Welcome 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 guest this episode is Norm Lewis

Norm is known primarily for being the first black actor to play the Phantom on Broadway and for playing Inspector Javert in the 25th anniversary Les Miz concert but he’s done way way more than just those two roles, including screen appearances in Scandal, Law and Order, Blue Bloods, Sex and the City, Da 5 Bloods, Gotham and leading theatre roles in Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ragtime, Tommy, Side Show, The Wild Party, The Little Mermaid and Porgy and Bess for which he received a Tony nomination!

Apologies for the slightly annoying background noises (ie the humming noise and the clicks) but it was a hot day in New York and Norm had his aircon on during the recording session...Soz.

Links:

Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Lewis

Norm as Phantom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCAdkACAH78

Stars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57QiQDenG0k

Website

http://www.normlewis.com

Tickets for Norm's 54 Below Xmas shows

https://54below.org/events/norm-lewis-the-best-of-christmas/

Norm merch!

https://thebeyondnormlshop.com

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Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk

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Welcome 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 guest this time is Kerry Ellis

Kerry has had a very successful award winning career in musical theatre with leading roles in West End shows My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Cats, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Chess, The War of the Worlds, Rent, and more. She was the first British actress to play the role of Elphaba in Wicked and created the role of Meat in the original London cast of We Will Rock You where she first met legendary Queen guitarist Brian May - with whom she has collaborated many times. She is also a published author and has released four solo albums with a 5th scheduled for realease in 2025.

Links:

Website

https://kerryellis.com

Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Ellis

Online course

https://kerryellis1.systeme.io/optin

Book

https://www.awaywithmedia.com/buy-books/kerryellis

Defying Gravity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIjSFPh2j3Q

Anything Goes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxZ6WCiCiLw

Somebody to Love with Brian May

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGr1cHepPU4

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 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production

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Welcome to another episode 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 guest this time around is award winning playwright and director Terry Johnson.

Terry began his theatre career as an actor before becoming a dramatist and a director and has written many very successful plays including Hysteria, Insignificance, Unsuitable for Adults, Hitchcock Blonde, Prism and Dead Funny and has directed shows such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Death of a Salesman, Oh What A Lovely War and Uncle Vanya. He has also worked in television and film and has won numerous awards for his work including Evening Standard Awards, Critic’s Circle Awards, several Oliviers and he even bagged a Tony for Best Director in 2010 for La Cage Aux Folles!

His Last Show choice is unexpected and truly epic...

Links:

Scofield speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kiITHGEM8

Interview

https://theartsdesk.com/theatre/bald-blondes-what-makes-terry-johnson-tick

Jerusalem Review

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/15/jerusalem-by-alan-moore-review

Jerusalem wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_(Moore_novel)

Alan Moore wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore

Ken Campbell wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Campbell

Game for a Laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPIlUNu9x0

Jefferey Bernard is Unwell - full show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cYbZe1WYU

Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

Music written by John Owen-Jones & Alistair Brammer

Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk

Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production

www.johnowenjones.com/podcast

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Welcome 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 Sheen

JIBSHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!

Links:

Mike Jibson:

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jibson

Our House Full show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bap8r-UZgE

King George

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RR47ije-7M

Olivier win

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDCr_kgVSr4

Caroline Sheen:

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Sheen

Solo album

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raise-Curtain-Caroline-Sheen/dp/B003907BEQ

Spoonful at West End Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8MndeEEpE

Light in the Piazza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2QqgAye6nU

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 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production

www.johnowenjones.com/podcast

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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 guest this episode is Killian Donnelly

Originally 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=MlQlXagXzoc

Made 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=kQvXxF91H4Q

John vs Killian - Twister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJWUoNdG_Ow

Happy Christmas and thanks for listening!

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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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 bothered to ask. 

Our guest this episode is Joanne Harris

Joanne 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/m0011bx7

Clip of Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in Sweeney Todd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF2rt0hQiM

Castellana Caves info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellana_Caves

Bonus link: JOJ and Gina Beck in Phantom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNl70pCXqA

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

www.johnowenjones.com/podcast

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