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THE LAST SHOW ON EARTH
Aaron Tveit
This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed to ask.
If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth?
Our guest this episode is Aaron Tveit
Aaron is an award winning Broadway, TV and film actor who played Enjolras in the movie of Les Miserables, has been seen on TV in Schmigadoon and its upcoming sequel Schmicago, Graceland, Ugly Betty, Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, American Horror Stories and more; in films such as Howl and Ghost Town and as Danny Zuko in Grease: Live for Fox. He has appeared in shows such as Wicked, Assassins, Hairspray, Company and Rent and has created roles in musicals Catch Me if you Can, Next to Normal, and most recently Moulin Rouge - which bagged him a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award.
Links:
Aaron's music video for Come What May from Moulin Rouge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFay0SVFxVI
Aaron in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ZOx19Pjag
Tickets for Moulin Rouge here. https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/home/
Gramaldi's pizzeria. New York. https://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/location/1-front-street-brooklyn/?utm_source=Yelp&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=yelp
Schmigadoon Season 1 trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKG0RodrzVo
Aaron and Alistair in Do You Hear the People Sing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q82twrdr0U
Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer§ and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
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1. Michael Jibson and Caroline Sheen
01:17:53||Season 2, Ep. 1Welcome back to a brand new season of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guests for our first episode this season are theatre power couple Michael Jibson and Caroline Sheen.Posh and Becks. Will and Kate. Brangelina. Bennifer. And now Jibson and Sheen (Jibsheen?)Their combined acting credits are too extensive to list here so you may want to look at their Wikipedia pages (links below) but in a nutshell they are both award winners, have done loads of theatre, TV and film and are married with one daughter.In a first for this podcast we have two guests on one episode...Double the fun!Enjoy the last shows (plural) of Mike Jibson and Caroline SheenJIBSHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!Links:Mike Jibson:Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_JibsonOur House Full show!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bap8r-UZgEKing George https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RR47ije-7MOlivier winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDCr_kgVSr4Caroline Sheen:Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_SheenSolo albumhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Raise-Curtain-Caroline-Sheen/dp/B003907BEQSpoonful at West End Livehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8MndeEEpELight in the Piazzahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2QqgAye6nUHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcastSeason 2 Trailer
00:55||Season 2, Ep. 0We are back! Season 2 lands on November 5th with some fantastic guests and an episode a week for 8 weeks!22. Killian Donnelly
01:22:05||Season 1, Ep. 22If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Killian DonnellyOriginally from Ireland, Olivier nominated Killian Donnelly has worked extensively in theatre playing leading roles in shows such as Kinky Boots (a show which gave him his Broadway debut in 2016), Billy Elliott, The Commitments, Memphis, Les Miserables, The Phantom the Opera and Fun Home.He met Alistair when they worked together in the West End production of Les Miserables (subsequently working together on the Les Miz movie), and he first worked with John when he played Raoul opposite John's Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. This was when the legendary and much missed viral online video series John vs Killian was born - in which John and Killian competed against each other in increasingly absurd challenges backstage.He lives with his wife and two children in Dublin but is currently spending most of his time in London where he has returned to the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre.Links:Killian sings Bring Him Home on The Late Late Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQlXagXzocMade in Dagenham in Concert tickets https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/made-in-dagenham-10/John vs Killian - Guitar Hero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQvXxF91H4QJohn vs Killian - Twister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJWUoNdG_OwHappy Christmas and thanks for listening!Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast21. Joanne Harris
01:06:28||Season 1, Ep. 21If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Joanne HarrisJoanne Harris OBE FRSL is an award winning bestselling English-French author, who is probably best known for her novel Chocolat which was made into an Oscar-nominated movie starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche. She became an author after teaching for 15 years and has written over 20 novels (which are published in more than 50 countries and almost all of which made the Sunday Times Bestsellers list) as well as numerous novellas, video game scripts, short stories, opera libretti, screenplays, and a stage musical with composer Howard Goodall.As well as championing trans rights, she is a passionate advocate for authors’ rights (she is currently the Chair of the Society of Authors and member of the Board of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society) and is a patron of charities Médecins Sans Frontières and Plan UK. She lives in Almondbury, Yorkshire with her husband Kevin, where she writes all her works in a shed in her garden. Somehow she also finds time to both sing and play flute in the same band she joined when she was 16 years old.She loves musicals and goes to theatre as often as possible with her son Fred. Links:Official Website: https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/Joanne on Desert Island Discs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011bx7Clip of Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in Sweeney Todd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF2rt0hQiMCastellana Caves info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellana_CavesBonus link: JOJ and Gina Beck in Phantom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNl70pCXqAHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast20. George Blagden
01:02:08||Season 1, Ep. 20If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is George BlagdenGeorge Blagden is an English actor who has enjoyed a successful career in theatre, film who also enjoys a nice sideline in voiceovers and audiobooks.He is married to fellow actor Laura Pitt-Pulford and they have a young son called Arlo. He is best known for his role as Louis XIV in the French-produced television series drama Versailles as Grantaire in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables and Athelstan in the television series Vikings. He has narrated many audiobooks including the Penguin Classics audiobook version of Homer’s The Odyssey and an immersive audiovisual tour for the Circus Maximus in Rome written by Margaret George for the BARDEUM mobile app. (We don't know what this is either). Theatre credits include Tartuffe, Into the Woods and the role of PJ in the 2018 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy, Company, at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End.(Disclaimer - Due to the nature of the George's Last Show choice this episode does feature some very fruity language...apologies. If you are easily offended by the F word, please send your complaints to us and they will be duly ignored).Links:George's Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_BlagdenClips of George in Versailles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncAdzmaYgUwTrailer for the 2018 production of Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-vAv1VZuMgHosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast19. Lee Mead
01:02:31||Season 1, Ep. 19If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Lee MeadLee Mead is an actor and singer who became a household name in 2007 when he won BBC TV talent competition Any Dream Will Do, which led to him playing the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for two years at London's Adelphi Theatre. He recently played Khashoggi in the West End revival of We Will Rock You and has played roles in other shows such as Wicked, Legally Blonde The Musical, The Phantom of The Opera, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon and Chicago. Lee has also enjoyed a successful music career, releasing four solo albums - the first of which was certified double Gold - and will release a new recording this year.Between 2014 and 2019, Lee enjoyed a long stint on BBC TV as regular character Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern in hospital dramas 'Casualty' and 'Holby City' and over the course of his career Lee has won several awards - including Rear of the Year in 2007! (Disclaimer - When you listen to the episode please be aware that our German translation skills aren't that good...)Links:The Lee Mead Official Website (including 2023 tour dates) https://www.leemead.co.uk/liveLee as Joseph singing Any Dream Will Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQha2sta24Lee and Alistair Brammer appearing together in Casualty https://x.com/holbytvofficial/status/1480152331614359558?s=20Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast18. Trevor Dion Nicholas (bonus)
46:36||Season 1, Ep. 18Trevor goes into detail about his Ben Folds Five musicalTrevor's listen along Spotify playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sKxuHOnWxE6WvOzoKmU0L?si=378db1ac6a8a443e(NOTE: The Ben Folds cover version of Songs of Love by The Divine Comedy IS the theme tune to Father Ted...)Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast17. Trevor Dion Nicholas
01:03:35||Season 1, Ep. 17If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed or bothered to ask. Our guest this episode is Trevor Dion NicholasOriginally from West Virginia in the United States, Trevor came to London in 2016 to play the Genie in the original West End production of Disney's Aladdin. He has since become a permanent UK resident and his skills as an actor, singer and voiceover artist are much in demand. He played George Washingtom in Hamilton for the last three years and is currently starring in Next to Normal at The Donmar Warehouse, whilst also recording voiceover roles in numerous TV shows and movies. He has been a judge on ITV show All Star Musicals and is the first guest on this podcast to earn a two-part episode!We talked to Trevor for so long and in such great detail that we had to split the chat into two parts. This is the main episode but we have also released a very special bonus episode where he goes into great detail about his Last Show choice that you can listen to separately at your leisure.NOTE: regular listeners will notice that this episode does NOT contain the debut of "War Horse Whistles"!Links:Trevor on All Star Musicals https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/star-musicals-trevor-dion-nicholas-26532601Trevor talks to Lin Manuel Miranda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4O77kCyTEQTrevor as the Genie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMzPEeg4KNYThe Unstoppable Yellow Yeti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unstoppable_Yellow_YetiMoley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoleyPopeye - I'm Mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOhp1L9enr4Next to Normal https://booking.donmarwarehouse.com/events/9601AVDDJDNPPDCBTDGNSVVJSTBLBSPNQ Trevor's Spotify playlist :https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sKxuHOnWxE6WvOzoKmU0L?si=6c6646e30c964d94Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2023 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast