Stage Door Podcast

In todays episode Tori and Eliza are joined by everyone's favourite theatre nerd Gareth Isaac to tackle their first Deep Dive of the season, Movie Musical Adaptations. Together they discuss the recent movie adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen and Means Girls, how movie musicals act as a gateway drug into theatre, their lack of promo as musicals and so much more! 🎧 Follow the podcast on Instagram @stagedoorpod, and don't forget to leave a rating and review. Share your episode ideas via Instagram or email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. 🎨 Created and Produced by Tori Bullard & Eliza Vine 🖌️ Logo Created by Sally Henderson ✂️ Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In todays episode Tori and Eliza sit down with the vibrant Juliette Milne, fresh off her professional debut in 'Big Yikes!' by Madeleine Miller with Playlab Theatre, originating the role of Loxie. Join the conversation as they delve into Juliette's journey making her professional debut straight out of university, navigating imposter syndrome, celebrating new Aussie theatre, and uncovering the powerful message behind 'Big Yikes'. 🔗 Follow Juliette, Madeleine Border and Playlab Theatre on Instagram: @juliette_milne @madeleineborder @playlab_theatre 📖 Buy your copy of "Big Yikes!" now via playlabtheatre.com.au 🎧 Follow the podcast on Instagram @stagedoorpod, and don't forget to leave a rating and review. Share your episode ideas via Instagram or email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. 🎨 Created and Produced by Tori Bullard & Eliza Vine 🖌️ Logo Created by Sally Henderson ✂️ Edited by Tori Bullard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode Tori and Eliza are joined by the human personification of sunshine Madeleine Wighton, a true beacon of light and life. Dive into empowering conversations about creating your own work, Mads' journey of writing, directing, producing, and starring in the heartwarming rom-com thriller 'Bernice', the vital role of mental health in the arts and so much more. Episode Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversations about mental health a suicide, timestamped: 25 mins - 30 mins Mental Health Resources: Beyond Blue, Lifeline 13 11 14 , Support Act, Arts Wellbeing Collective 🔗 Make sure to stay up to date with Madeleine and get updates on 'Bernice' : @madeleinewighton and madeleinewighton.com 🎧 Follow the podcast on Instagram @stagedoorpod, and don't forget to leave a rating and review. Share your episode ideas via Instagram or email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. 🎨 Created and Produced by Tori Bullard & Eliza Vine 🖌️ Logo Created by Sally Henderson ✂️ Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Today's episode Tori and Eliza chat with the sensational Jacob Steen, currently rocking the stage in Groundhog Day The Musical. 🎶 Dive into Jacob's unique journey into the musical theatre world, get tips on maintaining mental health in the industry, and hear about working alongside the legendary Andy Karl from the original Broadway cast of Groundhog Day. 🔗 Follow Jacob and 'Groundhog Day' on Instagram: @jacobsteenn & @groundhogdayau 🎟️ Grab your tickets at groundhogday.com.au and catch the magic before it leaves The Princess Theatre on April 20! 🎧 Follow the podcast on Instagram @stagedoorpod, and don't forget to leave a rating and review. Share your episode ideas via Instagram or email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. 🎨 Created and Produced by Tori Bullard & Eliza Vine 🖌️ Logo Created by Sally Henderson ✂️ Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tori and Eliza as they kick off the season with the fabulous Annelise Hall, the leading lady of Grease The Musical! Dive into the world of this fresh Grease adaptation, explore handling industry rejection, discover the joy beyond work, and hear about Annelise's involvement in Olivia's Walk for Wellness. 🎭✨ 🔗 For more on Annelise and 'Grease,' check out their socials: @annelisehall & @greaseoztour on Instagram 🎟️ Get your tickets at greasethemusical.com.au and catch Grease The Musical in Melbourne until March 16, Sydney from March 24, Perth from June 30, and Brisbane starting January 2024. 🎧 Follow the podcast on Instagram @stagedoorpod, and don't forget to rate and review! Share your ideas for the next episode via Instagram or email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. 🎨 Created and Produced by Tori Bullard & Eliza Vine 🖌️ Logo Created by Sally Henderson ✂️ Edited by Tori Bullard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode we are joined by current cast member of the sensation Miss Saigon, David Ouch! Together we chat about all things theatre from David's Thuy debut, his original work, Moulin Rouge, and learning Muriels Wedding in less than a week! For more about David and 'Miss Saigon' check out their socials: @david.ouch or @misssaigonau on Instagram Tickets are on sale now for Miss Saigon from the now until the 16th December at Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne and will be off to Adelaide from the 2nd of January 2024 To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tori and Gareth for the last Deep Dive of 2023 as they chat all things Jukebox Musicals! Together they debate what makes a good jukebox musical, their spice opinions on the genre, the hit Mamma Mia and so much more! To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Olivia Sellers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode we are joined by Ava Madon, current cast member of 'Venus & Adonis' with Sport for Jove at The Seymour Centre. Together we chat about all things from the rehearsal process to working on a play about Shakespeare that wasn’t written by the bard himself. It’s 1593. The plague has hit London. Theatres are closed, players out of work, houses bolted, people terrified by the touch of another’s skin, the breath of another’s air. Shakespeare, syphilitic and dangerously bored, publishes a scandalous response to the pestilence –an epic work about the very things lost to us, like intimacy, identity, and the erotic freedom of touch. For more about 'Venus & Adonis' check out their socials: @ava.madon or @sportforjove on Instagram Tickets are on sale now for Venus & Adonis from the 29th September – 21st October at The Seymour Centre. To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode we are joined by Brittanie Shipway, star of the new musical The Dismissal: An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy’ at The Seymour Centre. We talk all things Margaret Whitlam, new Australian works and our love of Bunnings sausage sizzles. The Dismissal is the new Australian musical which tells the epic story of Australia’s most dramatic political event – the sacking of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr on November 11th, 1975 – as told through the eyes of iconic larrikin Norman Gunston. For more about The Dismissal check out their socials: @brittanie_shipway or @thedismissalmusical on Instagram Tickets are on sale now for The Dismissal from the 22nd September -21st October at The Seymour Centre. To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Oliver Sellers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode Andy Freeborn returns to the podcast to talk about their new Sydney Fringe Festival show "Everything Is Sh*t", an autobiographical cabaret of their personal childhood trauma, and journey to coming out. Together they discuss the creation of the show, their love of wine and award winning tour to Newcastle, accompanied with some live piano interludes from Andy themself! For more about Everything Is Sh*t check out their socials: @grdn_prty or @andyrfreeborn on Instagram Tickets for Everything Is Sh*t 12th-16th September at Cabaret Club - Club Room To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Tori and Eliza are joined by writer, performer and headliner for Sydney Fringe Festival Almitra Mavalvala to talk all things ‘Blacklisted’, an original musical theatre work. Together they discuss the inspiration behind the show, Almitra’s journey with immigration, racial profiling, Epilepsy and so much more! For more about Blacklisted check out their socials: @blacklisted_cabaret or @almitra_m on Instagram Tickets for Blacklisted 5th-9th September at PACT Theatre Sydney To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Eliza Vine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Tori and Eliza are joined by director LJ Wilson and actor Lucy Burke to talk all things 'Saturday Girls' by Miranda Michalowski. Together they discuss the inspiration behind the show, the impact of social media on young people, the queer adolescent experience, what they hope audiences will get from the show and so much more! For more about Saturday Girls check out their socials:@saturdaygirls_play on InstagramTickets for 'Saturday Girls' 9th - 27th of August at Belvoir St Theatre To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza VineEdited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tori and Gareth for the second Deep Dive of 2023 into the world of Broadway Revivals! Together they discuss the 2023 Tony revival season, the choice around doing revivals, celebrity castings, the Australian revival scene and so much more! To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Tori is joined by Sophia Bryant and Emma Van Veen, the director and movement director of 'Dumb Kids'. Together they discuss the inspiration behind the show, the impact they hope to have on audiences, the lack of queer education in schools, how movement communicates where words can't and so much more! For more about Dumb Kids check out their socials:@legittheatreco on Instagram@sophiagrace_bryant on Instagram@emmavanveenart on InstagramTickets for 'Dumb Kids' June 23 - July 8th at KXT on Broadway To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza VineEdited by Victoria Bullard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of this week's double episode drop, Tori sit's down to chat again with Liam Head, who was recently announced as Australia's Fiyero in 'Wicked'. As Sydney prepares to be mystified by the return of Wicked The Musical to the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August Tori and Liam chat about the audition process, the challenges Liam is excited to tackle as Fiyero, how he's preparing for the role now and so much more! For more about Wicked and Liam check out their socials:@wickedinoz on Instagram@liam_head on Instagram Wicked The Musical To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza VineEdited by Victoria Bullard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's double episode drop, Tori and Eliza are joined by the co-founder of The Head Bros, Liam Head. Together they discuss the recent success and creation of 10 Act Cabaret, Jagged Little Pill, and take a dive into Liam's experience on set for an upcoming feature film! For more about The Head Bros and Liam & Kyle Head check out their socials:@theheadbros_ on Instagram @liam_head on Instagram @kyleheadphotography on Instagram To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Michael Di Guglielmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode, Tori and Eliza are joined by Lily Hayman and Tyler Fitzpatrick from Purple Tape Productions! Together they discuss the inspiration behind the founding of Purple Tape, the impact they hope to have on the theatre industry, the challenges they’ve faced, Tape Over at KXT and so much more! For more about Purple Tape Productions and Lily and Tyler check out their socials: @purpletapeproductions on Instagram @lilyhayman & @tylzfitzpatrick on Instagram To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Olivia Sellers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode, Tori and Eliza are joined my podcast alumni Vidya Makan to talk all things 'The Lucky Country' ahead of the world premier at The Hayes later this month! Together they discuss the inspiration behind the show, the future of Australian musicals, the process of writing original work, what it means to be 'Aussie', the exciting challenge of stepping away as a writer and stepping in as an actor and so much more! For more about The Lucky Country and Vidya check out their socials: @luckycountrymusical on Instagram The Lucky Country tickets from the 26th of May @vidyamakan on Instagram or vidyamakan.com To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpodOr leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Victoria Bullard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode, Tori and Eliza are joined by TikTok sensation Alex Van den Broek (she/her). Together they discuss how Alex found herself in the world of choral and vocal arranging, the institution of acapella in the US, how she made her mark on TikTok doing vocal arrangements, how her acapella girl group MVP came together and so much more! For more about Alex check out their socials: @alexvandenbroek on Instagram or @avdbsings on TikTok To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpodOr leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Victoria Bullard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Eliza for the first deep dive of 2023, joined once again by their favourite guest co-host Gareth Isaac! This week our host’s discuss the sensationalised musical Chicago. Together they talk about the real crimes of the six merry murderesses, it's star studded cast, Bob Fosse’s unique choreography style and it’s relevance today! To follow the podcast head to our Instagram @ps.stagedoorpod Or leave us a rate and review below. Let us know what you’d love to hear in our next episode via instagram or our email at ps.stagedoor.podcast@gmail.com. Created and Produced by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Edited by Victoria Bullard & Eliza Vine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices