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Represent! - The queer musical theatre podcast

Represent! - The queer musical theatre podcast

By: Dr James Lovelock
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 Musical theatre is an important part of LGBTQ+ culture, but how effectively do our musicals represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual creatives and audience members in all their fabulous glory? Dr James Lovelock, curator of www.queermusicals.com, is joined by special guests from across the musical theatre industry to think about how these productions are creating spaces that centre queerness and represent LGBTQ+ people of different genders, races and lived experiences. Join us to celebrate how our queer identites are challenging conventions and creating a bold new future for musical theatre! Series 1-3 of this podcast were funded by the University of Wolverhampton. Series 4 of this podcast is funded by the British Academy Early Career Researchers’ Network Seed Fund as part of a project on ’Queer gain in queer-infused musical theatre practices’, and is supported by Sheffield Hallam UniversityCopyright 2022-2025 All rights reserved. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Jo Foster and Zheng Xi Yong - Series 4 Episode 10

    Jo Foster and Zheng Xi Yong - Series 4 Episode 10
    Sep 23 2025

    to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.

    My name is Dr. James Lovelock, and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.

    My guests today are West End leading man Zheng Xi Yong and West End leading they-dy Jo Foster, who have just finished starring in Fourplay at the Kings Head’s Theatre.

    In this episode, we discuss queer, Asian and non-binary representation in Your Lie in April and Why Am I So Single, and start an entirely unsubstantiated rumour that Jason Robert Brown is planning a musical adaptation of the CBeebies show In The Night Garden.

    As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.

    Links

    Jo's instagram

    Zheng Xi's instagram

    James's instagram

    Represent podcast instagram and website

    New work

    Why Am I So Single? website, instagram, Spotify and Apple Music

    Your Lie In April instagram Spotify and Apple Music

    Fourplay instagram
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    47 mins
  • Gracie McGonigal and Ashley Goh - Series 4 Episode 9

    Gracie McGonigal and Ashley Goh - Series 4 Episode 9
    Sep 16 2025

    Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.

    My name is Dr. James Lovelock and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.

    Today's guests are the iconic Gracie McGonigal and the extraordinary Ashley Goh, who met during a production of the new musical The Phase at the Vaults Festival.

    Since then, Gracie has wowed us with her performances as Lily in Fangirls at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and Ashley has imparted her wisdom as Alex in Babies at the Other Palace.

    We discuss the importance of queer spaces, the joys of workshopping, and our hopes for the future of musical theatre.

    As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.

    Links

    Gracie's instagram

    Ashley's instagram

    James Lovelock's instagram

    Represent podcast instagram and website

    New Work

    Fangirls - website instagram Spotify Apple Music

    Babies - website instagram Spotify Apple Music

    Shipton: A New British Folk Musical Instagram MT Spotlights

    Asian Pirate Musical - website instagram Spotify Apple Music

    Weird - website instagram
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    56 mins
  • Yve Blake and Mary Malone - Series 4 Episode 8

    Yve Blake and Mary Malone - Series 4 Episode 8
    Sep 9 2025

    Welcome to Represent, the queer musical theatre podcast.

    My name is Dr James Lovelock, and I'm an academic and a huge musical theatre fan, exploring the representation of all things queer in the musical theatre industry.

    This week we are talking to the genius writer that is Yve Blake, and the genius performer that is Mary Malone.

    Mary appeared as Jules in Yve's musical Fangirls at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre last year, and recently workshopped Yve's news show Mackenzie, which is a retelling of Macbeth as a child television star.

    In this episode, we discuss female, queer, and trans representation in musical theatre, and explore how to make a welcoming creative space for queer performers.

    As always, you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform, and don't forget to share this episode on social media.

    Links

    Yve's instagram

    Mary's instagram

    James Lovelock's instagram

    Represent podcast instagram and website

    New Work

    Fangirls - website instagram Spotify Apple Music

    A Transgender Woman On The Internet Crying - Spotify Apple Music

    Mel and Sam (writers of Doof) - Podcast Tiktok

    Gillian Cosgriff (writer of The Fig Tree) - instagram

    piss/CARNATION - Instagram

    Fox Hunt - Royal Court

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    50 mins
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