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The Cabaret Room

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Cabaret in all its guises

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Episodes

  1. Darren’s Interviews with Anastasia cast

    Darren interviews the cast of Anastasia, including Rob Tripolino, Josh Robson and Rhonda Burchmore The post Darren’s Interviews with Anastasia cast appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  2. Interview with Dear Evan Hansen’s Harry Targett

    Darren interviews Harry Targett, who plays Connor Murphy in the current Australian production of Dear Evan Hansen. The post Interview with Dear Evan Hansen’s Harry Targett appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  3. Interview with Dear Evan Hansen’s Natalie O’Donnell

    Darren interviews Natalie O’Donnell, who plays Cynthia Murphy in the current Australian production of Dear Evan Hansen. The post Interview with Dear Evan Hansen’s Natalie O’Donnell appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  4. Music from Beauty and the Beast and Sister Act.

    Music from Beauty and the Beast and Sister Act. This episode originally aired on 10th November. The post Music from Beauty and the Beast and Sister Act. appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  5. Music: Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, Audrey Macdonald, Rhonda Burchmore and Tina Arena

    Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, Audrey Macdonald, Rhonda Burchmore and Tina Arena. This episode originally aired 3rd November, 2024. The post Music: Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, Audrey Macdonald, Rhonda Burchmore and Tina Arena appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  6. Music from Miracle City and Jesus Christ Superstar

    Peter plays Miracle City and Jesus Christ Superstar. This episode originally aired 27th October, 2024. The post Music from Miracle City and Jesus Christ Superstar appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  7. Interview with cast members from Tina Turner the Musical

    Peter and Darren talk to Ruva Ngwenya and Giovanni Adams, cast members from Tina Turner the Musical, who play Tina and Ike respectively. They also talk to one of the worldwide producers of said musical. Tonight’s show also features music from Muriel’s Wedding. This episode originally aired 20th...

  8. Music from Tina Turner the Musical and Come From Away.

    Peter plays music from Tina Turner the Musical and Come From Away. This episode originally aired 13th October, 2024. The post Music from Tina Turner the Musical and Come From Away. appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  9. More Great American Songbook

    Peter keeps on with tunes the Great American Songbook. This episode originally aired 6th October, 2024. The post More Great American Songbook appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  10. Music from the Great American Song Book

    Peter and Darren talk about some recent shows they’ve been to see and then play some show tunes and jazz numbers from the Great American Song Book. This episode originally aired 22nd September, 2024. The post Music from the Great American Song Book appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  11. Music from Les Miserable, Dear Evan Hansen, Chicago, Anything Goes, Lion King, Kinky Boots, Cabaret and more

    Music from Les Miserable, Dear Evan Hansen, Chicago, Anything Goes, Lion King, Kinky Boots, Cabaret and more. Originally aired 15th September, 2024. The post Music from Les Miserable, Dear Evan Hansen, Chicago, Anything Goes, Lion King, Kinky Boots, Cabaret and more appeared first on The Cabaret...

  12. Music from Carousel, A Chorus Line and Hairspray.

    Music from Carousel, A Chorus Line and Hairspray. The post Music from Carousel, A Chorus Line and Hairspray. appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  13. Love duets

    Tonight, Father’s Day 2024, Peter and Darren play love song duets, including music from Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Oklahoma, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Brigadoon, Hamilton, Aladdin and Fiddler on the Roof. The post Love duets appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  14. Music from Dear Evan Hansen

    Peter serves up lashings of Dear Evan Hansen, which is coming to Melbourne in December 2024. The post Music from Dear Evan Hansen appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  15. Music from Carousel

    Carousel is coming back to Melbourne, so we’re bustin’ out the music. The post Music from Carousel appeared first on The Cabaret Room.

  16. Music from Leslie Odom Jr., Wicked, Sunset Boulevard, Barbara Streisand, Six

    Our host Peter de Groot was at the opening of Six on Wednesday. Hamilton reopens in Sydney this week, so we listen to some Leslie Odin Jr. We also hear some tunes from Wicked and Sunset Boulevard, which are both about to depart from Melbourne for 2024. The post Music from Leslie Odom Jr., Wicked,...

  17. Music from, Six: the Musical; Wicked; Sunset Boulevard; Leslie Odom Jr.

    Tonight The Cabaret Room presents music from three musicals currently showing in Melbourne, plus a little splash of jazz to finish the night! This episode originally aired on 4th August, 2024. The post Music from, Six: the Musical; Wicked; Sunset Boulevard; Leslie Odom Jr. appeared first on The...

  18. Music from, Merrily We Roll Along; Kristin Chenoweth; Leslie Odom Jr. and Kelly Clarkson.

    In keeping with the antics of current US politics, we play a fair chunk of Kristin Chenoweth, as well as a selection of tunes from Leslie Odom Jr., with a dash of Kelly Clarkson. This episode originally aired 28th July, 2024. The post Music from, Merrily We Roll Along; Kristin Chenoweth; Leslie...

  19. Cabaret Room music: Bandstand; Les Miserable; Beetlejuice; Fangirls and more…

    Peter and Noah give us some lessons from history. They also talk about Peter’s recent ‘baptism’ and then digress to playing music from several productions, including some recent numbers from Australia’s Home Grown stable. Tonight’s songs are from Bandstand: a Musical; Les Miserable; Beetlejuice;...

  20. FULL INTERVIEW: Christian Charisiou from The Wedding Singer

    Here is the full interview with Christian Charisiou who is playing the role of Jeff Hart in The Wedding Singer. It’s 1985. Hair is big, collars are up, and a Wedding Singer might just be the coolest guy in the room! Based on the smash-hit Hollywood film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore,...

  21. Bella Green is charging for it

    BELLA GREEN IS CHARGING FOR IT is a re-worked show of one woman’s experience of working in the sex industry. A winner of Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe 2018, Bella Green is Charging for It is a narrative of stand-up comedy and jokes. Bella Green discusses how she came to work in comedy, the...

  22. The Butterfly Club turns 20!

    The Cabaret Room celebrates the 20th Birthday of ‘Melbourne cultural institution’, The Butterfly Club. Special guests Simone Palsa, Alice Tovey and Anna Piper Scott talk about performing at the venue and what to expect at the 20th Birthday show coming up on the 25th November. Music includes…

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  23. Creative duos: Pasek & Paul / Ahrens & Flaherty

    In this episode of The Cabaret Room, Peter and Jessamae explore the works of creative duos Pasek & Paul and Ahrens & Flaherty. Having first started working together at the University of Michigan, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have gone on to write music for James and the Giant Peach, Dear Evan…

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  24. All Sondheim Special

    In this episode of The Cabaret Room special guest, pianist and Sondheim-aficionado Cameron Thomas join Vince and Daniel in paying tribute to the genius of Stephen Sondheim. Music includes: Not While I’m Around (Sweeney Todd), Company (Company), Sunday (Sunday in the Park with George), Opening…

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  25. DreamSong

    The Mega-Church of DREAMSONG has been hit hard by the Recession, so Pastor Sunday, the head Pastor at the church of DreamSong concocts a plan to bring his church back into the spotlight! But will the true Jesus see his actions as Holy? In the Cabaret Room this week Olivia Charalambous (Jesus),...

  26. Cabaret Room music: Boy From Oz, Miss Saigon, Evita and more…

    In this week’s Cabaret Room we feature Australian music from Boy From Oz, Miss Saigon, Evita, Moulin Rouge, Westside Story, Beetlejuice, and Muriel’s Wedding including music also from Vanessa Amorosi and Rhonda Burchmore. We also have a first listen to the new Cabaret Room intro! The post Cabaret...

  27. The Lady of the Swamp

    THE LADY OF THE SWAMP is a true story out of Gippsland Eastern Victoria about two sisters that were swindled out of a massive fortune and the story of their impacted lives thereafter. Patricia L’Nane spoke to the Cabaret Room about what drew her to the story and how the musical has evolved given...

  28. Mamma Mia, Relative Merits, plus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Cloc Musical Theatre were fortunate enough to acquire the amateur theatre rights to produce MAMMA MIA. Matt Jakowenko and Mitchell Groves were in the Cabaret Room to talk about the production, the cast, audition process and the small freedoms available to amateur production houses. After a stint…

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  29. The Producers and I’m Not Even Mad About It

    Daniel Baker and Tim Addicoat are in the Cabaret Room to talk about Babirra Music Theatre’s production of THE PRODUCERS. Based on the 1968 film, Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers is a laugh-out-loud, outrageous, crowd-pleasing farce that has been a smash hit since its 2001 debut. It ran for more...

  30. Pisca, Puppet Jam, Somebody’s Somebody, and The Muse

    Cameron Taylor plays character Pisca who was born to be a duck. PISCA is a combination of clowning, physical theatre, song, and imPECKable timing, this Cabaret will duck dive deep into the exploration of Pisca’s life, and his desperate search to find what he’s good for. An irreverent showcase of...

  31. Artemis: Utter Mess, Just Us Girls, I’m Not Even Mad About It, and Child’s Play

    What happens when every document, every bathroom, every community seems to want you to ‘decide’, and none of the binaries seem to fit? ARTEMIS: UTTER MESS creator and performer, Artemis Munoz talks about her one-enby show, armed with its original music, humour, and big heart, to break out of...

  32. Sweet & Sour Dilemmas, Off Off Off Broadway Karaoke, and Wrath

    Brendan Wan joined the Cabaret Room to talk about his show, SWEET & SOUR DILEMMAS. This hilarious heartfelt one-act play, created and performed by Brendan, centres on Chef Chung, owner and head chef of the Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant in regional Victoria. After emigrating to Australia a few...

  33. Confessions From the Bell Jar, How Gay Am I?, and Fantastic Breasts (And Where to Find Them)

    Jack Lynch says ‘there’s a Sylvia Plath quote for every occasion’ and CONFESSIONS FROM A BELL JAR is evidence of that. Jack joins the Cabaret Room to talk about his show, how it has developed over time and what he hopes the audience will get from the production. Sunanda Sachatrakul’s debut solo...

  34. Wear it Purple Day Cabaret, Badass, Tickets on Myself and Funny Music Mondays

    In the Cabaret Room this week, we spoke to Teddy Darling who hosted a fabulous WEAR IT PURPLE DAY CABARET at Hares and Hyenas, to raise awareness about queer mental health. Tash York speaks about her latest show BADASS, a parody of songs, improvised raps, hilarious true stories & a whole lot of...

  35. Music theatres and cabaret shows

    This week the Cabaret Room features live recordings from music theatre and cabaret shows, many recorded in the amazing New York City cabaret venue 54 Below. Music in this episode includes: Rock and Roll Nerd (Tim Minchin), Hand In My Pock (Annaleigh Ashford), Martha (Norbert Leo Butz), Before the...

  36. I HAVE DREAMED and DRAMA

    I HAVE DREAMED is a pathway to Adrian Li Donni‘s dream. The show is a fundraiser to support his move into opera by studying at the Wales International Academy of Voice in Cardiff. Far from being a minor step, Adrian talks about how performing opera is different and the support he has received in...

  37. Come From Away Opening Night Interviews

    We feature COME FROM AWAY once again in this episode – the musical inspired from the events of the morning of 9 September 2001 when the terror attacks took place in New York. Darren catches up with Beverly Bass who was an American Airlines pilot who was instructed to fly her plane off course to...

  38. Supergirly and Come From Away opening night

    Lulu McClatchy popped into the Cabaret Room to chat about her upcoming show, SUPERGIRLY. Lulu talks about the show, what audiences can expect, and working with ‘Bradley Cooper’ and Elton John. The show is a breast cancer fundraiser. Darren attended the opening night of COME FROM AWAY and chatted...

  39. The 2019 Helpmann Awards Red Carpet

    The 2019 Helpmann Awards were recently held in Melbourne for the first time, at the Arts Centre on St Kilda Road. Recognising distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in the areas of musical theatre, cabaret, opera, classical music, and dance (to name a few), the Helpmann Awards also...

  40. One Small Trip and Bitch, Antigone

    To mark the 50 year anniversary of the landing on the moon, Ross Daniels presents an anthology of character sketches through a feel-good tale that blends sci-fi, satire and music. One Small Trip centres on a cut-rate Australian space agency that has “decided to return us to the moon. Thing is...

  41. You Are The Blood and The Three Deaths of Ebony Black

    Peter Blackburn joins the team to talk about You Are The Blood, a ‘dramedy’ about a serial killer and the women who love him. The show touches on the ripple effect of violence when the entire family is left contending with damages that could be irreparable. The Three Deaths of Ebony Black is…

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  42. He’s Every Woman – Justin Clausen and Jamie Burgess

    What do Mariah, Whitney, Celine and Cher all have in common? Why they’re all featured in He’s Every Woman of course! Justin Clausen and Jamie Burgess talk about their upcoming show, their creative process working together as a team, taking the audience on a musical journey and the audience…

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  43. Alexis Fishman, Innes Lloyd, and Alinta Chidzey

    Amy Winehouse was a talented, smart and funny woman who left us too soon. Alexis Fishman channels the performer in Amy Winehouse: Resurrected, a tribute to the late, great singer. Alexis talks about working with her father, and her desire to show Winehouse as a much broader performer than she was...

  44. We’ve Never Been in Love Before and Travesties

    We’ve Never Been in Love Before is a lighthearted night featuring a collection of the greatest love songs of Broadway. Alister Kingsley talks about the show, how he and Owen McCredie came to work together and the song selection. The show is on at Chapel Off Chapel. Travesties, showing at 45...

  45. Maestro Impro, and Miss Burlesque and Mr Boylesque Australia, Maestro

    We are joined in the Cabaret Room by Ferri Maya and Archie Arsenic for Miss Burlesque and Mr Boylesque Australia who spoke about the difference in the competitions and how they prepare for their performance. Also joining us in the studio this week is John Voss and Tim Redmond to talk about the...

  46. Kinky Boots, The Age of Stephen and What’s Love Got to do With It?

    Guests in the Cabaret Room this episode include Aaron Taylor, Owen Clarke & Lucinda Barratt from Cloc Musical Theatre‘s Kinky Boots, and two shows from the upcoming Melbourne Cabaret Festival – Stephen Valeri with the “ultimate John Farnham celebration” Age of Stephen and Mark Brown II from…

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  47. Trio of Dips, Tania Doko, and Barnum The Circus Musical

    Two thirds of a Trio of Dips are in the Cabaret Room to chat about the challenge of online dating mishaps in Love Me Tinder. Tania Doko discusses the return of Bachelor Girl in an age when there is so much online content, the need to connect with other people in a fast world, and the first…

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  48. Cabaret music featuring: Laura Michelle Kelly; Barbra Streisand; Bette Midler; Liza Minnelli; Liz Calloway; Judy Garland; Patti LuPone; and Billy Porter

    Music from The Cabaret Room broadcast on 5 May includes: Let Me Be Your Star (Smash); Private Party (Laura Michelle Kelly); One less Bell to Answer (Barbra Streisand); Hero’s My Middle Name (SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical); Ukulele Lady (Bette Midler); But The World Goes Round (Liza Minnelli);...

  49. Muriel’s Wedding media call

    During the recent Muriel’s Wedding media call, Darren caught up with Pippa Grandison (Betty Heslop), David James (Bill Heslop), Stefanie Jones (Rhonda Epinstall), and Carmen Pavlovic (Producer). Listen in as they discuss the importance of not trying to replicate a Muriel’s Wedding movie…

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  50. Michelle McNamara (Dirty Sexy Opera)

    Dirty Sexy Opera is a short, sharp, very sexy fun night delivered in true cabaret style! Our guest in this episode, Michelle McNamara director of Dirty Sexy Opera, speaks about the show, the creative process and the importance in staging the show to present an accessible form of opera for the...

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Cabaret in all its guises

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