"Jukebox musicals" are shows based on existing hits from famous bands and songwriters. And for years, Broadway and London's West End have been dominated by shows like We will rock you and Mamma Mia, using the songs of Queen and Abba.
And now it's the turn of local songwriter Andrew London - not on the West End or Broadway, but at Coastlands Theatre up the Kapiti Coast.
Andrew writes songs with one purpose - to entertain. Witty, silly, pointed and fiendishly catchy, he's been singing them around the country for years.
And now - like Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Lionel Bart before him - Andrew's putting on a show of London ditties, with the help of longtime collaborator, playwright April Phillips. Right now they're rehearsing a musical called, appropriately enough, Let's talk about me. April and Andrew take a break to chat to Simon Morris.
