Upstaged: Recent Episodes
Upstaged the Podcast
After some exciting Broadway to West End transfer news, we talk about recent shows we'd like to make the journey to London from the great white way.
We talk through (probably) our favourite musical theatre solos (but there were a lot to choose from and it was hard).
This week we talk all things revivals: why are some shows revived so many times? What will we be reviving in the future?
We catch up on A LOT of theatre news and dig a little deeper into Falsettos, which will make its European premiere at The Other Palace this summer.
We talk movie adaptations of stage musicals - good and bad - and review Betrayal at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Bringing you the latest theatre news and talking through this year's Olivier nominations..
This week, we review Caroline, or Change, and to celebrate LGBT History Month, we look back at LGBT representation in theatre through the years.
We celebrate Valentine's Day by discussing one of musical theatre's most honest stories of romance, The Last Five Years.
This week, we're looking forward at what's coming to the West End (and beyond!) in 2019. We also review Fiddler on the Roof at the Menier Chocolate Factory!
Happy new year! We're back from our hiatus with a look at our theatre highlights of 2018.
We review Alan Bennett's Allelujah! and take a closer look at the West End's longest running musical, Les Miserables.
This week, we're talking Cats, Starlight Express and Sunday in the Park with George as we continue making our way through the 80s.
This week, we review The Lieutenant of Inishmore and finish off the 1970's in our musical decades series.
This week, we've got two reviews and a closer look at Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Lots of plot spoilers for Sweeney so be aware!
This week, we've got some exciting casting news, and we're talking all things Rocky Horror!
(Apologies for the audio quality from about halfway through - we had a few issues with recording!)
We delve into musicals of the 1970s with a couple of biblical offerings and a wandering prince.
The biggest theatre news yet? Plus our review of Fun Home at the Young Vic, and the end of the 1960s in our musical decades series.
We review Heathers and journey on through the musical decades with the beginning of the 1960s on Broadway and the West End.
This week, we review Dusty the Musical, then talk some of the greatest musicals of all time with the second part of the 1950's in our Musical Decades series.
We celebrate the birth of the great Michael Ball OBE with a look back at his prolific career, and review The Rink at Southwark Playhouse.
This week, we talk the Tony Awards and celebrate Father's Day by discussing our favourite dads in musicals.
We're back with the next episode in our series on musicals through history - this week, we're looking at the 1940's and the beginnings of the golden age.
We're back with the next episode in our series on musicals through the 20th century - this week, we're talking the 1930's.
This week, we have a ton of theatre news for you, plus we start a new series discussing musicals through the ages, starting with the origins of musical theatre as we know it today.
We review Strictly Ballroom and Chess, talk Tony nominations and bring you the latest theatre news.
This week, we talk Bat out of Hell, and celebrate International Workers' Day by having a closer look at Newsies.
For the 20th anniversary of its West End debut, we take a close look at all things Rent.
Apologies for the sound quality in this one - normal service will be resumed next week!
With Mean Girls now a Broadway musical, we look at the screen to stage trend in the theatre, discuss film-inspired shows we love and those that didn't work so well.
Surprise! Here's a little bonus minisode of our thoughts about Sunday's Olivier Awards.
You might notice the sound is a little different in places. That's because we were recording from different locations as Rachel is heading off on holiday, but normal service will resume soon.
This week, we talk Jesus Christ Superstar, preview the Oliviers ceremony and tell you our favourite musical opening numbers.
We talk about Tina the Musical and Julius Caesar, and discuss differences between Broadway and the West End.
This week, we delve into the world of Sondheim with an episode all about Into the Woods.
Happy International Women's Day! In this episode, we discuss some of our favourite female theatre performers.
We predict the winners of the WhatsOnStage Awards (which probably will have already happened by the time you listen to this).
In this Valentine's-inspired episode, we explore some of our favourite musical theatre love songs.
This week, we tell you the theatre we're looking forward to this year and also talk quite a lot about Cats.