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Ben Hall joins Takaya Honda to talk Pretty Woman: The Musical, Neighbours, Better Man and the relentless drive to keep improving.

He opens up about life on tour, building chemistry with Samantha Jade, surviving live theatre disasters and the sacrifices required to make a living as an Australian actor.

What we get into:

· Playing Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman: The Musical

· Married life and travelling Australia with his wife, Prue

· Why performing eight shows a week is a marathon

· Being compared to Richard Gere

· Returning to musical theatre after swearing he never would

· Building trust and chemistry with Samantha Jade

· The backstage discipline required to protect his voice and body

· Missing his entrance during a song and entering “the white room”

· Samantha Jade running offstage to be sick mid-scene