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Chaos-filled, London-based duo Bekki and Charley overanalyse theatre, musicals and everything in between. Overstudies is a space to appreciate theatre purely for the joy of appreciating theatre, where we celebrate the unsung understudies, covers and swings and discuss lesser-covered topics affecting the industry today.
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Something as Crazy as This - 42 Balloons
What makes a man want to fly in a lawn chair? What makes two podcasters fall in love with a musical? On this week's episode of Overstudies we have our first repeat musical review as we talk about the brand new musical 42 Balloons running at The Lowry in Salford until 19th May.
After falling in love with 42 Balloons following the staged concert in 2022, we revisit the story of Larry Walters - the man brave enough to fly in a lawn chair in 1982 - in the first fully staged production of the show by Jack Godfrey.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Attend the tale of the Overstudies this week as we dive into the dark but hilariously camp Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In November 2023 we took a trip over to New York and managed to catch the Broadway production running at the Lunt-Fontanne theatre for our first Broadway experience as a duo.
In this episode we chat about the history of the show, what stood out to us about this production, and the joy of the Sondheim Comedy Moment.
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Our Jukebox Musical Wishlist
We take a slightly different approach on the podcast this week with our first topic of the season: our Jukebox Musical Wishlist. We strip down some of our favourite albums and delve into how they could translate to the stage, as well as get a rather intriguing look into each other's psyches... we'll give you a clue, it's all a bit apocalyptic.
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Zachary James - Hadestown
This week on the podcast we talk to the King of the Underworld Zachary James, who is currently starring in the West End production of beloved musical Hadestown.
We chat about his exciting Broadway career, his diversion into opera, and what makes the role of Hades such an exciting role to bring to the stage.
You can follow Zachary James on Instagram - @therealzacharyjames.
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Wait for Me - Hadestown
Come with us the long way round as we go down to Hadestown. Spring has come again which means it's time to finally delve into the folk musical that everyone can't stop talking about. We can't even pretend we didn't love it, but tune in to find out just why this show tickled our senses, and why we firmly believe it's one of the greatest new shows of recent times.
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Heaven On Their Minds - Jesus Christ Superstar
The Overstudies have risen again for an in-depth exploration into one of the most iconic musicals of all time: Jesus Christ Superstar. Despite our Lloyd-Webber aversions, Superstar is firmly the exception to the rule, and we discuss our recent experience of the show at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.
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