{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Top 5 Musical Mother Roles with Cheryl Morrison","description":"Today's episode celebrates Mum's for Mother\u2019s Day coming up this Sunday. Happy Mother\u2019s Day to all the mum\u2019s out there. I have a very special guest. She has been involved with community theatre for over 50 years. As well as performing on stage, she has served on committee for many, many years and is a life member of The Regals Musicals Society. She raised a musical family which has been in community theatre for four generations and to top it all off \u2013 she\u2019s my Mum! I spoke to my Mum, Cheryl Morrison, about all things Mother\u2019s including the top 5 mother roles in Musical Theatre. Cheryl\u2019s Top 5  Gypsy \u2013 Mama Rose The King &amp;amp; I \u2013 Anna Mamma Mia \u2013 Donna Fiddler on the Roof \u2013 Golde A Little Night Music \u2013 Armfield\/Egerman  Paul\u2019s Top 5  Gypsy \u2013 Mama Rose Les Miserables \u2013 Fantine Blood Brothers \u2013 Mrs Johnstone Bye Bye Birdie \u2013 Mae Peterson Hairspray \u2013 Edna Turnblad  FANTASTIX BITS IN THE INTERVIEW  Where Paul gets his \u201cticketing prowess\u201d How many Regals Life Members are there in the Morrison Family? How Cheryl\u2019s musical family saw her through every mother\u2019s nightmare (trigger warning) The most fun songs for a mother character Which role was Paul\u2019s self-indulgent choice? The sacrifices the tragic character Fontine makes for her child How community theatre has changed over the years The quickest comfort food answer we\u2019ve ever had in the Fast 5 Which Show did Cheryl love so much she saw it twice on the West End Don\u2019t forget to tell your mum about our podcast!  Honourable Mentions  Maria \u2013 The Sound of Music Diana \u2013 Next to Normal Morticia \u2013 Addams Family Mrs Banks \u2013 Mary Poppins  THINGS TO CHECK OUT AFTER THIS EPISODE (SHOW NOTES) Ladies in Black - https:\/\/strathfieldmusicalsociety.com.au\/&amp;nbsp; As always thank you for listening! Love Fantastix? Support the show! Join the conversation in our Fantastix Cast &amp;amp; Crew Community Group on Facebook Follow our Facebook Page Leave a  rating or review in iTunes Keep listening: Subscribe via  iTunes Subscribe via  Spotify Subscribe via  Stitcher ","author_name":"Theatre in a Box Trivia Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/theatreinabox.com.au\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9698777\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/9698777"}