Apr 28, 2026
On this episode of MusicalTalk, Nick Hutson experiences a cultural phenomenon for the very first time: High School Musical. Joining him is Hannah, a devoted fan who knows every beat, lyric, and basketball move.
As the film unfolds, Nick reacts in real time—questioning, analysing, and occasionally surrendering to the...
Apr 20, 2026
Nick revisits Avenue Q at the Shaftesbury Theatre for its 20th anniversary—and discovers a show that’s traded shock value for something warmer, wiser, and unexpectedly nostalgic.
In this episode, he explores how Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx’s irreverent musical holds up in 2026, from updated references (AI, Trump,...
Apr 14, 2026
Nick, Chris and Nikki fire up the flux capacitor one last time as they attend the final performance of the London production of Back to the Future: The Musical. What makes this farewell especially poignant is their unique full-circle journey with the show — having been there at the very beginning during its early...
Apr 7, 2026
Join Thos for more about Mad About The Boys - A Marvellous Party, Wela Kapela Productions' five star EdFringe Cabaret that tells the tales, and sings the songs, of those three titans of musical theatre in the the first half of the twentieth century - Cole Porter, Noel Coward and Ivor Novello. From Mrs Worthington and...
Apr 1, 2026
MusicalTalk marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Ivor Novello, one of the greatest British musical theatre writers of the 20th Century in opulant style! Join Thos for the first half of a fascinating conversation with the people behind the 2025 EdFringe Cabaret Show, Mad About the Boys, which looks at the lives of...