My guest today is Eddie Perfect. Eddie is a singer-songwriter, an actor, a comedian, and currently has not one, but two shows on Broadway – King Kong and Beetlejuice. Australian listeners might know Eddie from playing Mick Holland in Offspring, and theatre-goers might be familiar with some of Eddie’s work such as Shane Warne the Musical and Vivid White.
When Eddie and I spoke, King Kong had literally just launched on Broadway and he was deep in re-writes for Beetlejuice. This interview really deep dives into what goes on behind the scenes in writing a musical, which for a musical theatre boffin such as myself, was delightful.
And here are some other things we cover during the chat:
- How Eddie came to be working on not one, but TWO Broadway musicals at the same time
- How he wrote Beetlejuice’s introduction song for Beetlejuice The Musical
- His process for coming up with titles for songs
- Where Eddie does his best writing
- Why Eddie aims to complete with himself, and not with others
- How Eddie deals with criticism and bad reviews
- The role social media plays in Eddie’s life
