Welcome to Cue to Q.
An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry.
Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more.
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Shelly Lee is the reason your favourite musicals here in Australia such as make you cry (this is my own personal description of her work). As is the nature of backstage work you may not recognise her but here in Australia she is the force behind Hadestown, Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, Phantom of the Opera (inside and outside), Miss Saigon, Anastasia, Tina the Tina Turner Musical and so many more. Getting to speak with Shelly on an episode has been a goal since the podcast was a conc...
27 Aug 2026
Radio Mic Tech of 30+ Years || Jen Morgan
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Jen Morgan has worked in many backstage departments, but found her niche in Radio Mics over thirty years ago...
31 Jul 2026
Deputy Head Mechanist & Deputy Head of Automation/SFX || Jill & Matt
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Today I'm sitting down Jill & Matt, Deputy Head of Departments (Automation/SFX & Mech) who were prev...
26 Mar 2026
Associate Producer || Joshua Broadbent
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Today I'm sitting down with Associate Producer Joshua Broadbent to talk about the behind the scenes, not fro...
26 Feb 2026
Pre Production Wardrobe Assistant & Dressers || Zoe & Liz
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Today I'm sitting down with Pretty Woman Australia Dressers (wardrobe) Liz & Zoe (who was also the pre p...
29 Jan 2026
The Beetlejuice Australia Sound Team || Anthony, Ghio, Luke & Monique
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. To kick off 2026 I'm sitting down with the ENTIRE Beetlejuice Australia sound team (myself included) to answ...
15 Dec 2025
Deputy Head Stage Manager & Deputy Head of Sound/SFX || Alex & Ghio
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Today I'm sitting down with Beetlejuice Australia's Deputy Head of Stage Management Alex and Deputy Head of ...
3 Oct 2025
Deputy Head of WHAM & Deputy Head of Props/Puppets || Tulloulah & Bella
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Today I'm sitting down with Beetlejuice Australia's Deputy Head of WHAM (Wigs, Hair and Makeup) Tulloulah an...
4 Sept 2025
Head Mechanist & Head of Special Effects || Baino & Tom
Welcome to Cue to Q. An opportunity to shine a light on those who work in the dark to bring incredible stories to stages across Australia and beyond through conversations with crew members in the Australian entertainment industry. Pulling back the curtain on the mysteries of the backstage world, what positions are, what they mean, the experiences of touring and studying and much more. Today I'm sitting down with Beetlejuice Australia's Head Mechanist Baino, and Head of Special Effects Tom, t...
In this episode of Cue to Q, Ella (Assistant Stage Manager), Adrian (Touring Lighting Swing) and myself (Radio Mic Technician) are sitting down to answer your questions about working in commercial musical theatre in Australia as the number 3 in our teams.
30 Jun 2025
Head of Lighting & Head of Sound || Shane & Anthony
Today I'm chatting with Anthony (Head of Sound) and Shane (Head of Lighting). Being a HOD in commercial music theatre means not only being the most senior person within your touring team responsible for a huge amount technically, but also holding a management style position in a team of people you lead as well as in dealing with other departments that are not your own. This can be incredibly challenging, especially because it isn't a feature of the job that is often advertised or acknowledged...
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