RTÉ in Crisis
Matt Cooper: Real story of Toy Show the Musical is still under wraps
It was odd, last year, when Ryan Tubridy was not a more vocal champion of the ill-fated live-show project – but emails suggest he may have been part of a separate venture riffing on the Toy Show brand that never materialised
It was something of a surprise to many late last year that Ryan Tubridy was not a loud or enthusiastic champion for Toy Show the Musical, the ill-starred venture that has cost RTÉ so much in money and reputation.
Tubridy didn’t mention it very often on his radio show — and his audience there was well used to him talking up and promoting whatever he was interested in — and when he did, it was ...