Bonus: Amy Manford AKA Lauren's #1 Girl Crush

This is number one hundred. If you're a fan of Disney movies, you are going to love the show that's coming to Melbourne and it stars our next guest.

Our next guest is a phenomenal singer and actress.

Who is the star of the musical Phantom of the Opera and has performed alongside legends like Andrea but Celli.

Please welcome to.

The show, need Ma thaid. Amy joined us.

Now, good morning, good morning, good morning.

We're gonna address it at the start.

What someone's got a girl crush?

I think.

So when we got the option to have you on the show, I was like, guys, we have to get her in. She's my girl. All my friends, not my fiance knows it. And I said you were coming in today and he was like, not that beautiful girl. You walk around the house trying to be.

Crush is mutual?

Who stop it? We'll exit the conversation.

That felt like you.

No, I I admire you and you have the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. For anyone who's not familiar with Amy's work, I first noticed you when you sung at the grand final the.

AFL No Perth it was.

Yes, it was a highlight.

For many reasons, For Clint, because you sung the anthem and because Melbourne one.

How was that for you?

Yeah?

It was really surreal, Like standing in the in the middle of the entire arena, I was like, I don't know, it felt like it was where I belonged.

You look like you belonged to this when they were doing the cardboard cutouts in the Grandstone.

That's right. They allowed a.

Crowd because you're from Perth, You're a local girl. Yes, so that must have been pretty special performing in front of a huge crowd like that in your hometown.

Yeah, it was really nice.

I'd been based in London previously, so it was it was like a lovely homecoming for me.

Yeah.

I bet you've also gone on to sing with Andrechelly you did his tour.

Do I need to do the whole Bayer guys?

Yeah, go on, I know it all. Yeah, and what's your addressing?

Yeah?

Currently based in Sydney.

I moved there when I was doing Phantom of the Opera at the Sydney Opera House and then came and did it here at the Arts Center Melbourne.

So that was also You'll be surprised, No, I saw that too.

In Melbourne with another friend of ours and who is just.

Divine good Josh.

We were just in Singapore together doing an androloid Webber show.

So what's what's your background? Just started singing in school, got into musical theater.

Yeah, I mean, like when I was younger, I was more into sport. Actually, I went to nationals for rhythmic gymnastics and pole vaulting.

Oh my god, you can.

Do it all. Pole vaulting is random though.

Yeah I was.

I was quite bad at it, but I still went to national somehow. But it's a cool story, you know what I mean. And then later on I started getting more into singing. My sister was actually always the singer in the family, and my parents made me go to her singing lessons and I was like, oh God, why do I.

Have to do this?

How annoyed you your sister would have been when they were like, oh, she's better.

No, my sister actually is a very amazing singer. She just hasn't chose to have continued with that in life, but she Yeah, I sometimes like steal her for a little duet here and there.

Yeah, a little von Trapp family, So.

This gig would be right up your Alley laws.

Now this is where I get I turn the green eyed monster comes out like you and I are jealous because you are doing my dream job.

Disney in Concert Alive at Arts Center Melbourne. Tickets are available now ArtCenter Melbourne dot com dot are.

You talk me through what's happening at Disney and Concert?

We got so or Lauren got to invest in Disney songs. At the end of last year that we played one Disney song, she decided to do an hour of it.

I heard this, I love that, Yeah, I love that? But yeah, what's what's not? In Disney in Concert Live at the Art Center Melbourne. We have sixty five members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, which is huge, which we've got a massive choir. We have five musical theater stars including myself, and then epic lighting, sound, special effects, all set to a backdrop.

The only problem is you'd want to get up and join open.

I can't bring We need to do a karaoke version of the show, but anyway, it's all set to a backdrop of your favorite Disney magical memories up on the.

Does that mean you get to play all the princesses, all the different ones? Yeah.

I mean I'm doing like the classical, you know, stuff that we grew up with, like the Little Mermaids.

So what's your you bell?

We we don't have any bety in the well. Actually yes, we are seeing a bit of beauty in the beast.

But I'm just trying to get one question. Question.

Your question is who's playing alone?

So what's your favorite of all those songs? Disney cla.

I think like when you hear this stuff when you listen on Spotify or you watch it on on the iconic Disney Films, it's like very very magical obviously, but seeing it and hearing it played live is a whole different level. It's like, especially played by sixty five meters and quietly that doesn't happen. You know, you don't get that many people on stage playing these incredible magical songs, so it's like, I don't know, it's almost like an

I am singing this one exactly?

Okay, do you have a favorite is there one?

Sorry, Clint, we are out of time.

Are you still here, Clint? Do you want to do a duet? Amy?

Yeah, I'm going to say my favorite is the Lion King.

Okay, yeah, I think that's yeah? Pretty?

That was worth what.

You're like our very own Australian Disney Princess.

Oh you want to do?

That was a question? Statement?

Statement? And people allowed to sing along?

Well?

Look, I mean quietly.

Yes, in a concert hall, it's it's not always the done thing.

But do you know what I mean?

What about humming along?

I think the.

Encore people will definitely sing along. I'm not going to give what I give that away, but yeah, feel free to single.

Rubbed out of a side door into a van and straight out of the venue where you can't see her or follow.

Her, because waiting at the stage door with clouds.

What a performance?

It's stop. Yeah, but I don't know you with this nostalgic feeling? Do you know what I mean? It's really beautiful?

Says you've also sung for the royal family? Did you meet Prince Harry?

Yes, so that'll do me. She's done it all. He's living in my dream?

How long ago was this? Is this? Pre Megan.

I know he was with Meghan. It was at the Anti Day Memorial service in London. But before that I had sung at Buckingham Palace for probable King Charles Now.

And that was pretty just for him.

I was.

Under the sea. Yeah, what's that joint like?

And so I could do it with a.

Bit of it's wild.

Yeah, they took away our phone, so I don't actually really have a memory, but I actually stole one of the they okay, yeah on the road but no, it's fine. They had these like menus. But the menus were like this big and they were in the shape of a castle, and they were like card board.

They were like quality, like a themed restaurant.

Yeah, it was like and it folded out and it had all these like drawings on it and it was like, yeah, the menu for the evening.

And so I stole that's castle.

It's not like going to castle, it's the King.

Yeah, dinner and everything there and.

Yeah did he hands pick you to sing?

I was singing in a group with the Royal College of Music because that's where I was studying at the time, and they had like an affiliation with the squad.

But yeah, it was pretty it was amazed.

And then I actually sung for him again at the Australian High Commission after the Prince Harriet so three times and you again.

But you have to like, yeah, did you see Lauren in the window palace?

Oh my god?

But yeah it was funny because you have to like curtsy and stuff.

It's like you got.

To do were you in training to do that?

Well, they just yet, they just tell you before.

But because some people get the curtsy way too low and it's too aggressive.

This is when you met Charlie. Yeah, sorry, so can we do you bet?

Charlie Clinton? So as you come along and he says, hello, what did what did you have to do?

I can't really remember, but it was hell, hell.

Get your sausage fingers out. Oh and you're allowed to touch the king.

You're allowed to do an I can do a handshake.

Do you know what that lady from Melbourne's doing over.

There speaking through the window?

Before we let you go, Amy, sorry to put you on the spot, but would you like to do a little jewet?

Well?

I thought we were going to play a game.

No, I think screw the game.

No, no, no, the game. I'm not doing a jewet. Don't I've got sweaty palms and I've broken out the sweat.

Maybe she should just start the game's get it to start.

Okay, we'll go next, we'll go next.

Do you do you want to introduce the game?

Kick things off?

Do you guys want to do a whole new world together?

No, that's not how the game.

What I'm thinking is, I'll sing a line and then you guys have to finish it.

Well, let's see who knows the Okay, well, buzzy, what if it's under the seat, then it's yours only.

Okay, So I'm going to see how well you guys know you're Disney by singing a little bit of one of the songs, and then whoever hits the buzzer first gets to finish the line. Okay, I'll start off with something easy, okay, all right? The snow glows white on the mountain night, not a footprint to be seen, Lauren?

Is it?

It feels like iolation and it looks like I'm a queen, a queen.

I'm the queen.

I'm the queen.

Yes, you are correct, right, next one, I'm too nervous to sing properly.

Okay, Okay, what do you mean that was properly all right.

Up where they walk up, where they run up, where they stay all day in bus and wondering free Lauren whis I could be part of it?

And can you guys? Do you guys know what?

That's slipping their friends?

They won't get too far.

Legs required for jumping, dancing, walking around on those what do you call those things? Feet?

That was the end two you should actually you've got you guy's name? What Disney movie.

That was from bok has fins flipping flipping your fins?

The Mermaid one.

Home with the last one.

Unbelievable skies, describable feeling, saring, tumbling, free wheeling through an endless diamond sky.

Don't laugh at me.

His voice just broke on it. What was it?

You forgot your brother?

I wanted them to keep going. Okay, I thought this is that.

This is just then, Okay, you go do that next bit and then I'll do it.

What next bit?

You see?

You're seeing a whole new world and I'll sing the next Okay, No, don't you dare.

Close your eyes thousand thanks to see.

Oh my god, how do you sing like that?

I can't, No, we know I'm like a.

Ship.

That was a bit of.

Just then you just sing the end of it for us and save me the Maybe did you tell Amy that you once perform in front of other people?

Because I know that you every Christmas. I'm not sure seeing Christmas carols be it in Sydney in Melbourne.

But have you ever done carols by candle?

Yeah?

I've done both Melbourne.

I once did it off the Red Nose rainbeer.

Maybe you should sing it now?

And it was the worst night of my life. I cried the whole time.

I'm better than that. Can you bring up a Footy show?

Okay?

Side she performed on the foot Show.

This interview is over, Amy, Can you take us to the break with you?

And let me just remind people tickets for Disney in Concert live at Art Center Melbourne. They're now available to go to art Center Melbourne dot com dot are you.

Don't worry I won't be there singing along or be there in the crowd quietly watching.

No, you can sing along with that on core in the on cole. You be ready for it.

You've been very clear about that.

All right?

Do you want to take us out?

Can you take thanks for coming?

Anyone?

If having Okay.

I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream. I know you clean in your.

So familiar Oh what about that.

Voice, Well be sleeping beauty impression, guy.

Well sleeping beauty. You didn't do beauty in the Beast. I noticed jayceon you could have been the Beast.

Thank you, Lauren, Jason Lauren, Jason Lauren Wake Up Feeling Good.

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