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The Sound of Musicals was a 2006 four part BBC series starring several different musical theatre actors and some other professional singers who performed acts from different musicals. Each week the standard cast was joined by a celebrity guest host who also performed their favourite numbers. The show also featured interviews with people involved in musical theatre such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Cameron Mackintosh.
Contents
- Filming
- Standard cast
- Guest hosts
- Other singers
- Episode One
- Episode Two
- Episode Three
- Episode Four
- Medleys
- References
It aired weekly (every Saturday) for four weeks starting Saturday 14 January 2006.
Filming
Each part of the show was filmed in front of a live audience during the autumn of 2005 the dates of filming are as follows - 30 September, 2 October, 4 and 6 October.
Standard cast
Guest hosts
Other singers
Episode One
Week 1 Closing Medley—Jesus Christ Superstar, The Time Warp, (The Rocky Horror Show, John Barrowman), Tell Me It's Not True (Blood Brothers, Jill Halfpenny), Seasons of Love (Rent, Jon Lee, Carrie & David Grant), Memory (Cats, Mica Paris), One Day More (Les Misérables, John Barrowman, Jon Lee, Ruthie Henshall, Carrie Grant, & Company)
Episode Two
Week 2 Opening Medley: Comedy Tonight (Cast), Broadway Baby (Carrie Grant), You Can’t Take That Away From Me (John Barrowman), On The Street Where You Live (Jon Lee), I Won’t Send Roses (David Grant), All That Jazz (Ruthie Henshall)
Week 2 Closing Cole Porter Medley: Anything Goes (Ruthie Henshall), My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Carrie Grant), Too Darn Hot (Mica Paris), Who Wants to be a Millionaire (David Grant, Carrie Grant)
Episode Three
Week 3 Introduction—Wilkommen (John Barrowman), Hello Dolly (Ruthie Henshall), If They Could See Me Now (Carrie Grant), Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Mica Paris), Edelweiss (Jon Lee), Somewhere (David Grant & Company)
Children's Medley (closing) -- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jon Lee, David Grant, Ruthie Henshall, Les Dennis, Joseph McManners), Supercalifragilistic (Mary Poppins, Ruthie Henshall & same), Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid, Carrie Grant), Bad Guys (Bugsy Malone, Jon Lee & David Grant), The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book, Les Dennis & Joseph McManners), Tomorrow (Annie, Ruthie Henshall & company)
Episode Four
Week 4 (Finale) Medley—There's No Business Like Show Business (Annie Get Your Gun, Company), Come On Get Happy (Ruthie Henshall), Good Morning (Singing in the Rain, Jon Lee, Carrie & David Grant), Try To Remember (The Fantasticks, John Barrowman & Company), There's No Business Like Show Business (Annie Get Your Gun, Company)