1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Put December thirty in your diary. That is when and 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: Juliette starts at Crown Theater. You can get your tickets 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: through Ticketmaster and joining us now is the lead Juliette, 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Larinda May Mary Paul. Hello, Hi Larinda, you're the lead. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: This is your first starring role, although of course you've 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: got plenty of you know, plenty of credits to your name. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: We love to ask where were you when you got 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: that call? After after all the audition process, and you 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: know whoever it was on the other end said you 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: got it. 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well I was on tour actually doing a show 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: called The Sapphires. Yes, and we were doing this massive 13 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: regional tour of Australia. We happened to be in tari 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 2: in regional New South Wales. I was on the side 15 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: of the road and my agent called me and the 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: first call he said, you know you're in the show, 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 2: but we don't know what role you've got. So I 18 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: was excited and I was happy, but I was like, 19 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: I just need to know, like what part I am. 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: Called me back about a minute later and said it's 21 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: for Juliet It's for the lead, And I honestly I 22 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: kept asking like are you serious? Like are you kidding me? 23 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: Like this can't be real. I literally fell to my 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 2: knees and I started shaking and I started crying. And 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: then when I hung up from my agent, I facetimed my. 26 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 3: Mum, that is so cool, and she was shocked too. 27 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 4: It's fantastic though. 28 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 5: It's part of that. Not only are you excited about that, 29 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 5: but as part of it, you want to know what 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 5: role you got because your brain is going to prep mode. 31 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 5: You know which it is. 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 4: I don't know how excited I'm supposed to be in 33 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 4: this strategy. 34 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, I go into massive prep mode and we started 35 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 2: rehearsals for this show back in January. I had kind 36 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 2: of learned the whole show already because I watched every 37 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: video I could find on YouTube of all the different 38 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: performances that the cast from West End and Broadway had done. 39 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: I'd listened to the soundtrack a million times, and I mean, 40 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: I knew all these songs already. They're all just the 41 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: most well known pop hits of the past three decades. 42 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, I absolutely was completely in prep mode. 43 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, most people are familiar with Romeo and Juliet, 44 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: so tell us what and Juliet because you just mentioned 45 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: the music, it's not Romeo and Juliet, but there is 46 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: obviously the link. 47 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely, I mean this is a twist, a complete 48 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 2: flipping of the script of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliette, where 49 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: we absolutely cross Romeo's name off, chuck him out in 50 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: the bin, and it's just about Juliette now, and it's 51 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 2: a story that focuses on her journey and her taking 52 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: agency over her own story and cont finding a way 53 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: for her to take control of her own destiny. And 54 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: I think that's it's so inspiring for me to even 55 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: play every night. I always feel so motivated and inspired. 56 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: And when I get to the end of the show, 57 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: when she's gone on this massive journey of growth, that's 58 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 2: really I think where her story goes. And we've got 59 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: all these new characters in it as well, and it's 60 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: so fun at the same time, you know, everyone is 61 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: just having the best time. 62 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: It's like a party, and as you said, full of 63 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: music from the last three decades, so many pop hits 64 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: in there. 65 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 2: It is so every song in our show is written 66 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: by Max Maunt, who is like this absolute legend of 67 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 2: songwriting has written is the third has the third most 68 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: number one pop hits in the world, after John Lennon 69 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: and Paul McCartney, which is just insane to me as 70 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: someone who didn't really know his name. I think I'd 71 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: heard it here or there, But now, like knowing Max Martin, 72 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 2: you would not believe that all these songs are written 73 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 2: by the same person. You know, you've got bon Jovi, 74 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and then you've still got songs 75 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: coming out now by like The Weekend and Ariana Grundy 76 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: and Katy Perry so prolific. 77 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's just he's an absolute legend. 78 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 5: So if you're talking about artists and you talk about 79 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 5: the music in the show, are you team Brittany or 80 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 5: do you leave Britney alone? And are you team Katy Perry? 81 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:44,839 Speaker 5: Where are you going? 82 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 4: I'm not. 83 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 3: I'm on Max Martin's team. I everything. I love everything 84 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 3: that he releases. 85 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 2: I wish we could have one hundred more songs in 86 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: this show, because if you go on Spotify and you 87 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: type in Max Martin, there are playlists and playlists of 88 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: all of the song he's written, and you will be 89 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: completely surprised. 90 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: I think from what I know of you know reading 91 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: Shakespeare and seeing his play, I think he would be 92 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: right there for this. I think he would love it 93 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: that people have taken the things that he always you know, 94 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: there was always tongue in cheek with most of his 95 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: stuff anyway. 96 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 4: Maybe not the dead kids. And I think he'd really 97 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 4: like it. 98 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: But do you ever get any pushback from anyone going, oh, 99 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: get your hands off the classics? 100 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 5: Are the purists? 101 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 2: Oh? I mean, I've never heard any talk of that myself, 102 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 2: But I think our show has a lot of kind 103 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: of in jokes. If you are familiar with the Shakespearean 104 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: script of Romeo and Juliet, you will get a lot 105 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 2: of little tidbits in there that you will understand, and 106 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: maybe not everyone will, but you'll get it. And I 107 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: think that I think that hands it to the purists. 108 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 2: I think they get something. 109 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 5: Okay, What do you like with reviews and reviewers? You know, 110 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 5: if the age called you a revelation, do you get 111 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 5: excited or do you ignore with the good the words? 112 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: I did get very excited. 113 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: Because I've never done a show of this kind of 114 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: scale before, a roll of this scale before. I never 115 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 2: really had the opportunity to be reviewed by so many 116 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 2: amazing publications, and so I didn't know what to expect. 117 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 2: And my mum actually compiled a word document with every 118 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: single link to every article and with the little quote 119 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: of my of what they had said about me, And 120 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: so I've got I've got it all listed there for me. 121 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 3: I didn't have to go searching for it. 122 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 4: I love me. You know, they could have described her 123 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 4: she's very good. She does a good job. 124 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 3: But that is a pretty crazy word because. 125 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 5: You never want to see the word wouldn't. 126 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: Oh no, I wouldn't like to see that. 127 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 5: Go to word revelation. 128 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: Love it clearly mum big supporter because she's making word documents. 129 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, she absolutely is very thankful for my parents 130 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 2: because you know, I think this has always been my 131 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: dream since. 132 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 3: I was a little girl. And I am sure. 133 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 2: For my parents that they would have been a bit 134 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 2: of fear about this industry. 135 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: You know, it's not the easiest. 136 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: The entertainment industry isn't the easiest one to create a 137 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 2: career in. So I know that there was a time 138 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: where they were like, Chris, maybe you should study teaching 139 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 2: or something. When you teach it. 140 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think if you've got enough. 141 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 2: Passion for something, then you can make it happen, and 142 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: I think that's really what's carried me through. 143 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 4: You've got the talent as well, Yeah, and the stamina. 144 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 4: So what's you like? 145 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 5: I just want to know that this long run you 146 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 5: did in Melbourne, what's it like, your first with the 147 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 5: lead role in that, what's it like? And how do 148 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 5: you have to pace You must have to pace yourself 149 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 5: for such a long stint. 150 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's such a difficult thing to do. Casey 151 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: Donovan has been here in Perfect Me and we were 152 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 2: having a chat yesterday about this where both people that 153 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 2: if we're not doing like one hundred and fifty percent, 154 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 2: then it's not good enough, you know. So but doing 155 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: hrs a week, you know, you don't have a hundred 156 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 2: fifty percent to go every single day. And it's like 157 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 2: finding a way to kind of pace yourself through the 158 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 2: week is a very difficult thing to do because you 159 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: always I have so much energy in me and I 160 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: just want to like throw it out there and I 161 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 2: have found a way to still throw it out and 162 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: pace myself at the same time now. But yeah, this 163 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: being my first big role like this, it was definitely 164 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: a shot to the system. 165 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 3: I was like whoa, this is so. 166 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 4: Much those two show days. 167 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, absolutely lot. 168 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 4: That really is a lot. 169 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. 170 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 2: I've been lucky enough that playing Julietta, I get my 171 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: own little dressing room, and I should I get a 172 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: little a little bed with a pillow, and so I 173 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: just laid down. 174 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 3: We have a little nap. 175 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:51,119 Speaker 6: And then I'm ready to exactly well, Larinda, we can't 176 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 6: wait to have you in town for New Year and 177 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 6: then thereafter for and Juliet. 178 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 4: You can get tickets through ticket Master. Lovely to meet you. 179 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 3: Thank you, thanks for having me.