In the 'House Seats'
This podcast brings you interviews with people working in the entertainment industry discussing about all aspects of onstage performing or backstage production. Ideas as a prospective performer through to what an adjudicator, choreographer or casting director might look for when you are delivering your performance piece.
Hosted by Craig Bartley who is a performer and choreographer, who has appeared in West End and Broadway productions ranging from 42nd Street (Original cast at Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Me & My Girl (Adelphi Theatre), La Cage Aux Follies (Palladium Theatre), Mack And Mabel in concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Man of La Mancha (Peacock Theatre) of which he recorded the cast albums for both ‘Mack And Mabel’ and ‘Man of La Mancha’. He also spent more than two and a half years playing the part of ‘Doody’ in the hit musical ‘Grease’ where he received the Golden Quiff Award for best performance, which was presented by the late Victoria Wood.
He also appeared in two Royal Variety Performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the BBC and ITV and 'A Royal Performance' at the Adelphi Theatre.
Craig’s experience has enabled him to travel the globe extensively whilst being involved in performing, choreographing, directing and producing for the inaugural production set up for most of the World’s leading cruise lines. As well as performing, Craig has taught specialist classes at Mountview, Millenium, Urdang, Elmhurst and Red Roofs Theatre School. He was also the full-time Course Director and co-Principal of his own successful Starquest Performers College.
He still runs and teaches at Starquest Performing Arts encouraging children from two and a half to 18 to act, sing and dance.
He hopes this podcast will help and inspire existing and especially newly graduated creatives just what challenges lie in store and what the highs and lows are for people within the performing arts industry. If you like this podcast then please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes podcasts.
In the 'House Seats'
Ep1. Alan Burkitt: West End lead and choreographer.
In this first episode of in the 'House Seats' Craig Bartley interviews West End lead and choreographer, Alan Burkitt.
Alan has a huge wealth of professional credits to his name from playing Dick McGann in Street Scene (Cologne Opera), Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in Kiss Me Kate (West End, UK Tour) and has just finished playing Bobby Pepper in the UK tour of Curtains.
He was part of the original West End Cast of Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre (understudy Jerry Travers) and subsequently starring as Jerry in the UK national tour and a season in Japan; Singin' in the Rain (Chichester Festival Theatre).
His TV credits include: The Sound of Musicals (Channel 4), Strictly Come Dancing, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Dancing In The Streets, Children In Need, Blue Peter (BBC), An Audience With Kylie Minogue (ITV).
His choreographic credits include: Strictly Come Dancing (BBC), Fascinating Aida Charm Offensive (UK Tour), The Golden Age of Dance (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) Assistant Choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance (BBC) Curtains (Arts Educational School) and Maureen Lipman in Concert (Purcell Rooms, Royal Festival Hall).
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