111 - John McCrea on Cabaret, Dance Calls & Everybody's Talking About Jamie

About this episode

Amber Davies interviews John McCrea about his career in theatre, including his role in 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' and experiences in 'Cabaret'.

We're joined by the candid, witty and magnetic John McCrea on this episode of Call To Stage ! John is one of the most distinctive actors working in British theatre today. Having stared his stage career in The Sound of Music at The Palladium, he went on to originate the role of Jamie New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie - earning an Olivier nomination and WhatsOnStage Award. Most recently, John starred as the Emcee in Cabaret in the West End, and he currently stars in Slippery at the Omnibus Theatre. On this episode of  Call To Stage , Amber and John talk about originating the role of Jamie New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie (from workshops to an Olivier nomination), life as a child performing at the Palladium and his reflections on not being a triple threat (and why it really doesn't matter). John also shares stories from Cabaret , his on-screen roles in Disney's Cruella as well as Dracula as well as his Off Broadway adventures. For more bonus content, join the  Call To Stage Backstage Pass  on Patreon:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/calltostage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get tickets to se John in Slippery at the…

People in this episode

Host: Amber Davies

Guest: John McCrea

Topics covered

• theatre
• acting
• musicals
• performance
• interviews

Keywords

• John McCrea
• Amber Davies
• theatre
• musicals
• Cabaret
• Everybody's Talking About Jamie
• acting
• performance

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WhatsOnStage

Books & works: Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Cabaret, The Sound of Music, Cruella, Dracula

Places: West End, Omnibus Theatre

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