the king and i

In which Lauren & Mattias dig deeper into the origins of our favorite snacks. The discuss their recent movie night films, do a check up on their relationship, and pinball through references and jokes.

Content:

• Opening
• I am Lauren
• Aladdin
• Prince
• Raining references
• Mushrooms & pick up lines
• The list of things we don’t like about each other (#9: I’m Crying Eyelashes)
• Our relationship today
• Weekly check in
• Movie on!
  • The Medallion
  • The King and I
• Intermission
• Submarine deeps: snacks
  • Chips
  • Popcorn
  • Nachos
  • Popsicles
• Wrap up
  • We accept boos
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In its simplest definition, orientalism refers to the patronising depictions of the 'Eastern world' — a term that encompasses North Africa, the Middle East and Asia — by writers and artists from the West. And it's no stranger to the Australian stage.

Major commercial musicals with orientalist underpinnings such as The King and I, Madame Butterfly, or Miss Saigon regularly grace Australian stages, which give a vital leg-up to emerging stage workers. But as more of these workers reflect the multiculturalism of modern Australia, it's prompting a revision of the orientalism embedded in the canon.

After playing to sold out performances at the London Palladium in The King and I in 2018, Dean John-Wilson is currently reprising the role of Lun Tha in the current UK Tour. In our interview, Dean talks about the experience rejoining the show after 5 years and the joy of getting to rediscover the character that saw him woo audiences and critics alike in the West End. A seasoned performer with credits on Aladdin, From Here to Eternity and Passion, Dean tells us how this show feels more relevant than ever and how it feels particularly special now being able to tell this story to audiences up and down the country.  We also spend some time delving into the legacy of Rodgers & Hammerstein as a renaissance of their work seems to be happening with successful revivals of Oklahoma and South Pacific recently. Dean also tells us about his experience working with Tony winning director Bartlett Sher and shares his reasons for why he thinks this production has been so successful.

In this new interview, Dean John-Wilson also opens up about his career as a vocal coach with VCA - a company helped establish in 2015 where he offers coaching sessions to aspiring performers. He remains humble about his career beginnings as he shares his own experiences of how having coaches and mentors in his own career have helped him enhance his mindset. Over the years, he's also developed a reputation for his physical fitness - similarly offering classes to students wanting to lose weight or gain muscle mass. As he now returns to the role of Lun Tha, he stresses how he feels it's important to be able to show people it's possible to be performing full time whilst also running an online business. As the interview closes, he shares his own  hopes for the future and continues to encourage aspiring performers to make their dreams a reality by making bold choices.

The King and I continues its UK Tour till 2024 before commencing a West End run at Dominion Theatre.

Mark Eden Horowitz is the editor of a new book called "The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II." Kyle talks with Mark about Oscar being Sondheim's mentor, his funny interactions inside his correspondence, and what you learn about a man after reading 10,000+ letters.

You can pre-order The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-letters-of-oscar-hammerstein-ii-9780197538180?cc=ca&lang=en&
Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Oscar-Hammerstein-II/dp/0197538185

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

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Ted Chapin is the former president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. He has lead Broadway productions and revivals, including “South Pacific” Broadway revival, “The King and I,” “Oklahoma!” and “Carousel.” He also approved television productions such as “The Sound of Music Live!” on NBC and “Cinderella,” starring Whitney Houston and Brandy, on ABC. We talk about how he got the job, the importance of these shows today, how Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" came together and so much more. We also talk about "Annie Get You Gun" which is celebrating its 75th anniversary and how Rodgers & Hammerstein were involved in the iconic show.

Conrad Ricamora joins me on Zoom to chat about his unlikely undergraduate education, a lesson he took away from his time playing sports, the importance of opening doors for himself, his crazy exciting audition for HERE LIES LOVE, the magical night that I was in audience for RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S THE KING AND I at Lincoln Center Theater, as well as crafting his most recent on-stage role in SOFT POWER and his extraordinary collaboration with Leigh Silverman, David Henry Hwang, and Jeanine Tesori.