1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 2: Our next guest is one of our favorite people, a 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: legend of the Australian screen and stage. He's been entertaining 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 2: audiences for four decades. Obviously we know him as a 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: judge on Dancing with the Stars. But he's about to 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 2: set off on his forty first musical. He plays the 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 2: Wizard in Wicked, which is just about to start. 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: Tom McKenny, hurry, Hi, it was kind of a formal intro, 9 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: wasn't it. 10 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: Well, let's get in your forty first musical. Have you 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: ever been out of work? 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: I have for a six month period when back in 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: all early days, and I worked at Sello Master Wines 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: for those six months as your wine. So I Hi, 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: my name's Todd. Welcome to Sello Masters. How can I 16 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: help you? And so he worked at a bottle shop. No, 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't a bottle shop. It was a direct sales 18 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: wine place. That there was me, There was Sonya Krueger, 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: there was Cornelia Francis. Was everyone was there all working 20 00:00:58,880 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: at Sello Master? 21 00:00:59,720 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: Yes? 22 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so it was like sifting through show Cast, 23 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: which is a casting magazine that the industry has. And 24 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: because we were good speakers and could follow a script 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: and b had good kind of people communication skills, and 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: you got free wine, which is the real reason I suppose. 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: But you could also work from seven to twelve in 28 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,559 Speaker 1: the morning if you wanted to, or then you could 29 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: you could clock on at twelve and do twelve until seven, 30 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: so it was really flexible. And yeah, I made lots 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: of my friendships at Sello Master Wires, and so that 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: was a six month period where I just wanted to 33 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: keep working and was up the road from where I 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: was living, and I loved it. Yeah, but that's really 35 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: been the only time all those musicals forty one musicals, 36 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: best musical ever, boy friend, I was, of course, of 37 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: course worst musical. Cats. You were in Cats, Dog of 38 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: a Show, Yeah, yeah, I hated. What did you play 39 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: in Cats? I played a cat called tumble Brutus, which 40 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: and I had to wear a light gray lycra unitard. Jamesy, 41 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've wanted light gray, like can 42 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: you even say untad anymore? But I'm a sweater, So 43 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: once you start sweating in a light gray unotade, you 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: may as well be wearing glad wrap. Oh there's not 45 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: a lot of mystery left to you. Oh, no, crutch 46 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 1: sweated everything cru sweat, crutch sweat. Yeah, there was sax sweat. 47 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 2: That should have been the name of your cat, sax sweat, 48 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: sack sweat, that would have been a thing. 49 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: I just hated it from beginning to end. And you're 50 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: on your knees all night. And then it was I 51 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,399 Speaker 1: think it was working anonymously that I didn't actually like you. 52 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: It's got to be. 53 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 2: It's going to be about which is well, so you're 54 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 2: playing the wizard in Wicked. This musical is so loved 55 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: and I must say Jones and I aren't always big 56 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: fans of musicals. We've gone out of our way not 57 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 2: to see what we can, but I'm going to see 58 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 2: it this time. 59 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: Come and see it. I'll tell you why this this 60 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: one is often in Australia we get the touring versions 61 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: of shows, so ones with the sets have been a 62 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: little bit compromised for touring. And so rather than a 63 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: big house, you'll have a a backdrop of a house. 64 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: And this isn't that. This is all the bells and whistles. 65 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: We've got people flying out of the ceiling at the 66 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,839 Speaker 1: Lyric Theater and over the audience. We've got hydraulics, We've 67 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: got magic, We've got a huge orchestra. There's about one 68 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: hundred people involved with this production, about forty on stage 69 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: cast members. The music is incredible. This one's got all 70 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: the bells and whistles. And I didn't realize that until 71 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: I was in it. I thought, oh, we'll have another 72 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: touring production. But this isn't that. This is a big, huge, 73 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: glossy Broadway smash. Here. Will you have a beard? It? 74 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: Will I have a beard? Well? I don't know if 75 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: I can grow on between now like again, Oh no, 76 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be a bit for sort of 77 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,839 Speaker 1: fresh faced and me. But I do have a big 78 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: top hat and a big over coated and I've got 79 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: goggles and I've got some sacks. By the end of 80 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: the second act, I wonder why I've been single for 81 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: so many years. But when you perpetuate things like the 82 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: bottle get wow, Well, mate, I might sell it as merch. 83 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: That's a good idea. Maybe seller masters, sell. 84 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: Byers a shot. 85 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: This is anyone writing this stuff down. Wicked the musical 86 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: starts August twenty five. That's happening this weekend. Our first 87 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: audience is a family and friends audience today at one o'clock. 88 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: You better get going. Tickets are on sale now for 89 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: ticket Master, Todd Candy. It's always intrigued. I'm never coming back.