSSPOTY is always special. Previous podcast guests Courtney Bowman, Alex Young, and Desmonda Cathabel all got their start at this competiton, as well as superstars like Taron Egerton and Cynthia Erivo. This is you chance to see not just the stars of tomorrow, but also new some new writing – possibly the next Operation Mincemeat – and some classic Stephen Sondheim songs, performed by the best young talent in the country on a beautiful West End stage, all for an absolute bargain price. The ticket link is below and I can’t encourage you enough to book now before it sells out! I’ll see you there on Sunday.

For tickets to The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition, visit: https://www.sondheimtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/sssspoty-2024

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If you’re a regular listener, you will have heard countless hours of guests talking about Standing at the Sky’s Edge when asked about their favourite musicals. The show is inspired by Sheffield, the music of Richard Hawley, and beautiful Brutalist architecture. It is an incredibly exciting piece of new musical theatre and it is currently running at the Gillian Lynne Theatre until August 3rd featuring Mya Fox-Scott and Rachael Louise Miller, both of whom are exceptional performing talents. But what musicals have inspired them in their musical theatre careers, and what show would they choose to run forever if they were the Mayor of Musical Theatre?

For tickets to Standing at the Sky’s Edge, visit: https://www.skysedgemusical.com

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The beloved hit musical Mamma Mia! is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary in the West End. To mark this occasion, we chat with its book writer Catherine Johnson about her journey to becoming one of the most successful stage writers of our time, her work with ABBA to create Mamma Mia!, and the other musicals she loves the most.

For Mamma Mia! tickets, visit: https://mamma-mia.com/london.php

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