Piece by Piece: The Musical Theatre Talk Show Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/piece-by-piece
Episodes
Spring Awakening - at the Almeida (Part Two)
3/5/2022
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).
Duration:01:09:38
Spring Awakening - at the Almeida (Part One)
2/27/2022
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.
Duration:01:03:09
Spring Awakening: The Writers
2/19/2022
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...
Duration:00:47:17
South Pacific: Part Two
9/12/2021
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'.
Duration:00:44:46
South Pacific: Part One
9/11/2021
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...
Duration:00:51:54
Parade: Part Two
5/1/2021
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...
Duration:00:53:24
Parade: Part One
4/24/2021
Rob Ashford, Bertie Carvel, Tom Murray, Lara Pulver, and Alfred Uhry join host Joe Bunker to share their experiences of writing, staging and performing Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 musical Parade.
Find out:
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...
Duration:01:03:56
Follies: Part Two
1/12/2021
Dominic Cooke, Janie Dee, Peter Forbes, Vicki Mortimer and Nicholas Skilbeck join Joe to share their experiences of staging and performing Follies at the National Theatre.
This episode includes clips from the 2018 National Theatre Cast Album, questions from our listeners, and the PBP Follies Quiz!
Duration:00:54:46
Follies: Part One
1/10/2021
Dominic Cooke, Janie Dee, Peter Forbes, Vicki Mortimer and Nicholas Skilbeck join host Joe Bunker to discuss their acclaimed National Theatre revival of the Stephen Sondheim / James Goldman musical, Follies.
This episode features excerpts from the 1985 Follies in Concert Recording and the 2018 National Theatre Cast Recording.
Duration:00:58:34
Company: 2018 Edition
11/22/2020
Rosalie Craig joins Joe to discuss her performance as Bobbie in Marianne Elliot's revised, gender-flipped 2018 production of Company in the West End.
Featuring excerpts from the 2018 London cast recording and the PBP 'Stritch or LuPone' quiz!
Duration:01:03:54
Company: Part Two
11/15/2020
Anna Francolini, Adrian Lester, Michael Simkins, and Sophie Thompson join Joe to share more of their experiences of performing Company at the Donmar Warehouse and in the West End.
This episode includes Adrian Lester's performance of Being Alive and the PBP Company Quiz!
Duration:00:39:01
Company: Part One
11/14/2020
Anna Francolini, Adrian Lester, Michael Simkins, and Sophie Thompson join Joe Bunker to discuss their experiences of performing the Stephen Sondheim / George Furth musical Company at the Donmar Warehouse and in the West End.
Duration:00:49:50
The Band's Visit: Part Two
8/23/2020
Tony winners David Cromer, Katrina Lenk and Itamar Moses continue their discussion of The Band's Visit with host Joe Bunker.
The Band's Visit: Part Two includes Katrina Lenk & Tony Shlhoub's performance of 'Itgara'a / Something Different' from the Grammy-winning original cast album of The Band's Visit.
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Duration:00:56:38
The Band's Visit: Part One
8/16/2020
Four Tony winners join Joe Bunker to discuss The Band's Visit, which swept the boards at the 2018 Tony Awards, winning ten, including those for Best Musical, Book & Score.
Joe's guests are director David Cromer, actress Katrina Lenk, librettist Itamar Moses, and composer/lyricist David Yazbek.
The Band's Visit: Part One includes anecdotes, conversation, clips from the Grammy-winning original cast album, and... the PBP Band's Visit Quiz!
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Duration:00:57:09
Fun Home: Part Two
6/29/2020
Jeanine Tesori, Kaisa Hammarlund and Jenna Russell join Joe Bunker to discuss the 2013 musical Fun Home.
Fun Home: Part Two features a PBP exclusive performance of ‘Telephone Wire' by Kaisa Hammarlund.
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Duration:00:46:19
Fun Home: Part One
6/22/2020
Tony-award-winning writers Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron join Joe Bunker to discuss their 2013 musical Fun Home, along with two stars of the 2018 London production at the Old Vic: Kaisa Hammarlund and Jenna Russell.
Fun Home: Part One features a PBP exclusive performance of ‘Days and Days' by Jenna Russell and the PBP Fun Home quiz!
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Duration:00:59:12
My Fair Lady: Part Two
6/1/2020
Joe continues exploring the 1956 Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady with guests Charles Edwards (Higgins in the Australian tour of MFL, directed by Julie Andrews); Martin Fisher (Higgins, the Mill at Sonning); Anna O'Byrne (Eliza, Sydney Opera House / Australian tour); and Liz Robertson (Eliza in the UK tour / 1979 London revival, and wife of the late Alan Jay Lerner).
My Fair Lady: Part Two features Anna O'Byrne singing 'Without You', Martin Fisher performing 'I've Grown Accustomed to...
Duration:00:58:05
My Fair Lady: Part One
5/25/2020
Joe is joined by four incredible guests to explore Lerner and Loewe’s iconic 1956 musical My Fair Lady. They are: Charles Edwards (Higgins in the Australian tour of MFL, directed by Julie Andrews); Martin Fisher (Higgins, the Mill at Sonning); Anna O'Byrne (Eliza, Sydney Opera House / Australian tour); and Liz Robertson (Eliza in the UK tour / 1979 London revival, and wife of the late Alan Jay Lerner).
My Fair Lady: Part One features Liz Robertson performing ‘Wouldn’t it Be Loverly' and the...
Duration:01:01:03
West Side Story: Part Two
5/10/2020
Joe and the panel continue exploring arguably the greatest musical of them all: West Side Story. His guests are: Jason Carr (Musical Supervisor/Orchestrator, Royal Exchange), Andy Coxon (Tony, Royal Exchange), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Anita, Leicester Curve), Nikolai Foster (Artistic Director, Leicester Curve), and Gabriela Garcia (Maria, Royal Exchange).
West Side Story: Part Two features a PBP exclusive recording of Andy Coxon and Gabriela Garcia performing the entire Balcony Scene (including...
Duration:00:40:52
West Side Story: Part One
5/4/2020
Join Joe Bunker and explore arguably the greatest musical of them all: West Side Story. Joe is joined by five artists behind recent the UK revivals of West Side Story at Leicester Curve and Manchester Royal Exchange: Jason Carr (Musical Supervisor/Orchestrator, Royal Exchange), Andy Coxon (Tony, Royal Exchange), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Anita, Leicester Curve), Nikolai Foster (Artistic Director, Leicester Curve), and Gabriela Garcia (Maria, Royal Exchange).
West Side Story: Part One features...
Duration:00:51:52