Greg Jenner

But also you then get the arrival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the mega musical. What do you think of as a mega musical in your head?

So werewolves, stunts.

So werewolves, stunts.

So obviously you've got Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Starlight Express, Cats. We get Lloyd Webber coming in and fixing the show. Nothing changes. You can perform it a thousand times in every city in the world. It's never going to be different. Yeah.

So obviously you've got Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Starlight Express, Cats. We get Lloyd Webber coming in and fixing the show. Nothing changes. You can perform it a thousand times in every city in the world. It's never going to be different. Yeah.

It is, isn't it? It is quite an American tradition. Well, I mean, I don't want to speak on behalf of America.

It is, isn't it? It is quite an American tradition. Well, I mean, I don't want to speak on behalf of America.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Exactly. I mean, it's called show business, right? And I mean, ticket prices soar in this time, don't they?

Exactly. I mean, it's called show business, right? And I mean, ticket prices soar in this time, don't they?

The 90s, obviously, is where we get the Disney Corporation saying, well, we've got some musicals.

The 90s, obviously, is where we get the Disney Corporation saying, well, we've got some musicals.

Let's see what we can do here. Spectacles? you got it you got your huge hits Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King obviously mega smashes again but then of course you know the 20th 21st century rather the millennium brings the horrors of 9-11 of course but also kind of a different era again how is Broadway adapting to that 20 years ago or so

Let's see what we can do here. Spectacles? you got it you got your huge hits Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King obviously mega smashes again but then of course you know the 20th 21st century rather the millennium brings the horrors of 9-11 of course but also kind of a different era again how is Broadway adapting to that 20 years ago or so

That's really interesting because I think people often assume they're kind of very cynical, modern cash cows for musical artists like ABBA or whatever, where you're just cashing in on your back catalogue.

That's really interesting because I think people often assume they're kind of very cynical, modern cash cows for musical artists like ABBA or whatever, where you're just cashing in on your back catalogue.

And then obviously Wicked is a massive hit as well.

And then obviously Wicked is a massive hit as well.

I was going to say, 1902 we started.