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Podcast: The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales
Episode: Rob Madge: A Smoke Machine Wish, Tons of Wigs, and a Dream
Description: Rob Madge grew up staging living room musicals with wigs, smoke machines, and the unwavering support of their parents and grandmother—but what started as childhood play eventually became the viral, heartfelt, and Olivier-nominated solo show My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?). In this episode, Rob shares how those home videos evolved into a theatrical sensation, and how a show born during lockdown has become a powerful celebration of queer joy, family, and radical acceptance—now heading to New York City Center for its limited U.S. debut.
We talk about everything from queer...