25 episodes
Piece by Piece: The Musical Theatre Talk Show Podcast Piece by Piece
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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Musical director Joe Bunker explores iconic musicals with the help of the artists behind legendary Broadway and West End productions. His guests include Tony Award-winning writers David Yazbek and Jeanine Tesori, directors like Dominic Cooke, David Cromer, Jo Davies, and Jeremy Sams; and Olivier Award-winning actors like Bertie Carvel, Janie Dee, Adrian Lester, Jenna Russell, and Sophie Thompson.
Filled with sizzling songs, quizzes, and scintillating conversation, Piece by Piece is a podcast for musical theatre fans everywhere.
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Spring Awakening - at the Almeida (Part Two)
Director Rupert Goold, Choreographer Lynne Page, and actors Carly-Sophia Davies, Laurie Kynaston, Amara Okereke, and Stuart Thompson join host Joe Bunker to discuss their acclaimed revival of Spring Awakening at London's Almeida Theatre. Part Two also features an interview with Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea (Hanchen in the Almeida production).
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Spring Awakening - at the Almeida (Part One)
Director Rupert Goold, Choreographer Lynne Page, and actors Carly-Sophia Davies, Laurie Kynaston, Amara Okereke, and Stuart Thompson join host Joe Bunker to discuss their acclaimed revival of Spring Awakening at London's Almeida Theatre.
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Spring Awakening: The Writers
Tony and Grammy Award winning writers Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik join Joe to discuss the genesis of their iconic musical Spring Awakening. They explain how they adapted Frank Wedekind's 19th century expressionist play into a musical that won eight Tonys, four Drama Desk Awards, four Oliviers and a Grammy. On the way they discuss topics ranging from Billy Joel to Buddhism, T.S.Eliot to Stephen Sondheim, as well as sharing their insights into the original Broadway production, the acclaimed Deaf West production and the latest London revival at the Almeida Theatre.
You can find Piece by Piece on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. You can also email us c/o piecebypiecetalkshow@gmail.com - we would love to hear your thoughts on the show! -
South Pacific: Part Two
Joanna Ampil, Daniel Evans, Julian Ovenden & Alex Young are in conversation with Joe Bunker, discussing their 2021 Chichester Festival Theatre revival of South Pacific. Theo Jamieson also joins Joe to discuss his new musical arrangements for the production, and we hear Joanna Ampil's sensational rendition of Theo's rearranged 'Happy Talk'.
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South Pacific: Part One
Joe Bunker is joined by cast & creatives from the 2021 Chichester Festival Theatre revival of South Pacific: Joanna Ampil (Bloody Mary); Director / Artistic Director of CFT Daniel Evans; Julian Ovenden (Emile de Becque) & Alex Young (Nellie Forbush). South Pacific - Part One features musical highlights from the 2008 Lincoln Center Production and the Chichester production itself, as well as two rounds of the PBP: South Pacific Quiz (QUIZ Nearly Was Mine!)
You can find Piece by Piece on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. You can also email us c/o piecebypiecetalkshow@gmail.com - we would love to hear your thoughts on the show! -
Parade: Part Two
Rob Ashford, Bertie Carvel, Tom Murray, Lara Pulver, and Alfred Uhry continue sharing their experiences of writing, staging and performing Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 musical Parade.
Parade: Part Two includes the PBP Parade QUIZ and clips from the 2007 Donmar Warehouse Cast Album, featuring Malinda Parris, Shaun Escoffery, Lara Pulver, Steven Page, Mark Bonnar, Norman Bowman, Bertie Carvel, and the Company of Parade.
Piece by Piece is written and hosted by Joe Bunker. It is mixed and edited by Nikki Davison for Auburn Jam Music, and produced by Pint of Wine. The theme music is by Ben Cox and our production assistant is Olivia Bloom.
Our thanks go to Becky Applin, Tom Cane, Matt Eberhardt, Brandon Force, Miri Gellert, Jonathan Goodwin, Mel Heslop and Mark Newnham for their input and insights in the build-up to this episode!
You can find Piece by Piece on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. You can also email us c/o piecebypiecetalkshow@gmail.com - we would love to hear your thoughts on the show!
Customer Reviews
Love this show
This podcast is the most informative and charming show! The enjoyment everyone feels gathering and talking about their projects leaps through the airwaves and out to the listeners. I love learning the approaches and struggles actors and creators have on their shows, and Joe Bunker is hilarious as he guides the conversations. A plus plus!