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 University
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Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 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.
Our guest today is the wonderful and versatile actor, dancer and superstar swing Owen McHugh, who recently appeared in the fabulous Why Am I So Single? at the Garrick Theatre.
We discussed what the show means to us and how it created an inclusive space for its sparkling ensemble and we also explore some of Owen's other projects including But I'm a Cheerleader and Like a Rat.
There's also a very detailed analysis of how to gender bins and curtains when rehearsing for a West End show.
As always you can follow us on your favourite podcast platform and don't forget to share this episode on social media.
Links
Owen McHugh's instagram
James Lovelock's instagram
Represent podcast instagram and website
New musicals
Why Am I So Single? website, instagram, Spotify and Apple Music
But I'm A Cheerleader instagram and YouTube channel
'Wrestling' from But I'm A Cheerleader
Like A Rat - workshop promo
Television Shows
What It Feels Like For A Girl on BBC3
Love and Rage: Munroe Bergdof on Apple TV
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