Episode Details

It's Claire Delaney who joins Alexa this week to give us a tour behind the scenes of working on the ITV show ‘Mamma Mia! I have a dream’, the search for Sophie and Sky. Claire is a vocal coach with a private business and also teaches at UK Drama School Italia Conti. She initially trained in Opera, performing at the likes of the Royal Albert Hall, and now works with singers of all skill levels from beginners to West End professionals. To celebrate the winners of ‘Mamma Mia! I have a dream’ and their West End debut, Claire is here to give us the gossip on how she landed this TV job, what her role entailed on the program, and how we can help our theatre performers navigate auditions. 

KEY MOMENTS 

‘I feel like having worked on TV now it adds to my credibility’ 

‘It’s not Shakespeare, it’s pure entertainment and just joyous’ 

‘The key to any audition is to do your background development on the character’ 

‘My best advice is just be cheeky and ask, the worst anyone can say is no and not everybody will say no’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Fiona McDougal: https://fionamcdougal.com/
• London School of Musical Theatre: https://www.lsmt.co.uk/
• Italia Conti Arts: https://www.italiaconti.com/
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 91 How to Help Prepare Singers for Drama School Auditions with Michael Vickers
• Songs mentioned: Luck Be a Lady from Guys and Dolls; Trustfall by Pink; Somebody To Love from We Will Rock You; Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer; Shivers by Ed Sheeran; Night Fever from Saturday Night Fever
• Vocology in Practice: https://www.vocologyinpractice.org/

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Claire Delaney is a professional voice coach and currently teaches at Italia Conti. She has been in the performing industry for 15 years and has recently worked with voice coach Fiona McDougal on the new Mamma Mia ‘I Have a Dream’ show for ITV.

Trained in Performing Arts and Opera, Claire has performed at venues including The Royal Albert Hall, The Wales Millennium Centre, The Other Palace, Kensington Roof Gardens, and The Bristol Hippodrome. She has also worked with Disney composer, Alan Menken, for the musical Galavant on ABC Comedy, and as an actress on various productions for Netflix, Sony Pictures, BBC One, BBC3, ITV, and ITV2.

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Guest Website:

• https://www.delaneycoaching.com/

Social Media:

• Instagram: @Claire.delaney.coach
• Tik Tok: Claire_TheVocalCoach

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