Showtime: Recent Episodes
George Hand
A podcast dedicated to my love of all things musical theatre and the west end...
In each show I shine the spotlight on a particular musical and share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers
In Episode 5 of Showtime Season 3 it's all about the musical Sister Act as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/68YdN0NklAoAbout the ShowSister Act follows Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer who is forced to join a convent as part of a witness protection programme. As she spends time with her fellow nuns of Saint Katherine's Convent, Deloris inspires the women to raise their voices, stand tall, and sing out loud and proud.
In Episode 4 of Showtime Season 3 it's all about the musical Chicago as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers... Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/lVkGMSFWgR8About the ShowSet in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals and crimes on which she reported. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal".
In Episode 3 of Showtime Season 3 it's all about the musical Pretty Woman as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers... Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/QkjfSib2ja0About the ShowOnce upon a time in the late '80s, Vivian met Edward and her life changed forever. Experience their iconic story and be swept up in their romance in this dazzlingly theatrical take on a love story for the ages.
In Episode 2 of Showtime Season 3 it's all about the musical Hairspray as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers... Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/c9MTyls7ufs
About the ShowWelcome to the 60s, where everyone’s grooving to a brand-new sound! Enter Tracy Turnblad, with big hair, big heart, and big dreams to dance her way onto national TV. On her journey to become accepted, racy befriends Link Larkin the teen idol, Seaweed, Little Innez and Motormouth Maybelle who stand with her to fight intolerance, bigotry and racism as they strive to bring unity to the city of Baltimore.
Can the new girl in town help win equality and Link Larkin’s heart?
In Episode 1 of Showtime Season 3 it's all about the musical White Christmas as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/fHzyN2fuTlE
About the ShowVeterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. With a dazzling score featuring well-known standards including “Blue Skies”, “I Love A Piano”, “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.
In the Season 2 finale of Showtime it's all about the musical Legally Blonde as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/isUheBfHj6U
About the Show
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warnerdumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex.
In Episode 11 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical I Should Be So Lucky as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers... Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/Etv36Yuhx9cAbout the ShowHead from the aisle to the isles in the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical featuring the soundtrack of a generation with music from pop royalty including Kylie Minogue (I Should Be So Lucky), Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up), Jason Donovan (Too Many Broken Hearts), Bananarama (Love In The First Degree) and more, all intertwined in an original story of love, laughter and last-minute getaways! Dive deep into a heartwarming and rib-tickling tale of Ella and Nathan –a star-crossed couple with wedding jitters and tropical dreams. Will their love sail smoothly, or are stormy break-ups ahead? Only time and tunes will tell.I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY is about family, friends and being there when it matters most. Featuring ten Number 1 singles and over twenty-five era-defining songs from the Hit Factory, slip into those summer sandals, pop on your shades and lose yourself in this whirlwind of sun-kissed adventures and iconic pop classics.
In Episode 10 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Waitress as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/fLhWa-eOzRo
About the ShowFeaturing music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles, Waitress is the hit musical that’s “a little slice of heaven". The story of Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage, Waitress features a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson
In Episode 9 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Pippin as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers... Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/35wOLvt8x4kAbout the showSet in the 'Summer of Love' of 1967, we follow Pippin, a young prince with extraordinary dreams and aspirations on his quest to find passion, fulfilment and meaning
In Episode 8 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Shrek The Musical as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/zLd2_mced64
About the show Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation.
In Episode 7 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Winnie the Pooh as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/8U0PPiiObGM
In Episode 6 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Cats as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/u03oFLNsp_U
About the show The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
In Episode 5 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical West Side Story as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the audio version here - https://youtu.be/VHxRFGqIWL8
About the show Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
In Episode 4 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical The Phantom of the Opera as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/FowkfIasRwU
About the show
Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de L'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA tellsthe story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it.
In Episode 3 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Into the Woods as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers... Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/ryCPVX3fqbYAbout The MusicalThe story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse.
In Episode 2 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical Mamma Mia as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/iv8ESQDFSIY
About The Musical
Fall in love with the irresistibly funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island idyll, all unfolding to the magic of ABBA's timeless songs. The worldwide phenomenon has now been turned into two record-breaking movies - MAMMA MIA! and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again.
Whatever age you are, you can't help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!
In Episode 1 of Showtime Season 2 it's all about the musical American Idiot as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/fakbPWRzw90
About The Musical
The story, expanded from that of the album, centres on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays at home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.
In Episode 10 of Showtime it's all about the musical Mary Poppind as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the audio version here - https://youtu.be/ANwTF-e_Y2Y
About The Musical
The magical story of the world’s favourite Nanny is triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs.
The stage production of MARY POPPINS is brilliantly adapted from the wonderful stories by PL Travers and the original film. It is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh and has a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator, Julian Fellowes. With a timeless score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman including the classic songs; Jolly Holiday, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Feed the Birds with new songs and additional music and lyrics, including Practically Perfect, by the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
In Episode 9 of Showtime it's all about the musical The Lion King as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/XiRfIG0Uf70
About The Musical
Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. It follows the powerful story of Simba as he journeys from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.
In Episode 8 of Showtime it's all about the musical Beauty and the Beast as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/ecNpke2-qrw
About The Musical
A wandering enchantress transforms a cruel and vain prince into a hideous Beast, leaving him only one way to reverse the curse - fall in love with another and earn her love in return.
In Episode 7 of Showtime it's all about the musical We Will Rock You as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/fsQFAwHs2tQ
About The Musical
WE WILL ROCK YOU tells the story of a globalized future without musical instruments. A handful of rock rebels, the Bohemians, fight against the all-powerful Globalsoft company and its boss, the Killer Queen; they fight for freedom, individuality and the rebirth of the age of rock. Scaramouche and Galileo, two young outsiders, cannot come to terms with the bleak conformist reality. They join the Bohemians and embark on the search to find the unlimited power of freedom, love and Rock!
In Episode 6 of Showtime it's all about the musical Six as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
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About The Musical
SIX, ‘the most uplifting piece of new British musical theatre’ is the phenomenon everyone is losing their head over!
Critically acclaimed across the UK with a sound-track storming up the UK pop charts, the sell-out intoxicating Tudor take-off is here to stay!
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.
These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.
In the fifth episode of Showtime it's all about the musical Jesus Christ Superstar as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
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About The Musical
Jesus Christ Superstar traces the last seven days of the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Judas fears that the compassionate movement with Jesus at its head has become a personality cult with many of Jesus' statements being taken up and twisted by his followers. Jesus must be stopped ..
In the fourth episode of Showtime it's all about the musical Hamilton as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
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About The Musical
Hamilton is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway - the story of America then, as told by America now.
In the third episode of Showtime it's all about the musical Wicked as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/ii8cUdGlx30
About The Musical
When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire‘s acclaimed 1995 novel, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’, re-imagines the Land of Oz, creating a parallel universe to the familiar story written by L. Frank Baum and first published as ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ in 1900.
In the second episode of Showtime it's all about the musical Frozen as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the version here - https://youtu.be/mRjcTDjS9Cw
About the Musical
Frozen is a musical with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and book by Jennifer Lee, based on the 2013 film of the same name. The story centers on the relationship between two sisters who are princesses, Elsa and Anna. Elsa has magical powers to freeze objects and people, which she does not know how to control. After inheriting the throne, Elsa flees, inadvertently causes the kingdom to become frozen in an eternal winter, and nearly kills her sister. She must sacrifice and show true love to save the day.
In the very first episode of Showtime it's all about the musical 9 to 5 as I share my thoughts about what I loved about the show as well as tell you all about my favourite characters and musical numbers...
Check out the video version here - https://youtu.be/zZruktvLZzg
About the Musical
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL tells the story of three women pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the tables on their despicable supervisor, will the ladies manage to reform their office – or will events unravel when the CEO pays an unexpected visit? Inspired by the iconic 80’s film and brought to you by Dolly herself, this hilarious new West End production is about teaming up, standing up and taking care of business!