From Classics to Musicals...
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| 17:00 UK time, Friday, 25 March 2011
Jamie MacDougall stands in for Billy Differ on this Sunday's Dress Circle and tells us about his stints presenting and performing in musical theatre below:
Something different for me this week, I've been in the studio recording Dress Circle, sitting in for my pal Billy Differ, and can I say, I hope you have as much of a ball listening to the show, as I had making it. It was quite an experience going from the world of Classics to the world of Musicals.
It may come as a bit of a surprise... but I love Musicals. I love all music on the stage, whether it's going to see the Am Dram clubs in Glasgow, or appearing myself. I did aÌýfew school musicals,Ìýand even ended up playing Tony in West Side Story with .
Actually, before Billy reached the heady heights of the musical theatre world that he enjoys today, he started as the house manager of the , and it was on that very stage that I appeared as a 10 year old playing the page boy in the production of the .Ìý
I have to be honest that although I love this music, my knowledge was a bit rusty, no where near what Billy knows, that's for sure, but I love a challenge and I really enjoyed delving into some uncharted waters.
I most enjoyed listening to one of my favourite shows, . A few years ago I saw it in Berlin, in German, in an original . It will easily be one of my most memorable theatrical experiences... so as would say....'come here the music play'.
Listen to Dress Circle Sunday 1705 -1900 on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio Scotland.
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