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On With The Show

On With The Show Podcast
On With The Show
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  • On With The Show

    The Defection of Rudolf Nureyev

    29/03/2026 | 15 mins.
    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
    I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan.
    Join me as we witness one of the most unlikely pivotal points of the Cold War, the defection of Russian Ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev. An incident that changed the zeitgeist for Ballet in the Western world and humiliated the USSR.
    So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."
  • On With The Show

    Why Tonya?

    24/02/2026 | 20 mins.
    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan.
    Join me as we delve into one of the 90’s biggest Pop Culture incidents, The attack on US Olympic Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan. An incident that put Figure Skating at the forefront of the 1994 Norway Winter Olympics for all the wrong reasons.
    So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."
  • On With The Show

    How Jazz desegregated Houston

    25/01/2026 | 9 mins.
    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we head to Texas 1955 where jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald & Dizzy Gillespie would find themselves in jail after performing to a mixed race crowd, despite segregation already being abolished. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."
  • On With The Show

    Snoopy's Christmas

    25/12/2025 | 6 mins.
    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan. There’s one song in New Zealand that means Christmas more than it does anywhere else in the world.
    “Snoopy’s Christmas” makes reference to the World War One Christmas day truce and features traditional carols “O Tannenbaum” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
    Despite it’s lack of success anywhere else, it is a Kiwi Christmas staple
    So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."
  • On With The Show

    Wrong by wrong: Mae West goes to jail

    25/11/2025 | 15 mins.
    Join me as we discover how an overzealous 1920’s New York court system tried to take down Mae West and created a global icon whose legacy and witty repartee lives on over 100 years later .

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About On With The Show

On With The Show is a history podcast all about the weird & wonderful world of Performing Arts. Historian & Performing Arts Teacher Lee O'Sullivan will lead you through some of the fantastical stories behind the people, places & events that have shaped the industry
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